Areas across Ohio are slated to receive gypsy moth aerial treatments by the Ohio Department of Agriculture in early spring to slow the spread of the destructive insect. Department staff members will host several open houses in treatment areas that will offer attendees the opportunity to speak directly with those …

On January 31, 2017, Katherine B. (Maier) Hartman of Perrysburg, the last of eight children born to George and Sarah Maier, left to be with her parents and siblings at the age of 94. Katherine was born in Toledo, Ohio, attended Spring School and graduated from Woodward High School. Katherine …

In a follow up on a story we brought you last week, 28 year old Brian Kressbach has been arraigned in Henry County Court of Common Pleas on 13 sex-related charges. Kressbach, a Napoleon teacher, is now being held at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio, rural Stryker, on a …

A water main break within the Wal-Mart plaza on S. Main St. Monday evening discolored tap water in adjacent residences and kept the store closed Tuesday. Bryan Municipal Utilities Water Superintendent Norm Echler said Wal-Mart had the break in their main system. BMU received multiple reports of discolored tap water …

A public meeting will be held Thursday in Defiance to discuss a planned riverbank project in Pontiac Park. The meeting is scheduled from 5:30-7 p.m. in the community room of the city service building, 631 Perry St. The purpose is to seek input on a riverbank stabilization project planned as …

The Williams County Board of Developmental Disabilities recently held its 2017 organizational meeting, re-electing Neil Oberlin as president and Mark Tipton as vice president, and electing Diane Peters as secretary.Peters and Tipton were also both sworn in for their second terms on the Board. Board member Robin Kurtz was appointed …

Spencer Leigh Charles Happ, 10 months old, of Montpelier passed away Sunday afternoon at Bridge Hospice in Bowling Green, Ohio. He was born on March 16, 2016 in Defiance to Keith C. and Kristan “Krissie” L. (Bader) Happ. Spencer is survived by his parents; siblings Arabella Hale of Findlay and …

Spencer David Johnson, age 34, of Archbold, left our physical earth to watch over us from Heaven. He passed away on Saturday, January 28, 2017 in Oldsmar, Florida. Spencer was born in Enid, Oklahoma on February 9, 1982. Funeral arrangements are pending. Services will be held in both Archbold, Ohio …

Williams County Engineer Todd Roth says that County Road D between Ohio 576 and County Road 6 can be a bumpy ride with long stretches of broken and uneven pavement interrupted by numerous potholes. Plans are in the works to completely repave the roadway. The good news is Roth will …

The retirement clock is ticking for Edon Northwest Local Schools Superintendent Dr. John Granger. Granger is set to call it a career at the end of the school year. The Wright State University and Miami University graduate having served almost 40 years as a teacher, principal and superintendent in various …