Donna Belle Oyer, age 85, of Stryker passed away Friday October 6, 2017 at Hillside Country Living after an extended illness. Prior to her retirement she had worked at the former Metal Forge in Stryker for more than 40 years. Mrs. Oyer was born in Williams County on March 8, …

Kip Lee Kellogg, age 22, of Ottawa, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at his home at Serenity Living in Ottawa. Kip was a graduate of Bryan High School and 4 County Career Center where he placed 3rd in a statewide competition for computer graphics. He attended Alvordton …

Rick A. Fisher, age 65 of Wauseon, passed away on Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at the University of Michigan Medical Center. Prior to his retirement, Rick worked at Sauder Woodworking after discharge from the United States Air Force. After his retirement, he worked part-time as a truck driver. Rick was …

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 …

An appeals court in Ohio agrees with the state in its legal battle with the former owner of six tigers and several other exotic animals. The court says the Ohio Department of Agriculture had the right to deny a permit to the owner of a roadside animal sanctuary near Toledo. …

The Charles K. and Esther C. Krieger Foundation awards Defiance College with a $1 million endowment. The funding’s main purpose is to create a visiting scholar program to bring religious specialists to the campus each academic year. The gift will fund the annual expenses of the visiting scholar who will …

The now-demolished Lincoln Elementary school site in Bryan has been turned over to the City. The decision was approved during a special meeting of the Bryan Board of Education. Playground equipment has been left at the site. Upkeep will be taken care of by Parks and Recreation employees.

Bryan and Butler crews are dispatched to a blaze in Edgerton. A kitchen fire displaces two families at an apartment on Gerhart Street. The Williams County chapter of the American Red Cross is helping them out. Investigators say the fire started with grease heated for french fires. No injuries were …

A judge orders a 14-year-old boy to undergo mental evaluations to see whether he should face adult charges in the fatal shooting of his 14-year-old cousin last month in Fremont. Witnesses testified the teen had a handgun. They said he pointed it at Jaylen Brock and another boy, pulled the …

A 22-year-old man from Lyons is dead after a crash in Fulton County. Mark Murar was driving west on County Road C, near County Road 11 when his car went off the south side of the road, hitting an embankment….the car then overturned. Murar was pronounced dead at the scene. …