Gerald L. Japs, 75 years, of Bryan, Ohio, and a former longtime resident of Duluth, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday evening in the emergency room of Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, Ohio. Gerald was born March 19, 1942 in San Diego, California, the son of the late Charles and Betty …

Bryan police arrested a juvenile and charged him with attempted robbery Tuesday evening. Bryan Police report they got a tip at 6:51 p.m. and found him outside the Circle K (923 S. Main St.) with an edged weapon. Further reports are that it was called in as a robbery but …

Relay for Life of Williams County will be held Friday and Saturday at the Williams County Fairgrounds in Montpelier. This year’s theme is Heroes of Hope, with many superhero events planned. This year’s goal is to raise $220,000. Last year’s Relay for Life of Williams County raised more than $238,000 …

The Bryan city pools opened June 9 and the warm weather this past week means attendance has been good so far, said longtime pool manager Tom Dominique. As it was last year, the two city pools are open on an alternating-day schedule. The East End Pool on E. High St., …

A three-year agreement with the Defiance City Education Association (DCEA) was approved by Defiance City Board of Education on Wednesday. Superintendent Mike Struble recommended the approval of an agreement beginning with the 2017-18 school year. The agreement calls for a 3.5 percent raise for year two and a 3 percent …

Ardis Y. Martin, 93, of Pioneer passed away early Tuesday morning at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan. She was born on June 30, 1923 in Amboy Township, Michigan to Lindon and Hazel R. (Olmstead) Drake. Ardis graduated from Pioneer High School in 1940. She married Ray K. Martin and …

A Defiance motorcyclist was killed Sunday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in the city. Killed was 58 year old Tony Meyer of Logan St. Also injured was the second motorist, 62 year old Jack Humberger of Sunshine Lane. According to the Defiance Police Department, at 5:52 p.m., Meyer was westbound …

The cause of a fire that heavily damaged a Napoleon home Friday morning has been determined. The Ohio Fire Marshal’s Office was called to a fire at 514 High St. in an unoccupied residence that was under construction. The state investigator determined that the fire started due to spontaneous combustion. …

On Monday evening, the Stryker Village Council approved the first reading of an ordinance establishing a tentative agreement for urban development in town in order to cultivate marijuana for medicinal purposes only. Councilmen Lee Armstrong, Rex Blevins, Brook Oberlin and Robert Sperling voted in favor of the ordinance, with council …

Local leaders are urging state lawmakers to save Ohio’s nuclear plants in fear of the impact those shutdowns would have on their communities. The Statehouse News Bureau reports the state’s two nuclear plants could be on the verge of closing without a bailout bill currently in the state legislature. Jamie …