Lavon R. “Dick” Cooper, Sr., 82 years, of Bryan passed Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at SKLD-Bryan Center. Richard was born March 6, 1938 in Van Wert, Ohio, the son of the late Joseph Marion and Sarah Catherine (DeCamp) Cooper. He married Karen Ann Murray on April 28, 1961 in Garrett, …

22 people die in 21 car accidents during the Fourth of July weekend in Ohio. Officials say troopers made 425 arrests for impaired driving and 280 on drug-related charges. The patrol responded to 631 crashes and made more than 22,494 traffic contacts in all…including providing assistance to more than 2,900 …

Two Indiana teens are charged and two others under investigation after a pursuit and manhunt in Paulding County. Officers try to pull over Ricky Taylor for speeding on U.S. 24, near mile post 3. He doesn’t stop and ultimately crashes trying to turn onto County Road 60 from County Road …

A hearing for a former Montpelier city leader, accused of theft is postponed. Ex-Chamber of Commerce Executive Director, Susan Gearhart, was scheduled to appear in a Williams County courtroom on theft charges. The hearing has been rescheduled for 11 a.m. on July 30. Prosecutors say Gearhart stole $6,054.96 from the …

Up to 20 weeks of Extended Benefits will be available to eligible Ohioans…who exhaust both the maximum 26 weeks of regular unemployment benefits and 13 weeks of Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation. The additional weeks are possible because Ohio’s insured unemployment rate exceeded a minimum threshold. The insured unemployment rate is …

Marlene Kay (Perkins) Eagle, 80, received her special calling to join the Lord late Tuesday evening on June 23rd, 2020. She earned her wings in Denver, Colorado but Marlene began her life in Stryker, Ohio August 6, 1939, the daughter of the late Theron R. and Berneta (Smith) Perkins. She …

John E. Core, 81 years, of Sherwood passed away Friday, July 3, 2020 at his residence. John was born May 6, 1939 in Defiance County, Ohio, the son of the late Charles B. and Claris Marie (Haver) Core. He was a 1957 graduate of Mark Center High School and continued …

A Bowling Green man is arrested after police say he stabbed a Cecil man in a convenience store in Defiance. Officers are dispatched to Circle K, on N. Clinton St. Both subjects were still inside the business when they arrived. James Mason was taken by Defiance Fire to a local …

Williams County commissioners approve $76 thousand dollars in line item appropriations at their regular meeting. The meeting was held online…coronavirus. The expenditures include $46 thousand to cover the expense of roof repairs at Hillside Country Living, the county-owned nursing, memory care and assisted living facility on County Road 16 north …

The number of prison inmates testing positive for coronavirus soared well past the 50,000 mark last month, as recent outbreaks threatened to undo control measures put in place earlier in the pandemic. At the end of June, the total number of coronavirus cases among prisoners had reached at least 52,649, …