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Larry J. Wygant, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:15 A.M. on Thursday, July 6, 2023, and his wife, Sarah K. “Kathy” Wygant, age 79, passed away on Friday, July 7, 2023 at 2:07 P.M., both at Hillside Country Living near Bryan. Larry J. Wygant was born on …

Rodney G. Merritt, 56, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 9:22 A.M. on Friday, July 7, 2023, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance, Ohio, after an illness of six months.  He was a graduate of Paulding High School in Paulding, Ohio, and earned his CDL to become …

The Edgerton Village Council approves an agreement to upgrade the village’s water treatment plant. It comes after the village applied for funds through the State Capital Improvement Program, last year. A combination of grant funds and a low interest loan will be used to cover the repairs and upgrades. The …

Pioneer Industrial Systems achieves statewide recognition for its Robotic Maintenance Vehicle. The RMV won the Ohio New Product Award…from the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers, which was presented to owner Todd Hendricks Sr. during NSPE-Ohio’s annual meeting. The award was created to recognize the benefits that come from the research …

Rheia-Mae Chriztene Perez, 1 month, of Bryan, passed away suddenly on Thursday, July 6, 2023. Rheia-Mae was born May 24, 2023, in Wauseon, Ohio, the daughter of Amber Christene Williamson and Russell James Salazar Perez. Surviving are her parents of Bryan; five siblings, Owen Peacock, Ross Jameson Lee Perez, Zanaya …

Myra M. Beavers, 88, of Montpelier passed away Friday, July 7, 2023 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice.  She was born on April 19, 1935 in Tullahoma, Tennessee to Silas Carter and Cleo (Wilson) Mullins.  Myra graduated from Pioneer High School in 1954.  She married  Ralph “John” F. Beavers, Sr. and …

Norfolk Southern says the owner of the rail car that caused the fiery Ohio derailment in February failed to properly maintain it in the years before the crash, and the railroad wants to make sure that company and the owners of the other cars involved help pay for the costs. …

Groups hoping to enshrine abortion rights in Ohio’s constitution delivered nearly double the number of signatures needed to place an amendment on the statewide ballot this fall…aiming to signal sweeping widespread support for an issue that still faces the threat of needing a significantly increased victory margin. Ohioans United for …

The recently agreed upon state budget sent to Gov. Mike DeWine has several provisions favorable to Ohio’s counties, including Williams. According to a release issued by the County Commissioners Association of Ohio, the budget is mostly favorable to issues important to the association. DeWine signed the bill into law Tuesday …

A foggy morning raised some concerns for the annual Fourth of July Fly-in Breakfast. But skies cleared up to let planes begin landing around 9 a.m. and the warm, dry weather brought a crowd to the Williams County Regional Airport to look at planes and cars and have a pancake …