Julie O. Rychener, age 65, of Pettisville, Ohio, passed away on Friday July 15, 2022 at the Genacross Lutheran Services in Napoleon. Born December 2, 1956 in Great Falls, Montana, the daughter of Roy and Lucille Nottingham. She married Fred Rychener on October 8, 1977 in Great Falls, MT and …

Sharon A. Nolin-Taylor, 74, of Pioneer went home to be with the Lord Saturday June 11th at home after a long and courageous battle with cancer. She was born on March 2, 1948 in Kansas City, Missouri to William O. and Nancy L. (Koons) Clements Jr. On June 21, 1997 …

Ronald L. Brown, 85, of Montpelier passed away Thursday, July 14, 2022 at his home.  He was born on May 5, 1937 in Montpelier to Arthur and Lolabelle Brown.  After High School Ron proudly served his country in the United States Army.  He married Rebecca J Stantz. Ron worked on …

A Defiance man dies in a suspected alcohol-related crash near Montpelier, Saturday evening. Officials tell reporters…Benjamin Gurwell, 58, was heading south on U.S. 20A…when he drove off the left side of the roadway…hitting a pole at the intersection with Ohio 107. Gurwell was pronounced dead at the scene. State and …

A medical emergency turns into a police chase in Auburn. Officers see Joe Smithson, slumped over the wheel of a pickup truck at a parking lot on Touring Drive. They are pretty sure he is intoxicated on something. As officers ask him questions…Smithson puts his truck into gear and flees …

Williams County Commissioners and administrative staff have temporarily moved from their usual home on the fourth floor of the county courthouse to offices in the county’s East Annex. Beginning with their regular meeting this past Thursday, commissioners and their staff have moved to the former Ohio Means Jobs Office on …

Daniel V. Martin, 82, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.  Daniel was born July 8, 1940, in Detroit, Michigan, son of the late Victor H. and Louise (Patrick) Martin.  He was a 1958 graduate of Denby High …

Merv Allen Miller, 48, of Hamilton, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2022, in his residence after battling multiple health issues over the past few years.  Merv was born July 17, 1973, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, son of Mervin and Rosalie (Steury) Miller.  He was a graduate of Hamilton High …

Lorin “Pete” K. Stambaugh, 93, of Montpelier passed away at his home on Wednesday, July 13, 2022.  He was born on October 16, 1928 in Madison Township to Waldo and Lefa G. (Kunkle) Stambaugh.  On October 29, 1949 he married Thelma J. Moody and she survives.  Pete retired from the …

A man was arraigned Wednesday in Ohio on charges of raping a 10-year-old girl…whose case drew national attention following a doctor’s comments that the child had to travel to Indiana for an abortion…because of new restrictions in her home state after the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent landmark ruling. The suspect’s …