A teen dies behind the wheel in Steuben County. Officials say a 16 year old boy and a passenger are on CR 675…a half mile south of State Road 120, near Millgrove Township. At the top of a rise in the road…the driver loses control…the car goes off the roadway…hitting …

Edward Lee Foss, age 57, of Bryan passed away on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He had worked as a truck driver prior to becoming disabled. Edward was born on June 11, 1963 in Defiance, Ohio, the son of Roland J. and Ruby …

James Lewis Davis, 85, of Bryan, passed-away Thursday, February 25, 2021 at his home. Born in Scott, Ohio, to Lewis Alfred and Susie Ellen (Mohr) Davis, he was a resident of Williams County since, 1935. A graduate of Farmer High School, he married Mary L. Huffman in William Center, Ohio …

Rodney Keith JoHantgen, 68 years, of Waldron, Michigan passed away Thursday, February 25, 2021 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Rodney was born January 3, 1953 in Williams County, Ohio, the son of the late Maynard and Mary Lou (Beatty) JoHantgen. He was a graduate of Hilltop High …

COVID-19 cases and deaths are seeing a downward trend in Williams County, thanks mostly to masking and social distancing efforts. As of Wednesday, there have been 2,997 total cases of COVID-19 in the county with 2,826 recoveries. 151 hospitalizations are reported…along with 77 deaths. The county hasn’t reported a coronavirus …

The ability of the Ohio governor to issue public health orders during a pandemic would be restricted under a bill in the Ohio House…that is the GOP’s latest effort to rein in the state’s authority. The effort is similar to a bill that passed in the Senate last week that …

Employees at CCNO name Dan Wolfrum…Employee of the Year for 2020. Back in December…with staffing levels strained…COVID-19…the jail implemented emergency staffing measures where they use other staff…such as Command, Maintenance, and Administration…to help with security posts. Wolfrum was able to help an inmate, suffering from a serious medical condition.

Two Ohio men are among the latest, charged in connection with the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S Capitol…after being identified by family and acquaintances to the FBI…that’s according to U.S. District Court documents. Derek Jancart and Alexander Sheppard join the eight other Ohioans accused of accompanying a mob …

Robert A. Nichols, Sr., age 83, of Wauseon passed away February 21, 2021 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Toledo. Robert worked as a plant manager at Cargotec in Perrysburg for many years. Robert was born January 9, 1938 in Swanton to the late Chester and Otha (Mohre) Nichols. On August …

James R. Trausch, age 74, of Edon, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, at his home. James retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation as a transportation manager and proudly served as the Mayor of Edon for 8 years. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, …