Area authorities have been working to solve a series of stolen vehicles. Just last week, authorities recovered a stolen vehicle that was taken from a Branch County home near Gilead Lake. One suspect involved with the theft was later apprehended. Authorities in the tri-state area continuing to look for the …

Early Saturday morning a rural Steuben County resident just 3 miles north of Orland was letting her dog out just before 2 a.m when she saw an individual dressed in black with a back-pack jump from her porch. She called 9-1-1 and Steuben County Sheriffs Officers responded immediately, doing a …

Raymond Wesley Daniels, 73 years, of Sherwood, passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, Bryan, Ohio. Ray was born November 19, 1943 in Ada, Ohio, the son of the late Melvin Wesley and Thelma (Reeb) Daniels. He was a 1961 graduate of Ada High School. He was …

Alice M. Reyes, 75 years, of Defiance, passed away Friday, January 20, 2017 at the Laurels of Defiance, with her family at her side. Alice was born June 20, 1941 in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, Surviving are her four children, John Ratliff, Charles Ratliff, Alice A. Reyes, Tom Reyes. There will …

Charles “Chuck” N. Douglass, 59, of Pioneer passed away Wednesday at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born on July 2, 1957 in Bryan to Lynn “Jack” Reeves and Elizabeth L. (Repp) Douglass. Chuck graduated from North Central High School in Pioneer. On July 8, 1978, he married …

Margaret “Gretta” Fetters Wilcox, age 96 of Montpelier passed peacefully on January 18, 2017. She was born June 16, 1920 to the late William and Rachel (Hewitt) McDowell in Lurgan of County Armagh in Northern Ireland where she met and married WWII US Soldier, the late Paul Fetters on August …

Ruth L. Sutter, 88 years, of Bryan passed away Thursday, January 19, 2017 in her residence with her family by her side. Ruth was born March 4, 1928, in Attica, Ohio, the daughter of the late Clarence Jay and Varie (Riddle) Spencer. She married Melvin Sutter on July 29, 1950, …

Williams County Sheriff Steven Towns provided answers to village council’s questions about dedicated deputy patrol service within Holiday City at Thursday’s meeting. The Bryan Times reports a contract proposed by Towns calls for an officer to work 30 hours per week based on a 10-year average of about 100 calls …

The average price of a gallon of regular-grade gasoline fell just over 1 cent nationally during the past two weeks, to $2.36. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that the drop mostly results from a dip in crude oil costs. Here in the Bryan area, according to Gas Buddy dot …

The Ohio Department of Taxation will continue to use an identity-confirmation quiz introduced in 2015 during the new income-tax filing season opening Monday. The department says the quiz helps catch phony income-tax returns in an environment where cybercrimes are a risk. A spokesman says 1.8 million people took the quiz …