If you drive a Ford F-150 or Expedition, Mustang or Navigator, you’ll want to know this. Ford is recalling 200,000 pickups, SUVs and cars because the automatic transmissions can suddenly downshift into first gear. Ford says its a software problem in a speed sensor. Three crashes have been reported with …

Lucas County wants to reduce the number of inmates incarcerated at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. A new MacArthur Foundation Grant for $1.75 million dollars is an incentive to reduce the incarceration rate by 19 percent at the Lucas County Jail and CCNO. The money will go to pay …

A Farewell to Lincoln school open house is planned for Sunday May first. The district is having guided tours for residents and former students who want to take a last look before the school is closed down for good. It’s from 2 to 4 p.m. on May 1st at 301 …

Residents of the Ayersville community got a first glimpse of plans for the district’s new state-of-the-art pre-K through grade 12 building at a community forum held Tuesday night. The current high school, library, cafeteria, natatorium and auditorium are slated to remain intact, with construction taking place adjacent to the current …

Gladys M. Anthony, 94 years, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2016 at The Inns and Villas at Fountain Park. Gladys was born January 24, 1922 in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of Carl C. and Goldie (Warner) Jones. She married Chester G. Anthony on April 9, 1938 in Auburn, …

Gloria J. Altaffer, age 66, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2016 at Community Health and Wellness Centers-Bryan. Gloria worked at Allied Moulded in Bryan for 10 years and was a homemaker. She enjoyed family trips, especially the annual fishing trip to Minnesota, but was a Bingo …

School officials in Montpelier and Bryan are reacting to the new state testing. The Bryan Times is reporting today that the schools have to spend less time out of their normal routines and the new tests are a breath of fresh air.

Trains blocking CSX Railroad crossings. It’s an ongoing problem, and now, Defiance County officials are encouraging residents to report those blockages when they happen. The issue was discussed by county commissioners during their Monday meeting, which was attended by a CSX representative. Defiance County Sheriff David Westrick said there’s been …

Ronald “Ron” Walter Zydorczyk, age 80, a long time resident of north Toledo, and now of Delta, left his last trip to be with the lord on Sunday, April 24, 2016 at the Toledo Hospital, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on January 7, 1936, in Toledo at …

Stephen D. “Steve” Bowling, age 58, of Edon, Ohio, died at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 23, 2016, in his home, surrounded by his family. Steve was a 1975 graduate of Edon High School, attended the University of Toledo and was employed by the Williams County Engineer. He was a …