Fire­fight­ers rushed to Mont­pe­lier Pub­lic Library yes­ter­day after smoke was reported over the roof. Fire Chief Dail Fritsch said they checked it out, and it was just steam.

Check your wal­let for Radio Shack gift cards. Now that the elec­tron­ics retailer filed bank­ruptcy, Ohio sued for cus­tomer refunds. Now, you have a year to get your money. Go to this easy web address: oldradioshackgiftcards.com and fill out the form.

Ruby D. Yates, 84 years, of Bryan, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Ruby was born June 25, 1931 in Grundy, Virginia the daughter of the late Linkous and Maggie (Stiltner) Skeens.  Ruby was the owner of the former Yates Restaurant in …

Lowell W. McGowan, age 81, of Bryan and Montpelier areas, passed away Sunday morning, December 6, 2015 at the University of Toledo Medical Center. Prior to his retirement in 2009, he had worked at the Aro Corporation in Bryan for many years. Lowell was born in Fulton County, Ohio on …

Charley Griesinger, age 81, of Delta went to Heaven late Friday December 4, 2015. Charley will be remembered as a hard working family man. He owned and operated Charley’s Country House in the 1980’s and early 90’s. He also owned Grandma’s Kitchen in Swanton, retiring several years later. Famous for …

Roland L. “Roscoe” Gray, 65 years, of Bryan, passed away suddenly on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at his home.  Roland was born August 28, 1950 in Defiance, Ohio, the son of the late L.C. and Datha (Groh) Gray.  He attended Defiance High School before serving our country in the United …

A Wood County woman is behind bars, accused of killing her infant son. Eliz­a­beth Johns was jailed with­out bond Thurs­day after she was indicted on mur­der and other charges. Pros­e­cu­tors say Johns beat nine-month-old Chrys­t­ian Johns last year in their home, caus­ing deadly head and brain injuries.

Today is Decem­ber 7th, the 74th anniver­sary of the Japan­ese attack on Pearl Har­bor, which launched the U.S. into World War II. Gov­er­nor John Kasich has ordered all flags to fly at half-staff till sun­down tonight in honor of those we lost.

A fundraiser will be held Sat­ur­day for a brave young woman who has been fight­ing a can­cer­ous brain tumor for 12 years, and any­one who wants to con­tribute items for an auc­tion can help. 23-year-old Chelsie Lam­bert, who lives south of Defi­ance in Con­ti­nen­tal, has suf­fered a stroke and her …

No bids were received for two prop­er­ties up for sale by the Napoleon Area City School Dis­trict last week, and now the school says they will remain for sale. Now, any busi­ness or indi­vid­ual may make an offer to the board of edu­ca­tion to buy the two prop­er­ties being made …