Area commissioners meet to discuss the current status and future plans for Hicksville Community Memorial Hospital. The board also met with Erika Willitzer for a monthly economic development update. She gave an update on various projects, including an initiative to encourage locals to use the resources offered by GIFT, a …

A portion of Paulding Road will be “permanently” closed starting in March due to the construction of Google’s new data center, this is according to the City of New Haven Engineering Department. A map depicting the road closure and accompanying detour for the construction of Google’s new data center in …

A civil lawsuit between the City of Bryan and a long-time business is set for a trial date in Williams County Common Pleas Court. The Ohio Art Co. is suing the city, the Bryan Board of Public Affairs and Bryan Municipal Utilities, claiming it was overcharged for water usage over …

A man is rescued from the sunroof of his car following an accident in rural DeKalb County on C.R. 64. A preliminary investigation concludes that Sheldon Shearer was westbound in the 8100 block when his car left the roadway. The vehicle came to a rest on its side in a …

A former Ohio sheriff’s deputy charged in the killing of a Black man will face a retrial, prosecutors announce. The decision comes just days after a jury couldn’t agree on a verdict in Jason Meade’s first trial, the judge declared it a mistrial, ending tumultuous proceedings that saw four jurors …

Mary Ida Fry, age 90, of Bryan and a long time resident of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 7:15 A.M. on Sunday, February 25, 2024, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio.  Mrs. Fry was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Blakeslee, Ohio and the Catholic …

Evana Marie Keener, 84, of Butler, Indiana, passed away Friday, February 23, 2024, at Parkview DeKalb Hospital, Auburn, Indiana.  Evana was born May 31, 1939, in Auburn, daughter of the late Lawrence J. and Roberta J. (Charleswood) Lee.  She graduated from high school in 1957, and married Jerry L. Keener …

Ronald D. Schroeder, 78 years of Bryan, and formerly of Cecil, passed away Friday, February 23, 2024, in his home with his family at his side. Ron was born June 2, 1945, in Saginaw, Michigan, the son of the late Joseph and Hazel (Speiser) Schroeder. Ron was an Army veteran, …

Sally L. Priest, 94, a lifelong resident of Montpelier, passed away surrounded by her family on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at Evergreen Healthcare in Montpelier. She was born on July 29, 1929 in Montpelier to Herschell Raphael and Alphretta May (Brannan) McMillen. Sally graduated from Montpelier High School. Sally retired …

Clifford D. Mann, 80 of Waldron, Michigan passed away peacefully on Friday, February 23, 2024 at his home.  He was born on April 9, 1943 in Camden Township, Hillsdale County, Michigan to Dale and Catherine (Carpenter) Mann.  He served his country for three years in the United States Army from …