Lowell “Beanie” Ayers, age 81, of rural Wauseon, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016 in his home. Lowell was a lifelong area farmer. Lowell was born in Wauseon on August 23, 1935, the son of William “David” and Mildred (Drennen) Ayers. On March 2, 1963 he married Nancy Sebring Stinson, …

Michael C. Muchnok, 90 years, of Sherwood, Ohio, and formerly of Spring Hill, Florida and Cambria, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, September 13, 2016 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio. Michael was born November 1, 1925 in Hostetter, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Charles and Anna (Bukovac) …

Ronald “Ron” J. Brown, 89, of Montpelier passed away Tuesday morning at the University of Toledo Medical Center. He was born on October 6, 1926 in Montpelier to Maynard J. and Edith D. (Brannan) Brown. Ron graduated from Montpelier High School in 1944 and was on the football, basketball and …

Williams County Commissioners unanimously approved three annexations from Pulaski Township into the city of Bryan during an annexation hearing Monday. The annexations, totaling 3.62 acres, were presented together by local attorney Ryan Thompson. There were no public comments or objections made to the annexation request. Two of the parcels are …

A Mason City mom accused of making her children sleep in a feces-covered room faces criminal charges. 25 year old Alexis Rae Martinez was arrested Monday morning on three counts of felony neglect of a dependent person. According to Mason City Police Investigator Seth McChesney, three criminal complaints that covered …

Five local companies submitted bids to Williams County commissioners for the Durham Estates sanitary sewer improvements project. The work includes removing the old treatment plant northwest of Belfast Lane abutting the Orchard Hills Golf Course and running lines from there along Country Club Drive to tie into an existing main …

Fulton County Sheriff Roy Miller recently released results from a traffic enforcement blitz that was conducted Aug. 19 through Sept. 5 in conjunction with the Drive Sober of Get Pulled Over campaign. Deputies that worked this blitz made 78 traffic stops and issued 26 citations. The citations issued were for …

Patsy R. Hay, 90, of Edon, Ohio, was welcomed into the loving arms of her Savior on Monday, September 12, 2016, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, after a brief illness. Pat was born on February 11, 1926, in Dayton, Ohio, the daughter of William Earl and Myrtle Agnes …

Jane E. Rupp, age 66, passed away in her home in Archbold, Ohio on Monday morning, September 12, 2016. Jane was the eldest child of Delmer “Pete” and Pauline (Lantz) Rupp of Pettisville, Ohio and was born on February 17, 1950, in Wauseon. Both of her parents preceded her in …

State Sen. Cliff Hite said the Bryan City School district’s new grade six through 12 building is a perfect example of what can be accomplished with the city’s “can-do” attitude. Speaking at Sunday’s dedication of the new school building, Hite recounted how he first learned about this attitude when he …