There has been a res­ig­na­tion from the Williams County Board of Devel­op­men­tal Dis­abil­i­ties, and it becomes effec­tive at the end of the year. 10-year board mem­ber Dorothy McK­in­ney cited fam­ily rea­sons for step­ping down. The Bryan Times reports today that Super­in­ten­dent Deb Guil­ford informed the board that she has a …

A Pleas­ant Lake man will spend the next eight years of a 12 year sen­tence in prison after he was sen­tenced on Mon­day in Steuben Cir­cuit Court. 46 year old Charles Grime pleaded guilty to a felony charge of Sex­ual Mis­con­duct with a Minor back in June. In exchange for …

In DeKalb County, Cir­cuit Court Judge Kirk Car­pen­ter has denied a peti­tion from a con­victed mur­derer who had been seek­ing a mod­i­fi­ca­tion of his 50 year prison sen­tence. Judge Car­pen­ter issued his rul­ing late last week in the case of Thomas Sex­ton, who pleaded guilty in 1996 to mur­der­ing a …

A man from Mon­tana was sen­tenced to six years of a eight year prison sen­tence on Mon­day in Steuben Supe­rior Court. The sen­tence for James Richter came after he entered a guilty plea almost a year ago to felony charges related to the deal­ing of metham­phet­a­mine. Richter will serve his …

Cynthia Rebecca “Becky” Jessup, age 52, of Bryan, passed away at 1:48 A.M. on Saturday, October 24, 2015, at the University of Michigan Medical Center where she had been a patient. Becky was the Lounge Manager of Bryan Moose Lodge #1064 for over 15 years and had worked in a …

Steve M. Pixler, age 59, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Saturday, October 24, 2015, at the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Mr. Pixler was a truck driver for many years in Colorado and had a mowing business there, prior to moving to Bryan. Steve was a “computer geek” …

Richard D. “Dick” Vollmer, 76 years, of Palmetto, Florida and formerly of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Manatee Memorial Hospital, Bradenton, Florida.  Dick was born October 7, 1939 in Farmer, Ohio, the son of the late Martin and Ada (Ruhl) Vollmer.  He married Sandra Skinner Gray on …

Ila L. Nisley, 92, of Pioneer passed away Sunday morning at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  She was born on September 30, 1923 in Madison Township, Williams County Ohio to Ross I. and Vera M. (McLaughlin) Orewiler.  Ila graduated from Pioneer High School in 1941.  On April 24, 1955 she married Jac …

Bethel M. Custer, 91, of Montpelier passed away Sunday morning at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  She was born on April 21, 1924 in Superior Township, Williams County Ohio to Lauren H. and Georgie Hazel (Schaull) Brim.  Bethel graduated from Montpelier High School in 1942.  She married Franklin E. “Frankie” Custer and …

Roscoe Malcolm Moore, 85, of Montpelier passed away early Sunday morning at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  Roscoe was born on November 8, 1929 in Montpelier to Verl and Eva (Gregg) Moore.  A 1947 graduate of Montpelier High School, Roscoe participated in many sports; basketball, track and was a member of …