A former mayor and councilman has been tapped to fill the void left by the resignation of the Edon village administrator. In a special meeting Thursday evening, the Edon Village Council voted to hire Sam Steffes as the interim village administrator. He will temporarily replace Randy Mahlman, who resigned to …

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced Friday that an Ohio woman has pleaded guilty to charges relating to voter fraud in Columbiana County. 34 year old Rebecca Hammonds pleaded guilty to 13 counts of making a false registration and one count of election falsification. Hammonds, of East Liverpool, was indicted …

Three candidates have emerged so far during the application period for Defiance’s vacant assistant police chief position. The job opened in November when former assistant Todd Shafer was named chief, replacing Tim Tobias, who retired on Aug. 2. Lt. Lee Martinez and Lt. Scott Campbell – both former candidates for …

Lynette Lorenzen Cooley, 86 years, died Monday, January 2, 2017 at Dorian Place in Ontario, Oregon, where she had been living the past four years. Born July 25, 1930 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of the late Vera and Howard Lorenzen, Lynette spent her childhood in various places in Ohio …

Harley Robert Loveland, age 88, of Wauseon, passed away Sunday morning, January 8, 2017 at Heartland of Wauseon. Visitation for Harley will be held from 2:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 11, 2017, in the Pope John XXIII Room at St. Caspar Catholic Church, where a Scripture Service …

Linda L. Grubb, 62, of Montpelier passed away on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Genesis Healthcare Bryan Center in Bryan. She was born on December 20, 1954 in Providence, Rhode Island to Joe and Waneta M. (Spencer) Wisman. Linda graduated from Montpelier High School in 1973. She was a very …

A misdemeanor charge of child endangerment has been filed against a Bryan City Schools bus driver. 49 year old Victoria Rummel of West Unity is charged in a December incident in which a 3-year old child was left on a school bus for four hours. An additional misdemeanor school bus …

The Environmental Health division of the Williams County Health District is seeking to compile an inventory of all septic systems in the county, as part of a comprehensive Operations and Maintenance Plan for septic systems. The district also has funds available to income-qualified homeowners to update or install a new …

Jade Herzog remains in custody in the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio in Stryker where Bryan Municipal Court Judge Kent North set bond at $100,000 during his initial appearance Thursday afternoon. Herzog was arrested after he lost control of a vehicle and crashed into a ditch on County Road O. …

Some upgrades are needed to the heating, ventilation and air conditioning units at the East Annex office building as multiple issues are facing the county commissioners. The issues appear to stem primarily from software issues in the units, and also appear to date back to when the units were initially …