Delmar E. Karnes, 82, of Montpelier, passed away early Friday morning at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.  He was born on January 29, 1938, in Delta, Ohio, to Harold A. and Gladys F. (Stone) Karnes.  Delmar graduated from Montpelier High School in 1956, where he was a part of the only MHS …

Anthony “Tony” B. Conrad, 62, of Montpelier passed away Wednesday night at his home.  He was born on September 19, 1958 in Dayton to Fred and Myrtle (Browning) Conrad.  Tony attended Four County career center.  On December 31, 2017, after 33 years together, he married Kathy D. Knapp and she …

Vernon A. “Pretz” Stark, age 93, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 8:25 P.M. on Wednesday, January 20, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Stark was a 1946 graduate of Edgerton High School and served in the United States Army from …

An Indiana man is arrested in Paulding…marking his 24th DUI bust. Drivers see Tony Hanson, weaving all over the road…they call 911. The cops catch up to him…Hanson pulls over…hitting the curb, hard, first. He then fails the sobriety test. A check reveals he has had over four times the …

Bryan Police and firefighters respond to a roll-over crash on Vine Street, near West Bryan. Officials tell reporters the driver simply lost control of the vehicle. She was taken to an area hospital. The investigation into the accident continues at this hour by area officials. No word on any citations.

COVID-19…in Williams County. In the last week?…112 new cases, 12 hospitalizations and nine deaths. Since it began…2,728 cases, 143 patients in care…66 people have died…55 since Dec. 1st. 2,204 have recovered. Williams County remains at Level 3 on the Ohio Public Health Advisory System…we’re in the red…not good.

Ohio will use $50 million dollars in federal pandemic aid to buy 2 million at-home rapid coronavirus tests…to help local health departments respond faster to testing needs. Gov. DeWine makes the announcement. The at-home test kits are rapid antigen tests with results available in about 15 minutes. Users will receive …

Elgin Royce Smith, age 93, of Delta, Ohio, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2021, in his home, with his loving family at his bedside. Services for Elgin are pending at this time.

Maria A. Cardenas, 66, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away peacefully on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at Promedica Flower Hospital in Sylvania, Ohio. She was born in San Jeronimo, Michoacan, Mexico. She lived part of her life in Mexico and the rest in Wauseon. She came to the United States back …

Franklin Lee Landel, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 12:41 A.M. on Thursday, January 21, 2021, at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier. Lee worked at several locations in Bryan and Florida including TruFast and Spangler Construction, locally. He was raised in the First Lutheran Church in Bryan and …