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Local arrests

Williams County Sheriffs deputies made a handful of arrests over the weekend…27 year old Keith Curry of Lyons Ohio was arrested on a Fulton County Municipal court warrant for contempt of court..he was unable to post bond and taken to the Corrections Center of NW Ohio….25 year old George Crosby …

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Drug trafficker sentenced

A Walnut Street man was sentenced to 90 days in jail for aggravated trafficking in drugs and three counts of trafficking in marijuana. 26-year-old Jacob Stiltner was also ordered to spend five years on community control, pay $690 restitution and a $1,250 fine.

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Elinor L. Doeden-Frappier, 87

Elinor L. Doeden-Frappier, 87 years, formerly of Bryan, and a current resident of Defiance, passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance. Elinor was born July 8, 1928 in Sherwood, the daughter of the late John A. and Foryst M. (Connelly) Hane. She married Kenneth …

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Clarence J. Zimmerman, 88

Clarence J. Zimmerman, age 88, of Stryker passed away unexpectedly in his home on Thursday April 7, 2016. Prior to his retirement he had worked for the Spangler Candy Company in Bryan. Mr. Zimmerman was born in Wauseon, Ohio on April 25, 1928 the son of the late Jay and …

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Ruth A. Whitten, 74

Ruth A. Whitten, age 74, of Wauseon passed away late April 7, 2016. Prior to her retirement she had worked as a waitress for many years at Keisers Restaurant in Monclova and was also a waitress for the former Partner’s Cafe in Wauseon. Mrs. Whitten was born in Toledo on …

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Eugene Garber, 86

Eugene Garber, age 86 of West Unity and formerly of Stryker passed away late Friday April 10, 2016 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. Prior to his retirement he had worked the Ohio Art Company in Bryan and had also worked for Kamco in West Unity. Mr. Garber was born …

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Lois N. Moehrman, 81

Lois N. Moehrman, 81 years, of Sherwood, passed away Friday, April 8, 2016 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance. Lois was born August 1, 1934 in Roanoke, North Carolina, the daughter of the late James Noah and Maude (Lynch) Carroll. She married Gayland “Butch” Moehrman on August 20, 1971 …

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Defiance man pleads guilty in trafficking case

A Defiance man has pleaded guilty to charges relating to cocaine trafficking. 36-year-old Roland Valle admitted he sold cocaine along with several other co-defendants. His bond was continued and he’ll be sentenced on May 24th.

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Weekend arrests

Bryan Police made several arrests over the weekend: 27-year-old Marcella Wright of Hicksville was taken to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio on a warrant. She was arrested Saturday morning. A 44-year-old Bryan woman was arrested for criminal trespassing on Saturday evening. Kamey Kreais was transported to CCNO, then released …

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Geraldine M. Gearhart, 84

Geraldine M. Gearhart, age 84, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 1:57 A.M. on Sunday, April 10, 2016, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where she was a resident, after an extended illness. Mrs. Gearhart was a graduate of Montpelier High School and was a longtime dental assistant working with the Bryan Dental …

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