Sandy Kessler, Maumee Valley Planning Organization’s community development planner, announced last week Williams County will get more money for community improvement projects but officials will have to stretch it out longer. Kessler outlined the increase Thursday morning in a meeting with Williams County commissioners and representatives from each of the …

Edgerton will soon play host to its annual Business & Industry show, where area residents will have an opportunity to check out a multitude of shopping, dining and service opportunities in their backyard. The B&I show will be held in the Edgerton Village Hall, in the old high school gymnasium, …

Yesterday was the Super Bowl…coming up on Thursday, February 16, Defiance College will host its 17th annual “Empty Bowls” event 4:30-7 p.m. With substantial help from Bryan High School art teacher and DC alumnus Brandon Knott, the event is set to help those in need and will be held at …

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced the Ohio Business Profile program will feature minority-owned businesses throughout the month of February. Ohio has over 120,000 minority-owned businesses making up 13.5 percent of the total number of businesses in the Buckeye State. The overall picture is even better…from 2010 to 2016, …

As Super Bowl Sunday is historically a day when many friends and family have gatherings involving alcohol, the Ohio State Highway Patrol is urging fans to be safe this Sunday by refraining from driving impaired. If you plan on consuming alcohol, be sure to designate a sober driver to get …

Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted on Tuesday announced his office’s February regional office hours, including a stop in Bryan. Regional liaisons for Husted’s office will be in 16 counties around Ohio. Williams County’s hours will be from 2-4 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Williams County Public Library’s main branch, …

The state of Ohio is pushing for modernized elections and Williams County is expected to accelerate the process. With Ohio Secretary of State John Husted urging county boards of election statewide to implement the use of electronic pollbooks by the end of June, Williams County is looking to have the …

Sheila Marie Cottrell, age 53, of Edgerton, Ohio, died on Sunday, January 29, 2017, in her home. Mrs. Cottrell was a 1982 graduate of Edgerton High School and had formerly worked at the Edgerton Locker and was a devoted homemaker, wife, mother, daughter, grandmother and sister. She loved animals and …

Gertrude M. Studer, age 109, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:50 A.M. on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a patient, after a brief illness. Mrs. Studer was a lifelong resident of Edgerton. She was a member of St. Mary …

Terry W. Henricks, 84, of Montpelier passed away on Wednesday evening at his home. He was born on January 25, 1933 in York Township, Fulton County, Ohio to Chauncey F. and Ora B. (Whitaker) Henricks. Terry attended Stryker and Bryan High School before graduating in 1950. On June 24, 1979, …