A wanted non-compliant registered sex offender from Steuben County has been captured in Brown County, Texas. On Friday just before 11:30 a.m. Eastern StandardTime, Samuel Brett Smith was located and apprehended without incident in Brown County, Texas by the United States Marshals Service North Texas Fugitive Task-force with the assistance …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says an Illinois driver was stopped for speeding on the Ohio Turnpike and then charged with attempted murder after a trooper noticed signs of violence. Troopers say 57-year-old Susan Howard of Peoria and a passenger were taken to a hospital with undisclosed injuries after the …

Five years after its inception, and after a jump from just two students to 100, Wauseon’s New Horizon’s Academy has been chartered by the state. New Horizons — which takes a holistic approach to special-needs education — was founded in 2012 by Sara’s Garden, a non-profit organization specializing in hyperbaric …

A Holgate man has been charged following an investigation into a possible scam in Napoleon. 43 year old Herbert Urdiales was charged with receiving stolen property of a vehicle and license plates; possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of drug abuse instruments. His initial court appearance will be at 9 …

Judith A. Heisler, age 92, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Park View Nursing Center, where she was a resident. Mrs. Heisler was a 1942 graduate of Edgerton High School had worked alongside her husband, Richard, at Dick’s IGA in Edgerton until his …

Mary L. Luke, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 7:36 P.M. on Saturday, February 18, 2017, in her home, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. Mrs. Luke was a 1964 graduate of Stryker High School and worked as a lead person at Sauder Woodworking, retiring with twenty-three …

Betty Jane Whitman, 93 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday afternoon, February 17, 2017 at Hillside Country Living, Bryan. Betty was born March 20, 1923 in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late Gaylord and Lela Fay (Severence) Kittredge. She married Lawrence R. “Shorty” Whitman on May 30, 1940 in …

Evelyn M. Gearhart, age 91, of Edon, Ohio, died at 12:55 P.M. on Friday, February 17, 2017, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Gearhart spent most of her childhood on the family farm near of Metz, Indiana, and was a graduate of Metz …

Carl R. Dickinson, Jr., age 59, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Friday, February 17, 2017, at Community Health and Wellness Centers- Bryan. Carl was medically retired from the United States Army. Carl was born on March 19, 1957, in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of Carl R. and Jean …

Virgie I. King, 96 years, of West Unity, passed away Friday, February 17, 2017 at Evergreen Manor, where she was a resident for the past two years. Virgie was born June 21, 1920 in Williams County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Roy and Alma (Brace) Stambaugh. She was a …