If you happen to hear tornado sirens going off today, it’s just a test. Williams County Emergency Management Agency Director Dawn Baldwin said those tests are usually conducted at 11 a.m. on the first Monday of every month, but because of the state’s Weather Awareness Week, it will be conducted …

Area residents have until March 31 to apply for the Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission’s Winter Crisis Program. The program provides assistance to customers who are threatened with disconnection, have already been disconnected, need to establish new service or are in need of propane, fuel oil or any other bulk …

Mary Lee Cole, age 85, of Delta passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon, March 19, 2017 in her home. Mary Lee had been a phone operator, she did clerical work, taught Sunday school, and did a lot of charitable work, also was a member of the Delta Assembly of God Church. …

Absentee ballots for the May 2 special election are now available at the Williams County Board of Elections, pm E. High St., Suite 104, Bryan. Citizens can vote in person at the board office or vote by mail. Absentee ballot request forms can be printed from the website at www.co.williams.oh.us/BOE/index1.htm. …

An enterprise zone agreement with a 15-year, 100 percent tax abatement has been approved for Menards. Holiday City Village Council approved the measure at its regular meeting last week. The company is expected start construction in late spring or early summer for a building adjacent to its existing facilities. Williams …

A man who had been wanted by the Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department since early February on several felony charges was captured following a police chase Friday night. Around 10:10 p.m. a sheriff’s deputy attempted to stop a silver 4-door Pontiac sedan near Pittsford Road and Beecher Road. The driver of …

Eloise Mae Hodapp, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 9:20 P.M. on Sunday, March 19, 2017, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center. Mrs. Hodapp was a secretary with Bryan City Schools for many years and was a member of First Brethren Church in Bryan. She enjoyed bowling, shuffle board, playing …

Dallas P. Whaley passed away at the age of 75 on March 15, 2017 in his home in Delta, Ohio of respiratory failure. Dallas was born on March 8, 1942, in a ranch house near Longmont, Colorado, to Merle and Blanche (Hulvey) Whaley. He grew up with 2 brothers, Merle, …

Bettie J. Groff, age 91, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at 12:20 P.M., surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Edgerton, she was a 1943 graduate of Edgerton High School. She had worked as a retail clerk for several stores …

Larry K. Carter, age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Friday, March 17, 2017, at his home. Larry worked in Sales and Marketing at Aro/Ingersol Rand for 35 years and then Edgerton Forge for 5 years, until his retirement. He was a member of the Moose and Eagles in …