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High Speed Motorcycle Chase Reaches 115 MPH

One motor­cy­clist is in cus­tody and another is still on the loose fol­low­ing a police chase Mon­day night that started in DeKalb County and ended in Angola. It began when cops tried to stop two motor­cy­cles head­ing north on County Road 39 from the Water­loo area for speed­ing. They refused …

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Williams Sheriff Announces Arrest

Williams County Sher­iffs Deputies have been busy so far this week. 50 year old Bir­dine Cole Sr. of Mont­pe­lier was arrested Mon­day on 2 secret indict­ments from the Williams County Com­mon Pleas Court. Cole is a reg­is­tered sex offender that absconded. His ini­tial indict­ment in July is for fail­ure to …

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Margaret Campbell, 69

Margaret A. Campbell, age 69, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away Monday morning, September 14, 2015, at Community Health and Wellness Center in Bryan. Mrs. Campbell had been an LPN in Edgerton for many years then was an EMT in Bryan for over 15 years. She retired from WalMart in Bryan …

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Freemont Man Headed To Prison

A Fre­mont man will spend 10 years of a 20 year sen­tence behind bars, fol­low­ing his sen­tenc­ing on Mon­day in Steuben Supe­rior Court. 23 year old Jere­miah Bates entered a guilty plea to a Level 2 felony of Deal­ing Metham­phet­a­mine. Bates was also placed on pro­ba­tion for five years and …

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Plea Deal Reached In Gas Station Robbery

A guilty plea on Mon­day in Steuben Cir­cuit Court in con­nec­tion with the attempted rob­bery of a Marathon gas sta­tion back in Feb­ru­ary. 19-year-old James Michael Moore of the Angola area, admit­ted guilt in con­nec­tion to a Level Three felony of attempted rob­bery. In exchange for his guilty plea, pros­e­cu­tors …

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Williams Health Commissioner Questions County TB Control Protocol

On Mon­day, Williams County Health Com­mis­sioner Jim Watkins asked county com­mis­sion­ers to con­firm that the health depart­ment is the lead agency for tuber­cu­lo­sis con­trol. Watkins, accord­ing to the Bryan Times, said the depart­ment has oper­ated as the lead agency for years, but he wanted con­fir­ma­tion due to upcom­ing changes in …

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Kevin Hall, 50

Kevin Stuart Hall, age 50, of Holgate passed away early Sunday September 13, 2015 at Hospice of Perrysburg. Mr. Hall was employed by Sauder Woodworking in Archbold. Among his survivors is his wife, Jamie of Holgate and son, Devin Hall of Maumee, Ohio. Arrangements are pending at the Edgar-Grisier Funeral …

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Fundraiser Scheduled

A fundraiser to help with funeral expenses for Melody Bridges will be held Sat­ur­day at Area 51 in Ham­ler. Funds raised dur­ing the event also will be ear­marked for her two young sons. The 34 year old mother was killed last month in a motor­cy­cle crash in Williams County, when …

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Bryan Police Report Busy Weekend

Bryan Police were kept busy over the week­end. On Sat­ur­day, they arrested 39 year old Joshua J. Shaf­fer of South Cherry Street for Dis­or­derly Con­duct. Then they released him. On Sun­day, Bryan Police arrested 33 year old Joe W. Sher­man of SR 191 in Stryker for Unau­tho­rized Use of a …

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Four County ADAMhs Gets Clean Audit

The Four County ADAMhs Board received a clean audit from the state auditor’s office for 2014. In fact, things looked so good that the state even waived the need for an exit inter­view. That was good news, but even bet­ter news came when the board learned late last week, that …

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