A captain with the Fort Wayne Fire Department dies while leading a training exercise at a commercial structure. He was a 19-year veteran of the department. Officials say more information is forthcoming. An investigation is underway.

Joanne Funk, 78 years, of Bryan, passed away Monday, September 25, 2017 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. Joanne was born June 9, 1939 in Chicago Heights, Illinois, the daughter of the late Frank and Lillian (Zazzetti) Kozuch. She was a graduate of Wyandotte High School, Wyandotte, Michigan. Joanne …

The Angola Board of Zoning Appeals approves a request from Speedway to build a truck stop with fueling lanes at the rear of the existing Speedway on W. Maumee St. Construction for the project will begin sometime in late spring, 2018.

Maybe you’ve seen it. Workers used a jack hammer to knock out the concrete at the abandoned former AP/Clark gas station, at the corner of South Main and East Maple streets in Bryan. It’s been closed since 2005…taxes and an absent owner the problem. Crews are going to be removing …

An area woman makes the senior enlisted ranks in the Navy. Aubry Rupp is from Bryan. She graduated from Bryan High in 2002. This week, she put the golden anchors of Chief Petty Officer on her collar. One in five make the grade annually. Damage Controlman Chief, Rupp is stationed …

An Orland woman is hurt in a two car crash. Violet Arthur hit the back of a vehicle driven by Elizabeth Miller, of Sherwood on US 6. Authorities say that Miller, slowed down for a vehicle in front of them turning southbound on Walnut Street. Investigators say Arthur was following …

High tech helps officers locate a stolen semi from 3D Transport in West Unity. It was taken Monday…but police tracked its GPS unit and found it in Auglaize County…the suspect remains at large. The truck was just off U.S. 33, in a church parking lot. Detectives there and in Williams …

A Michigan man is sentenced to 10 years in prison in a Williams County courtroom for raping a female younger than 13. Justinian Williams of Ypsilanti was picked up in Washtenaw County and extradited to Ohio on the charges.

Joan M. Laidlaw, are 74, of Wauseon passed away unexpectedly Friday September 22, 2017 in Holland, MI while traveling with friends. Prior to her retirement she had worked as a Registered Nurse, having worked for many years with the Fulton County Health Department. Joan was born on November 11, 1942 …

Thomas Lajiness, age 65, of Wauseon, Ohio died Monday, September 25, 2017 in the Arbors of Oregon. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home, Wauseon, Ohio.