According to the Ohio Highway Patrol statistics, two people were killed in two fatal crashes on Ohio roadways this Christmas holiday. Of the two people killed, one was not wearing a safety belt. The two-day Christmas reporting period began Tuesday, December 23 at midnight and ran through 11:59 p.m. on …

Students in Bryan and Montpelier recently learned about financial literacy through the Real Money Real World program offered through OSU Extension of Williams County. The program includes an interactive spending simulation that provides the opportunity to make lifestyle and budget choices similar to those made by 27-year-old adults. There are …

The Ohio Public Works Commission announced that funding has been awarded to a Lucas County conservation project through the Clean Ohio Green Space Conservation Program. The state program is focused on environmental conservation, which includes acquiring green spaces and protecting and enhancing rivers and streams. Grant recipients are required to …

With 2024 drawing to a close, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office has released statistics from law enforcement task force operations across the state throughout the year. According to Yost, law enforcement task forces organized under the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission confiscated more than $92 million in illegal drugs, along …

Did you feel it? The first recorded earthquake in Defiance County happened in Hicksville Sunday morning. The quake occurred at 6:46 a.m., according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The 2.9 magnitude earthquake happened roughly half a mile southwest of Hicksville at a depth of nearly 6 miles. The Ohio …

Williams County Common Pleas Court Judge J.T. Stelzer will officially retire as Williams County Common Pleas Court judge Tuesday, after serving 13 1/2 years on the bench. He was appointed when Judge Craig Roth retired. He then completed two more full terms.  

Unemployment rates in Defiance-area counties in November were all 4.2% or lower, according to figures from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). The lowest area county remained Putnam at 3.1% followed by Williams County at 3.9%. The other four counties were at 4% or slightly higher.  

Mrs. Marie Thompson, age 81, of Bryan, OH, and formerly of Rockmart, GA, passed away Wednesday, December 25, 2024, in Bryan, Ohio. Mrs. Thompson was born on March 2, 1943, daughter of the late Andrew Taylor and Jessie Shepherd Taylor. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Thompson was preceded in …

Michael L. Manon, age 75, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, at his home in Defiance. Mike was a mechanical engineer who worked at Aro Corporation for over 20 years until their closing, then at Powers & Sons for another 15 years until he retired. Mike …

Henry Elihu Bennett, 49, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away Friday, December 27, 2024, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio. Henry was born June 28, 1975, in Manhattan, New York, the son of Dale and the late Diane (Krushel) Bennett. He attended Carmen Road School, Massapequa Park, Long …