The Indiana State Police Department is investigating a crash that leaves a pedestrian seriously hurt after being hit by a semi Saturday evening on the Indiana Toll Road in Steuben County. Troopers responded to the eastbound lanes of I-80, a few miles east of the Angola exit. Officers find the …

Norfolk Southern’s fourth-quarter profit fell 33% because of the ever growing costs of the cleanup of last year’s fiery derailment in eastern Ohio, but the railroad did deliver 3% more shipments during the quarter and even without the costs related to that toxic crash its profits still would have been …

The Williams County Board of Elections moves the voting location for two Bryan precincts and rejects a citizen’s protestation of another candidate. Bryan Precincts E and F will now vote at Wesley United Methodist Church, on Center St., just over a mile away from the current location. Separately, the board …

The pretrial hearing for a Bryan man charged with aggravated burglary and strangulation has been rescheduled. Sean Crocker, 29, had the pretrial hearing moved to Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. in Williams County Common Pleas Court. He also had a new attorney representing him in making the motion. The attorney …

The Van Wert Police Department is investigating an arson on the city’s west side. Officials say, dispatch responded to a garage on fire at a Leeson Avenue home. Once officers arrived at the scene, they reportedly found evidence that indicated someone used a Molotov cocktail to try to set the …

A coalition of voting-rights groups is vowing to fight on after Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost issues his second rejection of petition language it has submitted for a proposed constitutional amendment. Yost found the amendment’s title…“Ohio Voters Bill of Rights”…was highly misleading and misrepresentative of the measure’s contents, even as …

Beatrice A. Algeo, age 88, of Bryan, passed away Friday, January 19, 2024, at Bryan Care & Rehabilitation Center.  She worked as a dietary aide at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan and Montpelier for 13 years and at Allied Moulded for 11 and a half years.  She also …

Thomas A. Masters, 60, of Montpelier passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2024 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He was born on February 24, 1963 in Montpelier to Donald L. and Alice I. (Miller) Masters. Tom attended St. John’s Lutheran Church in Montpelier.  He was a self-employed …

Beverly Jean Henry, Montpelier, passed away on Wednesday, January 24, 2024. Ninety two years of a beautiful life well lived and we are heartbroken to have to say goodbye. We remember Bev as she was, a strong and determined woman. A mom. A caregiver and friend. A quick-witted mind. Healthy …

Doris M. Shoup, age 93, left this world on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 and was welcomed into the arms of Jesus.  Doris was a teacher for 30 years.  She taught 4th Grade in Bryan for 5 years and 3rd Grade in Edgerton for 23 years until her retirement in 1989. …