A routine traffic stop in Hicksville ends with felony assault charges against an Edgerton woman. Officials say Miranda Sponseller, of Edgerton, was stopped for changing lanes wrong. During the traffic stop, officials say Sponseller was arrested and charged with DUI. She then resists officers. That leads to additional assault charges …

DeKalb County deputies are investigating the death of a man at a steel manufacturing plant. Responders arrived at Heitman Steel…to find the victim…pinned between two rolls of steel. The victim was pronounced dead on scene by medical personnel. His identity is being withheld, pending family notification. The investigation is ongoing.

A man dies in an Auburn mobile home Monday afternoon. Crews arrived at the West Edge Mobile Home Park. Officials tell reporters the man and a woman were in the home at the time of the fire. The woman was able to escape. State and local investigators are going over …

A central Ohio judge blocks the subsidies from a $1 billion nuclear bailout law at the center of a $60 million bribery probe. This…as state lawmakers scramble to decide the fate of a repeal. Franklin County Judge, Chris Brown sided with Attorney General, Dave Yost…in granting a preliminary injunction that …

Jerry L. Yoder, Sr., 79, of Pioneer, passed away at his home Monday morning.  He was born August 4, 1941 in Coldwater, Michigan to Forrest Yoder and Helen (Harrington) Yoder-Hill.  He lived most of his life on the family farm in Pioneer, taking care of animals and plowing the fields. …

Troy L. Michael, age 54, of Montpelier, passed away at 10:04 on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers- Bryan. He was a maintenance coordinator at Archbold Furniture Company. Troy was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses on June 22, 1985 and served as ministerial servant at …

Frank Gregory Brown II, 71 years, of Coldwater, Michigan, and a former resident of Defiance, Ohio, passed away Sunday, December 20, 2020, in his home with his family by his side.  Frank lived the past three years, graciously and courageously, with lung cancer.  Frank was born September 7, 1949, in …

The Williams County Health Department reports four more COVID-19 deaths in the county this weekend…an 83-year-old female and three males aged 68, 86 and 79. Three of the victims were in long-term care facilities. 36 have now succumbed to COVID-19 in Williams County, health officials confirm. The county has had …

The City of Bryan will continue providing fire protection services to Pulaski and Jefferson townships. City council approved one-year contracts with the townships, during their regular meeting. The city also provides fire protection services to Center Township, by way of a three-year contract that remains in effect until 2022.

Monday night was the last board of education meeting for Bryan City Schools outgoing Superintendent, Diana Savage. Savage started her career in education as a teacher in Swanton, in 1989. She was the Bryan High School assistant principal from 2001-05…curriculum coordinator from 2005-08…and the superintendent from May 2008 to present.