During a special naturalization ceremony at Sauder Village, more than 80 people become new U.S. citizens on Independence Day on the village green. Eighty-six people from 31 countries took the oath of American citizenship during the special ceremony in Archbold.

Plans are finalized for the upcoming fourth annual Kaleb McLaughlin Memorial Ride and Organ Donation Awareness Day on Saturday, in memory of the boy killed in a one-vehicle crash in 2013. Festivities are slated at the Pioneer American Legion Post on First St. The event also will feature a 5k …

The Bryan Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for a few good people for its next Leadership Williams County class. The deadline is July 31 to register for this year’s class.

An institute the late Sen. John Glenn helped envision for promoting professionalism, bipartisanship and civility among elected officials was launched Wednesday. Ohio State University’s Glenn College of Public Affairs will house the institute. Dean, Trevor Brown says it will fill an important gap by concentrating on legislative rather than executive …

Ohio’s Republican senator remains concerned about future access to Medicaid for low-income Ohioans, particularly those receiving help for drug addiction treatment. Sen. Rob Portman visited a drug recovery center in suburban Cincinnati on Wednesday. He said afterward that more changes are needed to a proposed Senate health care plan if …

James A. Gype, 91, of Wauseon passed away early Wednesday July 5, 2017 at the Defiance Area Hospice Inpatient Care Center. Prior to his retirement he had owned and operated along with his brother and father the former Gype Motors Sales in Wauseon. He had also worked in sales for …

William N. “Bill” Ott, age 69, of Archbold, passed away unexpectedly at his home on July 4, 2017. Bill was born on November 15, 1947, the son of William Ott and Florence (Weschler) Ott in Erie, PA. He attended parochial elementary and high school in Erie. Bill graduated from Gannon …

Russell Gene Wheeler, age 89, of Archbold, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017, at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home in Archbold. Prior to his retirement he had been a District Engineer for Toledo Edison, where he had worked for 43 years, having retired in 1990. Russell was born in Wharton, Ohio …

The Defiance Police Department finds a thousand pounds of marijuana in a U-Haul. Jesus Torres-Salas of Springfield, was stopped on Highway 24 at Ralston Avenue for a traffic violation. A police K9 alerted officers where the marijuana was found. Torres-Salas and a passenger, David Rivera, were taken into custody. They …

The City of Bryan moves forward with a project to install lighting at the Recreation Park varsity soccer field. City council approved a $150,000 donation from the Bryan Soccer Association to the Parks and Recreation Department for the project, which will allow for more games and more playing time for …