Glenn “Butch” Bauer, 83 years, of Hicksville, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020 in his home. Butch was born October 3, 1936 in Hicksville, son of the late Roy and Bernice (McFeters) Bauer. After graduating from Hicksville High School in 1954, Butch proudly served our country in the United States …

Stuart D. Kepler, 59 years, of Fort Wayne, Indiana passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020 in his residence. Stuart was born April 25, 1961 in Angola, Indiana, the son of the late Jerry C. and Dolores A. (Harger) Kepler. He was a 1979 graduate of Hamilton High School. Stuart worked …

June Marie Crawford, 93 years, of Sherwood, passed away Tuesday, June 30, 2020 in her home. June was born June 20, 1927 in Jewell, Ohio, daughter of the late Harvey and Clara (Speiser) Thieroff. She was united in marriage to Garland “Duke” Crawford on July 1, 1950 in Defiance, Ohio …

Hugh Whitehead…the Bryan man accused of rape is sentenced Tuesday to four and a half years in prison. Whitehead was indicted back in December. Prosecutors say he held his victim against her will…and more. Last month Whitehead pled guilty to the abduction charge and an amended charge of fourth-degree felony …

The next court appearance for a Toledo man, accused of murdering a Montpelier woman has been delayed. Thomas Smith was scheduled for a pretrial conference on Tuesday…but it has been pushed back to 9 a.m. Aug. 11. Many court cases around the country have been postponed since COVID-19. Prosecutors say …

The Williams County Republican Party joins six others in western Ohio to sign a letter… expressing disappointment with the statewide method in which Gov. DeWine has handled COVID-19. Earlier in June, county party officials from Williams, Van Wert, Mercer, Darke, Shelby and Preble counties sent it directly to the governor. …

The Kunkle Fourth of July parade has been canceled…coronavirus. Annually, the parade is the biggest in the county and temporarily swells the little town’s population from 308 to around 1,000. With that, officials add no make-up event is in the works. Some 250 Port-a-Pit chicken dinners, already sold, will still …

Mary J. Stevens, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:10 P.M. on Monday, June 29, 2020, in her home after an extended illness. Mary had retired from Bryan Custom Plastics in 1999 with 25 years of service. She was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, Bryan Fraternal …

Chad Allen Reynolds passed away unexpectedly on June 28th, 2020 at the young age of 36. Unfortunately, not from “slappin a grizzly bear” like he always claimed he would leave this world doing. Chad is preceded in death by his loving mother, Lori Coopman. He is survived by his son, Avery, …

A solo crash leaves a woman injured in DeKalb County. Deputies respond to a crash on County Road 63, five miles southwest of Butler. Officials tell reporters the victim was southbound when the vehicle went over a set of railroad tracks and lost control. The vehicle then goes into a …