A motion to suppress all statements made by a Grover Hill man to police officers is shot down in court. Judge, Tiffany Beckman overruled the motion to quell Tristen Blair’s comments, to law enforcement, this during two separate occasions. Blair is accused in the death of his 3-month-old son. Blair’s …

The Hicksville Village Council signs a resolution, authorizing its revolving loan fund committee to enter into an agreement with Adroit Thinking Inc., doing business as 5-Acre Mill in Hicksville. The woodworking business, located on Ohio 2, entered into the agreement with the village for $200,000, at a mortgage for seven …

Two new awards will be presented at this year’s Bryan Area Chamber of Commerce banquet, held at the newly renovated Williams County Family YMCA. This time, instead of presenting the Bryan Business Person of the Year, the chamber will look to honor two businesses, one large and one small. The …

Kenneth L. Robarge, age 55, of Evansport, Ohio, went to meet his Savior on Wednesday, January 10, 2018. Ken Robarge was a 1981 graduate of Edgerton High School and had been an independent owner and operator truck driver for more than thirty years. He also worked at Sauder’s Barn restaurant …

Officials are getting the word out a serious increase in influenza cases and flu-related hospitalizations has been reported by area Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in recent days. For the safety of patients, hospital staff and the community, health officials have implemented heightened precautions at Bryan and Montpelier Hospitals. They …

A gas leak alarms residents near Salem Township. Salem Fire Department officials told reporters a portion of State Road 327 was shut down for a time from HWY 20 to CR 100 South. Crews with NIPSCO were on the scene to fix the problem. NIPSCO gave the all clear for …

A Napoleon family lost everything in a house fire on S. Perry St. When they got there, firefighters found the back of the home fully engulfed. No injuries were reported…no one was home at the time. The blaze remains under investigation by the Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office. Officials say crews …

Two northwest Ohio motorists sustained injuries in a crash west Ridgeville Corners. Andreya Grzegorzewksi, of Bryan, was flown to Mercy St. Vincent. The driver of the second vehicle, a semi, Steven Diemer of Continental, was taken to Fulton County Health Center, in Wauseon. Witnesses told officers Grzegorzewksi was southbound on …

Jerry R. Caswell, age 61, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:12 P.M. on Tuesday, January 9, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after an extended illness. Mr. Caswell was a 1974 graduate of Bronson High School in Bronson, Michigan, and was a veteran of the United …

Marceil Bruot, 91 years, of Bryan, died Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center, Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Marceil was born on November 16, 1926 in Defiance County, Ohio the daughter of the late Clyde Delphos and Martha Almeda (Pendleton) Riter. Marceil was a 1944 graduate …