The Ohio Supreme Court has scheduled oral arguments in a case involving the state’s attempt to tax NASCAR for broadcasting its races in Ohio. At issue before the court is whether the state tax commissioner properly subjected those broadcasts to Ohio’s commercial activities tax…during an audit from 2005 to 2010. …

Mary Irene Short, age 95, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, November 28, 2021, at the home of her daughter in Strawberry Plains, Tennessee, after an extended illness. Mrs. Short worked alongside her husband for twenty-nine years, from 1967-1996, operating Short’s Drive-in in Edgerton. She enjoyed fishing, quilting, and …

Juliana Amber Alexander, age 56, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Friday, November 26, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Juliana was a graduate of Bryan High School and graduated from Northwest State Community College to obtain her degree in nursing. Juliana was employed as an LPN …

Faye C. Adams, 75 years of Bryan, passed away Thursday evening, November 25, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. Faye was born December 27, 1945, in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada, the daughter of William E. and Viona A. (Nicholson) MacArthur. She was a 1963 graduate of Woodstock High …

Jon D. Michael, 75 years of Sarasota, Florida and a former resident of Bryan, Ohio, passed away late Friday, November 19, 2021, at Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, Lakewood Ranch, Florida. Jon was born June 27, 1946, in Hillsdale, Michigan, the son of the late Merclyn O. and Betty Jane (Partee) …

John P. Lovejoy, age 56, of Archbold passed away on November 27, 2021, at home. John spent 34 years married to the love of his life, Ronda (Rupp) Lovejoy, who survives. John was born on June 19, 1965, to Paul and Joan Lovejoy in Ft. Hood, Texas. John started working …

Mary Lou Beek, 63, of Quincy, Michigan passed away Friday afternoon at her home.  She was born on June 12, 1958 in Montpelier to Roger C. and Celia L. (Griggs) Beek.  Mary graduated from Montpelier High School in 1976. Mary attended the Union Church in in Quincy.  In 2018 she …

A Montpelier man, accused of rape…and a Bryan man…accused of crimes involving children…both plead not guilty to all charges against them. Phillip Deck, 54, of Montpelier, now has a final pretrial conference…set for 1 p.m. on Jan. 6th. Deck remains held at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio on $100,000 …

This Monday played out similarly to last Monday for the Edgerton Fire Department, which responded to another house fire with a skeleton crew. They head out to the blaze on N. Elm St. It started in the bedroom, officials say. Some sort of accident. Damage is estimated at around 50 …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports…13 people were killed on Ohio’s roadways this Thanksgiving holiday, during the five-day reporting period. Last year, 11 died. This year…the fatalities included a pedestrian…four were not wearing a seatbelt…and three crashes involved impaired driving. None were in Williams County. In all…troopers arrested 300 people …