Paul I. Clark, 81, of Bryan, passed away on June 13, 2022 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. He was born on April 4, 1941 in Montpelier to Raymond F. and Rosella E. (Radabaugh) Clark. On November 18, 1976 he married Lois P. Stantz and she preceded him …

Luella E. Weller, 92, of Ney, Ohio, peacefully passed away Monday, June 13, 2022, at Defiance Care & Rehabilitation Center, Defiance, Ohio. Luella was born July 21, 1929, in Bryan, Ohio, daughter of the late Harold and Christean (Grine) Dietrich. She was a 1947 graduate of Ney High School. Luella …

Change could be coming that would revamp the Williams County Regional Planning Commission and its processes. The Commission is tasked with reviewing certain land use issues, such as lot splits, zoning variances and new subdivisions in the unincorporated areas of the county. Officials suggested changing the planning commission from one …

Williams County elections officials had to scramble to fix a problem in the May 3 primary caused by a ballot printing issue by the county’s print vendor, Integrated Voting Systems. Now, with personal assurances from IVS representatives of new and improved safeguards, and with the lowest price, the Williams County …

Eight graduates from the Northwest State Community College Law Enforcement Academy were recently honored during a special ceremony. The class successfully completed both the state certification exam and the physical fitness requirements of the program. The graduates will now take the 200-question Ohio Peace Officer Training Association Certification examination, the …

Gerald P. “Jerry” Schmitt, 79, of Alvordton, Ohio, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2022, at Fulton County Health Center, Wauseon.  Jerry was born October 7, 1942, in Toledo, Ohio, son of the late Carl and Edna (Schneider) Schmitt.  He served in the United States Marine Corps until his honorable discharge …

Julie J. Barker, 60, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2022, in the Emergency Room of Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville.  Julie was born January 27, 1962, in Hicksville, Ohio, daughter of the late Lester and Betty (Chehi) Sprow.  She was a 1980 graduate of Antwerp High School and …

Dee Ann Reeder, 83, of Montpelier passed away at home on Monday, June 13, 2022.  She was born on September 25, 1938 in Montpelier to Lowell W. and Vivian D. (Hauck) Martin.  Dee graduated from Montpelier High School in 1956.  She then received her Associates Degree from Elkhart University.  On August 24, 1957 she …

The Montpelier Village Council awarded the bid for its final combined sewer overflow project on Monday, with bids coming in lower than the estimates. This will be the seventh, and last, CSO, untreated stormwater and sewage overflow in local streams and rivers. The village has been working on these projects …

Edgerton established an internship program in the hopes of getting people interested and involved in running the village. The council passed the ordinance creating the position during their meeting last week and already have someone lined up for the job. As established in the ordinance, the position will have two …