Three people were arrested on drug related charges by Angola Police on Wednesday morning following a traffic stop. Meth was found in the vehicle, as well as a two-year-old boy. 39-year-old Robert Phibbs of Angola was pulled over for an expired plate. An Angola K-9 alerted on the vehicle, where …
Read More »69 Year Old Murder Story To Be Re-Told
The brutal murder of a Bryan librarian 69 years ago is being highlighted in a new documentary, which will premiere on the anniversary of her death. Emily Abernathy was killed on Sept. 19, 1946, in the Bryan library by James Robert Engle. The documentary about the murder entitled “Emily’s Story,” …
Read More »Trine Ranks Well
Trine University has been ranked by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top Midwestern regional colleges for 2016. The ranking is based on several factors from this past spring including peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, financial resources and alumni giving rate. The University’s Allen School of …
Read More »Fugitive Caught After Attempted Escape
29 year old Tyler Richards, the fugitive who escaped from the Bryan Municipal Court back in March by running from a probation officer even though he had a cast on his leg, has been captured. The Bryan Times reports that Richards was traveling with his girlfriend, Jennifer Elliot of Alvordton …
Read More »Settlement Announced In Steubenville Suit
A lawsuit filed back in April of 2014 in Steuben Superior Court against the Town of Fremont, its police department, two Fremont officers and the Steuben County Sheriffs Department has been settled out of court in a financial settlement. The lawsuit was filed by Lana Fanning and her son Alexander …
Read More »Investigation Underway At Reported Shots Fired At Vehicles’
A report Tuesday afternoon about a man who may have had a gun. According to the Branch County Sheriff’s Department, an Ohio woman and her husband were southbound on I-69 near the Newton Road overpass when they saw a tall, thin man with short hair pointing a gun at their …
Read More »Highway Patrol Continues To Refine Holiday Stats
The Ohio State Highway Patrol was out in full force this past Labor Day weekend, and reports indicate a decrease in traffic fatalities. Eleven fatal crashes resulted in 11 deaths during the reporting period of Friday, September 4 at 12 a.m. through Monday, September 7 at 11:59 p.m. This is …
Read More »Norman Riggs, 90
Norman E. Riggs, 90 years of West Unity, passed away Sunday, September 6, 2015 in the home of his son, Steven, in Woodstock, Georgia. Norman was born May 8, 1925 in Leipsic, Ohio, the son of the late Ira and Clara (Yetter) Rigg. A High School graduate, Norman enlisted in …
Read More »John Keller, 81
John F. Keller, age 81, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, September 6, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. John had worked in quality control at Bohn Aluminum in Angola, Indiana for over 30 years prior to his retirement. John F. Keller was born April 17, …
Read More »Angola Man Facing Felony Charges Following Alleged Assault
A man from Angola is in some serious trouble, and facing felony charges, after police say he knocked another man unconscious by whacking him in the head. It happened early Sunday morning, when 23 year old Sean Gieger claims that the other guy broke into the home he was renting …
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