Thanks to the Schools of Ohio Risk Sharing Authority, students at Napoleon Area City Schools will soon have a tool to anonymously help stop bullying, or to report inappropriate behavior in and out of school. It was discussed during the regular meeting of the Napoleon Board of Education. How it …

A man interviewed after children’s bones are found in a shed in September is not arrested and is no longer a focus of the investigation. Missoula investigators are turning their attention toward other people who are tied to the property where the remains were found. Authorities say a box containing …

Edwin L. Bellinger III, age 61, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:34 P.M. on Tuesday, December 19, 2017, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was a cashier at WalMart in Bryan and a member of Grace Community Church. Edwin enjoyed traveling, hiking and listening to music. Edwin …

Local analysts are beaming these days, as Ohio is experiencing a boom of sorts in the housing market. Last month’s sales were up a full 6.9 percent from 2016’s own record-setting November tally, that’s according to the Ohio Association of Realtors. In Williams, Henry, Defiance and Fulton counties, home sales …

Another hopeful enters the fold in the Ohio 81st race. Conservative, Christopher Meyer, founder and director of West Ohio Pediatrics at the Fulton County Health Center, submitted his application to run for the 81st House District seat this week. He is among five contenders for the office, including former Napoleon …

Williams County Commissioner, Brian Davis is named board chairman for the Corrections Commission of Northwest Ohio. It was announced during the commission’s meeting on Wednesday. Henry County Commissioner Robert Hastedt was named vice chair and Fulton County Sheriff ,Roy Miller is now Board secretary/treasurer.

After over a decade of planning and thousands of dollars in contributions from families, parishioners, organizations and alumni, St. Mary’s Catholic School in Edgerton is adding a kindergarten program. Previously serving grades one through six, and preschool after its program was implemented two years ago, the school will now be …

Remember Defiance’s new nuisance code, approved earlier this year by city council? The board put in charge of backing it up got to work this week. The nuisance abatement board is looking for a solution for a dilapidated building at 620 Blaine St. The city had planned to purchase and …

Marilyne M. Pitsenbarger, 62, of Montpelier passed away Tuesday evening at her home. She was born on August 4, 1955 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada to Philip E. and Christine (Roberts) Kostelac. On December 22, 1997 she married Elbert C. Pitesenbarger and he survives. Marilyne was a member of Allen Baptist …

Ronald “Ron” J. Weber, 73, of Pioneer passed away Tuesday afternoon at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan. He was born on January 5, 1944 in Fulton County to Elmer J. and Dorothy L. (Grime) Weber. Ron was a member of the Kunkle Presbyterian Church and in 1996 he started …