Dorothy J. Timmons, age 85, of Wauseon, went to be meet her Lord and Savior Saturday morning, January 28, 2017, at the Genoa Retirement Village in Genoa, Ohio. She was born on February 26, 1931 to Harry and Verna (Rettig) Brink, near Holgate, Ohio. She graduated from Holgate High School …

Ohio Gov. John Kasich is expected to unveil the state’s biannual budget today, just weeks after saying the state was heading into a recession and the budget “won’t be pretty.” Kasich’s regional liaison Lu Cooke, told the Williams County Commissioners Thursday that while “there will be money where there needs …

Here at WBNO/WQCT we would like to congratulate one of our own…Sales Executive Cindra Keeler has been named the 2017 president of the Bryan Area Chamber of Commerce at the chamber’s annual banquet and meeting Thursday. Keeler, who served as vice president last year, takes over for 2016 President Russ …

A followup on a story we brought you last week…A Napoleon parochial teacher has been arrested on 13 sex-related charges. Eighth-grade teacher 28 year old Brian Kressbach of Napolean is reportedly on leave from St. Paul Lutheran School. A sexual complaint was reportedly filed with the Napoleon Police Department. Since …

A Defiance man was arrested Thursday on two sex-related charges in connection with minors. 61 year old Ronald Brown of Ohio 111, was arrested on a charge of rape; and gross sexual imposition. According to Defiance County Sheriff Doug Engel, the charges stem from an investigation in which Brown allegedly …

Odessa P. Woodart, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:00 A.M. on Friday, January 27, 2017, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. The widow of Edmund Woodart, Odessa was a longtime nurse at Williams County General Hospital in Montpelier, Ohio, and Cameron Hospital …

Daniel “Dan” L. Gearhart, 75, of Pioneer passed away Friday morning at the Toledo Hospital. He was born on March 17, 1941 in Bryan to Edward Frederick and Mabel Marie (Fix) Gearhart. Dan graduated from Edon High School in 1959. After high school Dan worked for the Ohio Turnpike in …

Republican State Senator Cliff Hite (R-Findlay) has been named to serve on the Senate’s influential Standing Committee on Rules and Reference. The Rules and Reference Committee plays a key role in setting the legislative agenda for the Ohio Senate. The committee is tasked with assigning legislation to the Senate’s various …

In a follow up on a story we brought you earlier in the week, a pair of men who police described as armed and dangerous are in police custody. The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department reports that Angola Police and Steuben County deputies captured 32-year-old Aaron Loffer in Angola early Wednesday …

A celebration of life will be held Saturday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Krill Funeral Home, 860 Mulberry St., Bryan for Defiance High School graduate 20 year old Austin Thiel who died from injuries as the result of a two-vehicle crash on Jan. 20 in the Columbus area. According …