County commissioners met with Dave Newcomer, president of the Williams County Port Authority, about Newcomer’s efforts to secure a firm or someone to oversee financial accounting for the Authority. It was revived in 2015 after a period of dormancy, and has ramped up its efforts in the past couple of …

Maria A. Hamilton, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 4:08 P.M. on Friday, June 10, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Hamilton was a 1971 graduate of Waite High School in Toledo, Ohio, and had been a longtime employee of the …

Ronny M. Godsey, age 72, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 1:49 P.M. on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after an extended illness. Mr. Godsey was a 1968 graduate of Edon High School and served in the United States Army from 1971-1972. …

Nearly a week after Edgerton lost power due to an apparent train accident, the village is back up running on full power along their normal transmission lines. First Energy Crews completed all the work and restored power around 7 p.m. Sunday. Although they had hoped to start earlier and cut …

A meeting was held at the Stryker Depot to brainstorm and plan a community celebration for Aug. 27, in Stryker. The community was invited to bring their ideas and contact information to the meeting. The day will kick off with a parade scheduled for 11 a.m. It will feature Jeeps …

Commissioners in Williams and Fulton counties agree to share maintenance costs for a pair of ditches that traverse both counties. The majority of both Owl Creek and Wilson Creek are in the Williams County watershed. Williams County will collect $9,000 for permanent maintenance of Owl Creek, with Williams County responsible …

Doyle Frederick (Fred)Smethurst passed away on June 8th at Hillside Country Living. He had been suffering from lymphatic cancer. Fred was born in Bryan, Ohio on February 26, 1944 to Estle and Helen (Lautermilch) Smethurst. Fred graduated from Montpelier High School in 1962. After high school Fred was employed by …

Vincente Gonzalez, 86 years of Bryan, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Hillside Country Living, rural Bryan, where he was a resident. Vicente was born November 27, 1935, in Coamo, Puerto Rico, the son of the late Vicente and Delores (Rivera) Gonzalez. Vicente served in the United States Army, …

Vance H. Hook, 88, of Harlan, Indiana passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Vance was born March 22, 1934, in his maternal grandfather’s home in Hicksville, Ohio, son of the late Ira K. and Elva L. (Hilbert) Hook. He was a 1952 …

The Defiance County Sheriff’s Office fielded a call on a motorcycle crash on Ohio 111, south of Hammersmith Road, where a rider went down on the east side of the roadway and was ejected. The victim survives the accident and is recovering at this hour. State and local officials are …