Robert J. “Bob” Ferguson, 57, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Monday, January 29, 2024, in his residence with his family by his side.  Bob was born March 10, 1966, in Paulding, Ohio, the son of James and Pamela (Rhonehouse) Ferguson.  He graduated from Mount Vernon High School.  Bob married Michelle …

Judith Marie (Sauders) Mosier, age 83, of  Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 10:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at Hillside Country Living, near Bryan.  Judith worked in finance for many years and toward the end of her working career she worked in the bakery at Chief Supermarket in Bryan. …

Williams County will be forming its own committee to address the growing homeless issue. For at least three years, representatives of various agencies in the county have been meeting quarterly with a representative of the Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission…to try and address the problem. NOCAC holds similar meetings with …

After a deadly school bus crash last summer, a task force convened by Gov. Mike DeWine recommends more training, driver benefits and safety features but not a seat belt mandate. How and when safety upgrades are made would be up to individual school districts, the governor said at an event, …

Williams County as well as one of its communities will be celebrating longevity mile markers this year. Officials announced last year that Williams County would be celebrating the 200th anniversary of the formation of the county government this year. This celebration takes the place of the bicentennial of the formation …

President Biden will visit the eastern Ohio community that was devastated by a fiery train derailment almost one year ago, accepting an invitation from the East Palestine mayor to see firsthand how the cleanup of spilled toxic chemicals and the recovery are coming along. Mayor Trent Conaway, a conservative who …

The Williams County commissioners are considering limiting access to the covered bridge at the county fairgrounds due to vandalism issues. The commissioners met with Toby Fenicle, a Williams County Fair board member who provides maintenance at the fairgrounds. He says some of the problems include people breaking into buildings on …

Ohio Gov. DeWine approves major three economic projects within the state, and one of them is expected to bring 180 jobs to Defiance. MetalX, a recycling plant, based in Fort Wayne, will bring a new plant, called MMX, to Defiance that is anticipated to generate $14.4 million dollars in new …

Ethlyn M. “Sis” Krouse, 88, of Montpelier, passed away on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice in Defiance, Ohio. She was born on October 15, 1935 in Montpelier to Kenneth and Ethel (Young) Kuhlman. Sis graduated from Montpelier High School and went on to receive her Medical …

Marsha J. Fisher, age 74, of  Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 10:14 P.M. on Thursday, January 25, 2024, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center where she had been a resident.  Marsha had worked as a packing clerk at Newberry’s, Ferro and Sauder Manufacturing.  She was a member of First Baptist …