John W. Shambarger, age 66, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017, at Heartland of Wauseon. He had been an auto mechanic. John was born in Adrian, Michigan on December 19, 1950, the son of William and Marjorie (Mortamer) Shambarger. Surviving is daughter, Kristin Levanti of Waterville, and one brother, Thomas …

Victoria J. Speakman, age 70, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:18 a.m. on Sunday, April 30, 2017, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Speakman was a 1965 graduate of Edgerton High School and had been a longtime owner/operator of Jigger’s Bar in Edgerton. She was an avid fisherman, …

Three Defiance men have been arrested following a suspicious persons report in Napoleon Monday morning. At 2:25 a.m., the Napoleon Police Department responded to a call of suspicious people running through yards on High Street at Woodlawn Court. During the search, 18 year old Garret Eutsler, 19 year old Isaiah …

Five hundred and eighty-eight members and guests attended North Western Electric Cooperative’s (NWEC) annual meeting at Fairview High School, where the co-op announced the upcoming launch of its new propane company, NW Ohio Propane, LLC. The for-profit business was approved by the NWEC board of trustees last year to offer …

A Florida man has been convicted in federal court of conspiracy and wire fraud in a case involving a Hicksville-based business. A federal jury found 30 year old Justin Pennington of Jacksonville, guilty of one count of conspiracy and nine counts of wire fraud last week. Pennington faces up to …

Leaders of the nascent Williams County Veterans Memorial Heritage Museum have been hard at work, having already received the museum’s incorporation status and working toward its non-profit status. The Bryan Times reports that Joshua Francis, president of the museum board, said citizens interested in being involved in the museum have …

A mobile home near Miller City was destroyed by fire early Monday morning. According to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, at 2:14 a.m., crews from Miller City Fire Department were called to a fire in the 18300 block of Putnam County Road E-16, east of Continental where they found the …

Eugene R. “Bob” Burkholder, age 78, of Pettisville, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Prior to his retirement in 1997, he had worked for Sauder Woodworking for many years. Bob was born in Pettisville on May 25, 1938, the son of LaVerne and Dora (Miller) …

Ada Lucille Schnur, age 88, of Archbold Ohio, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017 in her home. She was born on January 8, 1929 to Allison and Mary (Zaerr) Ledyard in Burlington, Ohio. Ada worked in the factory for the Campbell Soup for over 25 years. She enjoyed sewing, reading, …

Fred Lord, director of the Williams County Department of Job and Family Services, told county commissioners on Thursday he has reorganized the department to make it more efficient. The Bryan Times reports Lord, who took over as director a year ago, presented a reorganized flow chart to illustrate the changes, …