Thomas McDiarmid, 87, of Defiance, passed away on Sunday, October 1, 2017 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on October 27, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan to Peter E. and Jane M. (Sweeney) McDiarmid. Tom attended school in the Detroit area. In February of 1956 he married …

Larry W. Ruffer, age 81, of Archbold, passed away Friday, September 29, 2017, at Fairlawn Haven in Archbold. Larry Ruffer was an advid lover of all things Christmas. He just celebrated his 80th birthday with a Christmas theme party and a visit from Santa. He enjoyed dressing up ad Santa …

After sitting vacant for years in Bryan, the old run down house at 426 N. Williams St. was bought, then knocked down by the Williams County Land Bank. Insiders say a community garden is going in. Bryan Planning Commissioners approved a variance, changing the lot’s zoning from R-2, Residential, to …

Williams County Commissioners are in anticipation of a lump sum payment of $496,855 from the state. The funds were recently authorized by the Ohio Legislature as a “make-whole” measure to replace money lost by Ohio counties when the federal government told the state last year that it could no longer …

A Noble County woman dies after being thrown from a cart pulled by a runaway horse. 58-year-old Cynthia Miller of Green Center died at the scene. Smith-Green firefighters, Parkview EMS, and Noble County Sheriff’s deputies responded. No word on what spooked the horse into running.

We have a champion in our midst…Defeating competitors from urban sprawls like Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus, Williams County’s own TJ Zimmerman of the Carlin Company has been named the top Realtor in Ohio by the Ohio Association of Realtors for highest volume of sales. After 20 years in the business …

Spooks or Science?…A scarecrow just suddenly bursts into flames at a Greystone Drive residence in Bryan. Seriously. Looking at the calendar, it has some suspecting scary tales or ghosts and goblins making a visit. No. Crews put out the fire pretty fast. The owner put a real scarecrow, straw and …

Three Sherwood teenagers are hurt in a solo crash in Defiance County. Officers say the vehicle was traveling on The Bend Road, north of Defiance County Road 424…it left the roadway, hitting a utility pole and landing on its top. Damage was heavy. Corbin Sines was flown to Mercy St. …

Troopers are investigating an incident where shots were fired at a passing semi on the Toll Road in Steuben County. The police says the shots came from an overpass near the 146 mile marker, just east of the exit for I69 and Angola. The driver reported seeing two flashes of …

Alma N. Morton, age 71, of Archbold, passed away Sunday morning, October 1, 2017, at the Fulton County Health Center. Arrangements are pending at the Grisier Funeral Home in Archbold.