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.

Tom L. Hall, age 64, of Wauseon, passed away Friday, September 29, 2017, at the Fulton County Health Center. He was a retired painter. Tom was born in Adrian, Michigan on October 2, 1952, the son of Edward and Daisy Mae (Bean) Hall. He was a U.S. Marine Corp Veteran. …

Donna V. Harrington, 85, of Pioneer passed away Thursday evening at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. She was born on May 18, 1932 in Pioneer to Harley J. and Rosa R. (Buda) Hart. Donna graduated from Pioneer High School. Donna was a member of the Montpelier Moose and …

Jean Roose, age 77, of Montpelier, Ohio, died on Thursday, September 28, 2017, at her home. She was a homemaker and enjoyed reading, playing cards and visiting casinos. Jean was born on October 3, 1939, in Ezel, Kentucky. She was the daughter of Adolf and Beatrice (Bartley) Kraemer. She married …

Mildred “Skip” Ritchey, age 90, of Napoleon, Ohio and a long time resident of Bryan, died at 4:35 P.M. on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at Lutheran Nursing Home in Napoleon, Ohio, where she was a resident. Skip was a waitress at Lester’s Diner in Bryan for 20 years. She was …

Larry W. Ruffer, age 81, of Archbold, passed away Friday, September 29, 2017, at Fairlawn Haven in Archbold. Arrangements are pending at the Grisier Funeral Home in Archbold

Steuben County Emergency Management officials will be testing out the county tornado siren system at some point in the next week. They are installing new equipment. An exact time of activation is unknown…it will be shorter than the normal 3 minutes.