Local chef Jim Elser will be appearing yet again on the Cooking Channel. The Ney native’s barbecue-based career takes a giant leap forward on America’s birthday, as he has another TV appearance debuting on Independence Day. Elser and his “Sweet Smoke Q” team, which won $70,000 in prize money in …

George W. Richardson, age 74, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 3:30 A.M. on Sunday, June 25, 2017, in his home, surrounded by his family. Mr. Richardson was a graduate of Camden- Frontier High School and was employed by Simpson Industries in Edgerton until the plant closed and then worked …

Irvin E. Hulings, age 96, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away early Saturday morning, June 24, 2017 in Heartland of Wauseon. He was born January 11, 1921 in Toledo, Ohio to the late James R. and Edith C. (Adam) Hulings. He married Margery E. Soncha on January 06, 1945 in Toledo, …

William H. “Bill” Precht, age 73, of Wauseon passed away early Friday June 23, 2017 at the Defiance Area Hospice Inpatient Care Center near Defiance. Prior to his retirement he had worked as a banker and branch manager for the Farmers and Merchants State Bank and Assistant VP, Mortgage Loans …

Arleen G. Borton, age 83, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at 2:00 A.M. on Thursday, June 22, 2017, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. Arleen was a homemaker and avid church goer, when able. She enjoyed working outside in her yard and garden and loved fishing. Born April 27, …

Patricia D. Dietz, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away following a short stay at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan on Thursday, June 22, 2017. Pat had been a waitress at the former Kauffman’s Restaurant in Bryan, was a press operator at the former Vistron, she then worked at Anderson-Vreeland …

Runners at the second annual Run for your Heart 5K in Bryan were reminded of the importance of exercise on Saturday morning at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, where the run was held. Dr. Jodi Tinkel, a cardiologist at CHWC, said the 5K acted as something of a cap to …

Philip Dean Grisier, age 62, of San Francisco, passed away June 13, 2017, in the UCSF Medical Center. Visitation for Philip will be held from 10:00 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at the Grisier Funeral Home in Stryker. A funeral service will immediately follow, also in …

Ohio Democratic U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown has introduced a bill to address invasive species in the Great Lakes, and perhaps no species is more invasive, or consistently on Ohio’s radar, than the notorious Asian Carp. Sen. Brown recently introduce legislation to implore President Donald Trump to pay more attention to …

Bryan voters can expect to see a renewal of a five-year, 0.3-mill levy for the Williams County Department of Aging on the Nov. 7 general election ballot. At their regular meeting on Thursday, County commissioners gave their approval to a request by Maggie Fisher, the department of aging executive director, …