Only 2,039 of the registered 12,577 voters in precincts with races in Tuesday’s special election cast their ballots. That equates to 16 percent voter turnout from the Bryan and Stryker school districts, as well as the Florence Township fire district. Williams County Board of Elections officials say numbers were likely …
Read More »Joanne Bickford, 80
Joanne Bickford, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 12:23 A.M. on Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan. Mrs. Bickford had been and EKG Technician at Toledo Hospital for many years and had also worked as a bank teller. She was a sports fan who enjoyed …
Read More »One person is dead after a crash before noon Wednesday on the Ohio Turnpike in Williams County
One person is dead after a crash before noon Wednesday on the Ohio Turnpike in Williams County. According to the Swanton post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, a semi truck driven by 68 year old Bruce Wichenbach of Waldoboro, Maine, was westbound on the Ohio Turnpike near mile post 16 …
Read More »Preliminary hearings have been set for a trio of Defiance men
In a follow up on a story we brought you yesterday, preliminary hearings have been set for a trio of Defiance men arrested Monday by the Napoleon Police Department and charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated burglary. Arrested following a suspicious persons report called in early Monday morning in the …
Read More »Additional charges could be filed in shoplifting arrest
An Indiana woman that led Defiance police officers on a brief pursuit Monday afternoon following a report of a shoplifting complaint at Walmart could be facing additional charges. 26 year old Elizabeth Romeiser of Indianapolis, initially was charged with theft and failure to comply with a police officer. She was …
Read More »Charges filed in death of Hillsdale County, Michigan man
The circumstances surrounding the death of Jeremy Barron remain unclear but Tuesday afternoon the Hillsdale County, Michigan Prosecutor’s Officer charged 27 year old Ashley Diane Hoath of Hillsdale with whom Barron had a relationship, in his death. Barron’s body was found with multiple gunshot wounds by a group of Amish …
Read More »Bryan Board of Public Affairs hires new director
The Bryan Board of Public Affairs on Tuesday voted unanimously to hire a familiar face as Bryan Municipal Utilities’ next director. 56 year old Kevin Maynard worked with the local utility provider from 1980 until 1997 – starting as a drafting technician and working his way up – when he …
Read More »OSHP searching for hit and run vehicle
Sam Farmer is a whole lot tougher than anybody ever thought.The 38-year-old Edgerton resident has survived cancer and now a hit-and-run accident. Farmer was struck by a southbound maroon or burgundy pickup truck Friday morning while trimming weeds along the west side of Ohio 576 north of County Road C. …
Read More »Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Lima post is investigating a school bus injury crash
The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Lima post is investigating a school bus injury crash that occurred at approximately 7:10 a.m. Tuesday in the village of Cloverdale. A bus from the Ottoville Local School District, driven by 62 year old Ronald Miller of Ottoville, was northbound on Main Street, went off …
Read More »Dolores E. “Dee” Goebel, 72
Dolores E. “Dee” Goebel. Age 72, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 1:55 A.M. on Saturday, April 29, 2017, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio after an extended illness. Mrs. Goebel was a graduate of Coshocton, Ohio High School and was a State Certified Nurses Assistant (STNA). She …
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