In Spring­field Town­ship, vot­ers have a bal­lot ques­tion to con­sider in the form of a new, five year 1.5 mill levy to help pay for roads and other infra­sc­ture there. Town­ship offi­cials call it crit­i­cal con­sid­er­ing the loss of fund­ing from the estate tax, which the state elim­i­nated. They say …

Karen S. Smith, age 70, of Wauseon passed away Tuesday October 6, 2015 at Heartland of Wauseon. Mrs. Smith was born on February 27, 1945 in Archbold, Ohio the daughter of the late Jefferson and Edith (Grieser) Wyse. At the age of 14, she was baptized at Lockport Mennonite Church. …

Patrick A. Thiel, age 52, of Bryan, Ohio, and a lifelong resident of the Edon, Ohio, area, passed away on Monday, October 5, 2015, in his home. Mr. Thiel was a 1982 graduate of Edon High School and was currently employed by Bryan Packaging. He was a member of St. …

A new ground­wa­ter study pre­sented at the Bryan Board of Pub­lic Affairs meet­ing Tues­day evening increases sig­nif­i­cantly the bound­aries of the City of Bryan’s source water pro­tec­tion area. Bryan Munic­i­pal Util­i­ties con­tracted with Ben­nett & Williams, a con­sult­ing firm, to update the delin­eation of the source water pro­tec­tion area as …

Absen­tee bal­lots are now avail­able at the Williams County Board of Eec­tions on East High Street in Bryan for the Novem­ber 3rd gen­eral elec­tion. Bear in mind that reg­is­tered vot­ers who want to vote absen­tee by mail have to make their appl­ci­a­tion prior to noon Sat­ur­day, Octo­ber 31st. It can …

A Sher­wood woman was hurt when her rig flipped over. It hap­pened mon­day. Police say 55 year old Denise Mor­gan of 105 East Maple Street was trav­el­ing north­bound on Ohio 49 near Beer Bower Road when her vehi­cle left the road and she tried to get it back on the …

Funny money has appar­ently been float­ing around some area busi­nesses. Napoleon police say they’ve seen a surge of it recently.…most of the fake bills being used are 20’s, 50’s and 100’s. Police say if viewed closely, the bills can be exposed as coun­ter­feit as they have poor print qual­ity. You …

Defi­ance Col­lege will hold a Mil­i­tary and Vet­er­ans Appre­ci­a­tion Day on Sat­ur­day, Oct. 10, at the DC-Manchester foot­ball game. All area vet­er­ans are wel­come and will be admit­ted to the game free with their mil­i­tary ID. Kick-off is at 1:30 p.m. The school is also accept­ing care pack­age dona­tions for …

Rosie Gomez-Yant, age 57, of Wauseon, passed away Sunday, October 4, 2015 at St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. Rosie was born in Fulton County, Ohio on February 12, 1958, the daughter of Francisco and Cleofus (Ramon) Gomez. She was a member of St. Caspar Catholic Church in Wauseon. Surviving …

Viola M. Herman, age 70, of Reading, Michigan, and formerly of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:50 A.M. on Friday, October 2, 2015, at Hillsdale Community Health Center in Hillsdale, Michigan, where she was a patient, after a brief illness. Mrs. Herman had been employed throughout the years as a cook …