Bryan Mayor Doug Johnson focused on the city’s finances during his annual State of the City report during Tuesday’s regular Bryan City Council meeting. While he was pleased with the overall outlook, he also offered a warning that the city cannot afford to lose any of these particular areas of …

It appears the Williams County Sheriff’s Office may be allowed to keep its satellite office at the county fairgrounds in Montpelier after all. Under an annual memorandum of understanding between the Williams County Commissioners and the county sheriff’s office, the one-story former fairgrounds caretaker’s house has been used by the …

A Defiance man involved in a high-speed pursuit on U.S. 24 was sentenced to prison Tuesday in Defiance County Common Pleas Court. 22 year old Ulisses Chagoyan of Blanchard Drive, was given a 59-month prison term by Judge Joseph Schmenk on charges of failure to comply with the order or …

Things got testy during the Paulding Village Council meeting regarding police department and township issues. During Tuesday’s meeting, Councilman Randy Daeger said he was told by a resident that the police force was going to 12-hour shifts. Mayor Greg Reinhart confirmed that information, adding that it would begin in February. …

Roberta L. Dietsch, 66, of Montpelier passed away Tuesday morning at her home. She was born on April 13, 1950 in Montpelier to LeRoy and Margaret R. (Swayne) Faunce. On July 15, 1967 she married David L. Dietsch in Montpelier and he survives. Roberta worked for the Williams County Social …

Two people were injured Monday morning in a one-vehicle crash near Montpelier. According to troopers of the Defiance post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, at 8:50 a.m. on County Road R, west of County Road 11 in Williams County’s Bridgewater Township, an eastbound truck driven by 34 year old Dustin …

A discount tool store is preparing to build a new outlet in Defiance. The city’s planning commission approved a site plan proposed on Ohio 66 during its monthly meeting Monday in the city service building. Harbor Freight Tools is proposing construction of a 15,071 square-foot facility with 9,710 square-foot of …

A Cecil man who had been held on a $2 million bond was sentenced on various charges. 32 year old Christopher Tressler of Fifth St., Cecil, was sentenced to three years in prison on each charge of possession of methamphetamine and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity last week …

If your traveling in the tri-state area, you may want to stop at a pump in Indiana to fill your tank. As of Tuesday, in Steuben County several stations in the Fremont and Angola area are at a low of $2.13 a gallon. That’s over 30 cents cheaper than stations …

Lawrence D. Rowley, age 56, of Wauseon, passed away Saturday evening, January 14, 2017, at the Fulton County Health Center. Visitation for Lawrence will be held on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 from 2:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home in Wauseon. …