Steven S. Hays, age 75, of Montpelier, passed away at 10:07 P.M. on Friday, March 31, 2017 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Center near Defiance. Mr. Hays was a truck driver and had been a Bridgewater Township Trustee since 1983. He was a former member of the Montpelier Moose. Steven …

An investigation by the Secret Service in Williams County will remain secret for the time being. U.S. Secret Service agents executed a search warrant at a residence in the 15000 block of County Road M on March 13 and returned to the same address on March 27. United State Attorney …

The onus for the Lake Erie algal bloom issue might not be so heavily put on farmers, according to Joe Nester of Nester Ag, who presented to Bryan Rotary Club on Friday. The Bryan Times reports that, instead, some of the blame may lie with an environmental measure that he …

The Bryan Police Department says a warning about men approaching women and children in Bryan’s parks, which has been circulating on Facebook, appears to be false. The rumor purports that two men in a tan vehicle — one dressed as a woman wearing a floppy, white hat and pink shoes …

Skipping class can get you in detention, but skipping a court date to go to class is a whole lot worse. At 8:34 a.m. Wednesday, police officers served a warrant at Bryan High School on W. Fountain Grove Drive. A senior student was arrested and charged with failure to appear …

Williams County Department of Job and Family Services has rescheduled its pinwheel ceremony on the courthouse lawn for Thursday, April 6. The event will take place at 1 p.m. at the Bard Centennial Fountain on the northwest corner of the courthouse square. The pinwheels honor children who have been victims …

Douglas A. Purdon, age 56, of Edon, St. Croix and Bryan, passed away Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton. Doug was a supervisor for the Ohio Turnpike for 17 years. He had worked at the Montpelier Police Department as a dispatcher, reserve, part-time and full-time …

Donald D. Curry, age 93, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 7:45 A.M. on Wednesday, March 29, 2017, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center after a brief illness. Mr. Curry was a farmer and lifelong resident of Edon. Donald D. Curry was born on October 5, 1923, near Edon, the son of …

A second-straight near-record road construction season is underway across Ohio. This year, the Ohio Department of Transportation will invest $2.3 billion into the state’s roads and bridges, just shy of the record-$2.4 billion investments made in 2014 and 2015. This construction season will include 1,100 projects, 26 valued at more …

In Defiance County, 61 year old James Schappert of Defiance, was injured in a crash involving a van. According to the Defiance post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, at 1:45 p.m. on Ohio 15, north of Brunersburg, Schappert’s motorcycle swerved to avoid a van driven by 60 year old Richard …