Florence P. “Pat” Pollex, age 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 9:27 P.M. on Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center-Bryan. She worked for over 20 years at Libby Glass in Toledo. She was the first female journeyman machine repairman at Libby and one of the …

Dianne K. Baxter, age 72, of Adrian, Michigan, passed away in her home on Friday morning, August 25, 2017. Prior to her retirement she had worked as a clerk for the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office for 3 years, and prior to that, as a clerk for the Lake County Sheriff’s …

Paul L. Brown, 81, of Montpelier passed away Thursday evening at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. He was born on February 16, 1936 in Washington Township, Defiance County to Roy Ward and Dorothy L. (Hagerman) Brown. Paul graduated from Ney High School in 1954. On August 21, 1955, he …

Larry L. Simon, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:13 A.M. on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Simon was a 1960 graduate of Hoven High School in Hoven, South Dakota and received a scholarship to …

Auburn Police wants the public’s help in identifying the suspect who stole liquor and a battery that belonged to an Auburn Wal-mart Employee. The incident happened on Tuesday at the store. The male got away with over $200.00 in liquor…he left the area in an older, black Chevy S-10 pickup.

The Williams County Sheriff’s Office has a new police dog to replace K-9 Max, who will be retiring at the end of the year. The new K-9, named Ruin is a 1 ½ yr. old Dutch/German Shepherd mix that was imported from Poland. Deputy Ken Jacob, a 17 yr. veteran, …

Officials in Williams County agree in a 2-1 vote to make the budget adjustments necessary to add two new sheriff’s deputies. Sheriff, Steve Towns requested roughly $160,000 in what he referred to as “monetary adjustments” to meet obligations for this year. Sheriff Towns also asked for an additional $222,000 for …

A motorcyclist is killed following a crash with a pick up truck in west Toledo. 23-year-old James Ketchum was headed down Laskey Road when the driver of the pick-up, 61-year-old Richard Rodriguez attempted to turn into a restaurant. Rodriguez’s truck hit Ketchum, throwing him from the vehicle. Both were transported …

No students are seriously injured after a Quincy Community Schools bus was struck from behind by a pickup at the corner of Central Road and Donald Drive, just east of Fremont Road. The back emergency door and the rear bumper on the bus were damaged. The pickup needs significant front …

Ryder Sommers is sentenced to 180 days in the Correction Center of Northwest Ohio for sex offenses involving two children. Sommers, a former competitive cheer coach with the Head Over Heels Gymnastics Academy in Bryan, entered a guilty plea to three counts of sexual battery on July 10 in Williams …