Thelma H. Young, age 88, died Tuesday evening in Fairlawn Haven Nursing Center, Archbold, Ohio. Thelma was born July 29, 1928 in Stryker, Ohio to the late Glen L. and Mary K. (Walt) Mock. She married Bard Young on November 03, 1956 and he preceded her in death on May …

Gregory Allen Abate, 64 years, of Bryan, passed away Monday, February 13, 2017 at his home. Greg was born on December 14, 1952 in St. Joseph, Michigan, the third child of Carl and Phyllis (Potts) Abate. He spent his youth playing baseball and basketball. In the summer of 1964, Greg …

Leota M. Partee, age 90, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 5:10 A.M. on Sunday, February 12, 2017, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier, where she was a resident. Mrs. Partee had been employed at Universal Tool in Butler, Indiana, for twenty years and then by Bohn Aluminum in Butler, …

The Williams County Board of Election on Monday approved adding an emergency levy renewal for the Stryker Local School District. The levy is a renewal of a previous emergency levy, and is not a new levy or an increase, according to board member Jeff Erb. The five-year, 4.6 mill levy …

The county has taken the first step in a nearly $1 million improvement project for roadways and a bridge near the Ohio Turnpike plaza near West Unity. Williams County commissioners on Monday approved an agreement between the state and county to resurface sections of three county roads that service the …

There will be a special meeting of the Board of Education of Montpelier Exempted Village School District tonight. The purpose for the meeting is planning for negotiations and is an executive session. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. at the Quality Inn on State Route 15.

A Napoleon teacher facing 13 counts of sex charges appeared Monday morning in Henry County Common Pleas Court. A jury trial date of April 3 was set by Judge John Collier during the pre-trial conference. A final pre-trial conference is scheduled for March 10. 28 year old Brian Kressbach of …

Authorities investigating the death of an Ohio State student say they have not ruled out the suspect’s possible connection to recent attacks in south Columbus. Twenty-nine-year-old Brian Golsby, of Columbus is charged with aggravated murder, rape and other counts in connection to the death of 21-year-old Reagan Tokes. At least …

Margaret Ann Rice, age 88, of Wauseon, Ohio entered life on January 22, 1929 and life everlasting on February 14, 2017. She was the youngest of three children of Lester and Emma (Dickman) Roddy, of Wasueon. She married Robert Rice on June 01, 1947 and he preceded her in death …

Loren D. Roth, age 62, of Pettisville, passed away in his home on Monday, February 13, 2017. Visitation for Loren will be held from 2:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 18, 2017 at the Archbold Evangelical Church. A celebration of Loren’s life will be held at 3:00 P.M. …