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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

A local man was sentenced to prison Monday in Defiance County Common Pleas Court on a charge that he attempted to set fire to a vehicle near a Defiance residence. Phillip Powell of Kammeyer Road, was given an 18-month prison term by Judge Joseph Schmenk on a charge of attempted …

With the help of social media, authorities with Michigan’s Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department say that two men wanted in connection with a home invasion incident that took place last week in Camden are now in custody. One of the suspects is lodged at the Hillsdale County Jail on charges of …

Northwest State Community College President Tom Stuckey formally announced his retirement at Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting. After 31 years at Northwest State in some capacity, and 10 years as president since retiring previously, Stuckey says it’s just time to move on. In looking back on his career at NSCC, …

26 year old Elizabeth Romeiser of Indianapolis, is facing charges of theft and failure to comply with a police officer after she led Defiance police on a brief pursuit Monday afternoon following a report of a shoplifting complaint at Walmart on North Clinton St. Law enforcement was informed that Romeiser …

Two inmates remain incarcerated and under medical observation at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio after an apparent overdose. Around 10:20 p.m. on Monday, May 1, a unit officer observed several inmates gathering around two bunk areas. Upon investigating, he found two inmates were having respiratory problems. The officer called …

Lawrence “Larry” Brenner, age 91, of Stryker passed away Sunday April 30, 2017 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Care Center. Prior to his retirement he had work for the former Aro Corporation in Bryan for 30 years as a Journeyman Electrician, and in retirement had worked as a driver for …