The Van Wert Police Department is looking for at least one suspect involved in a break-in Saturday morning at a Van Wert home…on Burt St. They say it was a home invasion. The initial investigation found Johnie Patrick, 88, was sleeping when someone entered the front door of Patrick’s home, …

A DeKalb County home went up in flames Sunday night, prompting several fire and emergency crews to respond to the scene. The initial call came in around 10:50 p.m. for a fire at 6925 County Road 62. Crews arrived to find the east half of the house engulfed in flames …

Several members of the fraternity involved in the hazing death of Stone Foltz in March 2021 were sentenced in Wood County Court. Those receiving their sentences had taken plea deals as part of a strategy targeting Jacob Krinn and Troy Henricksen. Those two were acquitted of the most serious charges …

Montpelier Mayor Steve Yagelski said village council meetings will continue to open with a prayer for as long as he’s mayor. Last month, Elijah Utley spoke against opening the meetings with a prayer, calling it exclusionary, especially if the prayer is exclusively Christian in nature. Utley returned for Monday’s meeting, …

Auburn Main Street in connection with Expression Gallery will hold a community forum on June 23rd, 2022, at the Dilgard Event Center. Community members are encouraged to participate in the engagement activities and join in the discussion. It will include initiatives where participants can share opinions and likes, concerns, and …

A Montpelier man faces 45 criminal counts…accused of rape and other sex crimes against two young girls, over a period of ten years. Jonathon Standish was among 20 individuals indicted this week by a Williams County grand jury. Prosecutors say…Standish raped one girl on numerous occasions, starting when she was …

About three months after a dangerous drug was released into the air system at the juvenile detention center in Stryker, the facility had a scarily similar incident on Tuesday evening, although officials say this one appears to have been a false alarm. First responders were dispatched to the Northwest Ohio …

Expect the annual Fly-In Breakfast at the Williams County Regional Airport to be bigger and better this year. The event has added a classic car cruise-in to its lineup. The event is set from 7-11 a.m. on Monday, July 4, in the main hangar at the airport on County Road …

Elsie L. North, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of Edon, Ohio, passed away late Sunday evening June 12, 2022, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. North was a graduate of Camden-Frontier High School and had worked at Dimension Veneers in Edon where she was affectionately known …

Wayne Alvin Patten, 88, of West Unity, Ohio passed away Tuesday, June 14, 2022, in his home surrounded by his family. Wayne was born May 31, 1934, in Pulaski Township, Ohio, son of the late Ward E. and Mary V. (Gore) Patten. He was a 1953 graduate of West Unity …