Kerry C. Welch, age 63, of Napoleon died late Saturday August 13, 2016 in his home following an extended illness. Prior to his illness he had worked as a Journeyman Electrician for IBEW Local 8. Mr. Welch was born on July 14, 1953 in Washington, D.C. The son of the …

Leona M. Miley, age 89, of Hudson, Michigan and formerly of Wauseon went to the arms of our loving Father two days before her 90th birthday. She is now in a better place. Born on August 14, 1926 in Wauseon, Ohio the daughter of the late Clair and the late …

Mack Robert Boeke, the infant son of Jason and Brittany (Castor) Boeke, was stillborn on August 8, 2016 at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville. Mack is survived by his parents, of Edgerton; paternal grandparents, Robert and Diane Boeke, of Bryan; maternal grandparents, Kent and Sandra Castor, of Minneola, Florida; paternal …

Williams County Commissioners say they’ll consider raising the dog license fee and the kennel fee. County dog warden Pam Stark on Thursday asked commissioners to consider raising the license fee from $16 to $18 to better align with the fee charged by other nearby counties, including Defiance, Fulton and Henry …

West Unity Village will be sending a bill to the Ohio Turnpike for damage at a pump station. At Thursday’s regular village council meeting Village Administrator Josh Fritsch said that over several years, grease had built up in the pump station. Fritsch added that the damage was due to restaurants …

Ohio lawyers may not ethically provide legal services to a client who is establishing a medical marijuana business because of prohibitions in federal law, the Board of Professional Conduct declared today in an advisory opinion. Acts contrary to the Rules of Professional Conduct include assisting a client in the filing …

New details are coming out of the Fulton County Coroner’s autopsy report of Sierah Joughin, the 20 year-old Metamora woman found dead last month after being reported missing. As we told you yesterday, Joughin died from asphyxiation. The woman’s body was found buried in a shallow grave on July 22nd, …

A group of Defiance residents who want to change two streets from one way to two way traffic has filed a petition with the County Board of Elections. It made it on time, but the city has voiced objections to the petition, saying that the petition language is binding on …

More than four dozen election issues were registered in Defiance area counties before Wednesday’s filing deadline passed for this November’s general election. Here in Williams County, voters will be asked to approve an additional 1-mill, five-year tax to benefit the Williams County Public Library for current expenses, commencing in 2016 …

Dianna Lynn Heath-Austin, 56, passed away on July 24, 2016 at her home in Montpelier, Ohio. Dianna was born on February 1, 1960 in Cleveland, Ohio to Weldon S. and Helen M. (Amerson) Minner, who preceded her in death. Also preceding her in death are her daughter, LaQuita M. Wyatt, …