A Grand Rapids man drowned in the Maumee River after falling off a boat. Deputies responded to the north side of river across from Wagner’s Campground and west of Mary Jane Thurston Park…for a report of a possible drowning after a man fell off a boat and could not be …

The Indiana Department of Health on Thursday reported the state’s first case of West Nile virus for 2022. The case involves a person in Lake County in northwest Indiana. It also noted that the West Nile virus has been detected in a sample of mosquitoes collected in Steuben County. According …

James E. Henson, age 64, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:15 P.M. on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, in his home surrounded by his family after an extended illness. Jim was a fabricator at Haulotte/Biljax in Archbold. He was a former member of Bryan Eagles Aerie #2233, Bryan Moose Lodge …

Thomas W. Sproles, Jr., 36, of Ney, Ohio, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, June 26, 2022, as a result of an automobile accident near Ottawa, Ohio.  Thomas was born September 8, 1985, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Thomas W. and Elizabeth G. (Grisier) Sproles. …

Mary Alice Hart, 100, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, June 29, 2022, in her home surrounded by two of her close friends.  Mary Alice was born November 20, 1921, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late Oscar F. and Helen M. (Walz) Koch. She was a 1939 graduate …

A pair of infrastructure projects…one in Bryan, one in Madison Township…are authorized for funding by Williams County Commissioners. The project in Bryan will address outdated and crumbling water lines along a five-block stretch of South Lynn Street. The Madison Township project is a full-depth reconstruction of about a one mile …

The project to replace a portion of the bridge deck over Lost Creek on U.S. 127 in Defiance County is delayed. Officials had expected the span would reopen to traffic before the Independence Day holiday, but now say it could remain closed for up to four more weeks. The project …

Delbert Allen, 76, passed away from complications, related to injuries he sustained when he was working at a New Haven home that burst into flames in February. We reported…Allen was working as a plumber in the house when it exploded. He was badly burned, especially on his back and on …

Linda S. “Susie” Powell, 79, of Ney, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio. Susie was born August 4, 1942, in Wauseon, Ohio, daughter of the late Carroll and Margaret Ann (Covey) Foster.  She was a 1960 graduate of Bryan High …

Jennifer Basselman, superintendent of the Williams County Board of Developmental Disabilities has announced her resignation, effective July 7. She notified President Mike Elkins in a letter on June 8 that she intended to leave the agency for personal reasons in 30 days. Basselman was appointed to the position a little …