Paul A. Shock, 67, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away Monday, December 19, 2022, at the University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio.  Paul was born December 31, 1954, in Defiance, Ohio, son of the late Earl and Alice Shock.  He attended Defiance High School, and then Ball State University.  Paul …

A vehicle pursuit in two counties…involving speeds well over 100 miles per hour and a stolen car…ends with the arrest of four suspects, one of which is a “person of interest” in a double homicide in Tennessee. The chase began on U.S. 24, just west of Defiance’s North Clinton Street …

After a few mild flu seasons, the virus is back with a vengeance across the state and county. The Williams County Health Department is reporting higher influenza cases at Bryan and Montpelier hospitals this year compared to 2020 and 2021. Data from the Ohio Department of Health show that influenza-associated …

Ohio hunters checked 15,163 deer during the extra weekend of deer gun hunting on Saturday, Dec. 17 and Sunday, Dec. 18, that’s according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. In the same two-day period over the last three years, hunters took an average of 12,944 deer. …

Edgerton will be able to clean up a contaminated brownfield property next year with the help of nearly $5 million dollars in grants through the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program. Last week, Gov., DeWine announced $88 million for 123 brownfield remediation projects throughout the state. This involved the second and third …

Questions remain after Bryan City Council voted unanimously to end the contract of Rhonda Fisher, Bryan city attorney and municipal prosecutor. Fisher has served as city attorney since being hired Dec. 27, 2001. The termination came after an hour-long closed, executive session at the end of the Bryan City Council …

The Williams County Land Reutilization Corporation had a special meeting to accept a Montpelier property. W. Main St. in Montpelier was one of three sites they received a grant for to help with demolition. At the board’s previous meeting on Dec. 9,, officials said the village may be interested in …

Carol Jean VanArsdalen, 83, of Alvordton, Ohio passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022, in the care of Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers- Bryan. Carol was born December 27, 1938, daughter of the late Carl and Esther Gable. She was a 1956 graduate of Hilltop High School. Carol was known by …

Betty Jane Williams, age 80, of Pioneer, Ohio, passed away on Sunday morning, December 18, 2022 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Betty was a homemaker and an activity director. Betty was born on April 17, 1942, in Edon, Ohio, the daughter of Francis and Helen (Trausch) Moreland. …

Mary Ellen Ringenberg, 106, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Saturday, December 17, 2022, at Vancrest of Hicksville.  Mary was born March 25, 1916, in Antwerp, Ohio, daughter of the late Henry N. and Bertha (Gerken) Seslar.  She married Herbert W. Ringenberg on March 20, 1942, in Pioneer, Ohio, and they …