Articles by Newspaper Staff
Stryker Graduation Celebrated (Photo Album)
(Paid Content) WILLIAMS COUNTY FAIR BOARD: Youth Night Approved For Sunday Of Fair Week
YOUTH NIGHT … Jr. Fair Board President Reese Hand explained Youth Night Competition rules to the WC Fair Board at their May 19, 2022 WC Agriculture Society Board Meeting. (PHOTO BY…
(Paid Content) Williams County’s Ruby Lockhart Celebrates110th Birthday
110 YEARS OLD … Possibly the oldest person in Williams County, Ohio, Ruby Lockhart has lived a full life. Presently she resides at Hillside Country Living where she is greatly loved…
Archbold vs Evergreen Tournament Baseball (Photo Album)
Power In The Purse Selects 2nd Quarter Grant Winner
Power in the Purse selected LifeWise Academy Bryan to receive a donation of $6,800 at their second quarter meeting. LifeWise Academy is a Released Time Religious Instruction (RTRI) program that provides…
Hilltop vs Antwerp Tournament Softball (Photo Album)
(Paid Content) WILLIAMS COUNTY MAYORS: Erica Krause From Senator Brown’s Office Guest Speaker For Latest Meeting
GUEST SPEAKER … Erica Krause, from Senator Brown’s office, spoke to the Williams County Mayor’s last Wednesday. (PHOTO BY DANIEL COOLEY, STAFF) By: Daniel Cooley The Williams County Mayors meeting of…
Van Wert vs Bryan Tournament Baseball (Photo Album)
Wauseon’s Chief Supermarket Wins “2022 Excellence In Retail” Award
RETAIL AWARD … Recently, Chief Supermarket in Wauseon was awarded the “2022 Excellence in Retail” award by the Fulton County Economic Development Corporation. This award is presented to the outstanding retail…
John Dillinger Planned Bryan Bank Robbery In 1933
By: Kevin M. Maynard A little known incident in Williams County history was the planned holdup of Bryan’s Citizens National Bank in 1933 by notorious bank robber John Dillinger. Dillinger was…
COVID Cases Continue To Rise In Fulton & Williams Counties
By: Daniel Cooley For the last four weeks, COVID cases in Williams and Fulton counties have been above 100 per 100,000 people. Cases in Ohio have now reached the 200 mark,…
(Paid Content) FULTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: Commissioners Discuss Petition For Annexation For The Village Of Delta
COMMISSIONERS … Fulton County Commissioners discuss the annexation petition for the Village of Delta. (PHOTO BY JACOB KESSLER, STAFF) By: Jacob Kessler The Fulton County Commissioners held their first meeting of…
Column: Tiring Time Of The Year – Graduation Season In Full Swing
By: Forrest R. Church, Publisher THE VILLAGE REPORTER ELECTRIC GREEN VEHICLES – I hope one day we can switch to electric. From what I can tell we are nowhere close. Electric…
(Paid Content) WILLIAMS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS: 4-H Update & Session Recorded For Documentary On Williams County Courthouse
DOCUMENTARY … Williams County Public Library video team was present at the Thursday, May 19, 2022 session of the Williams County Commissioners to record a portion of their actions for a…
Williams County Changing Alert 86 System
Williams County is changing the provider for the alert 86 system. Everyone who wants to continue to receive alerts must sign up again. The County has an emergency notification system that…
Governor DeWine Issues Statement On Ohio State University Tuition Increase For Incoming Students
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)— Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has issued the following statement about the increase in tuition for incoming first-year students by the Ohio State University. “Ohio families are suffering from significant…
Letter To The Editor
Dear Editor Violence in the news: “A Chinese- born gunman motivated by hatred against Taiwan chained shut the doors of a California church and hid firebombs before opening fire on a…
Archbold Rotary Honors Class Of 2022
Archbold’s Class of 2022 continued a tradition when Rotary hosted this year’s graduates for the Senior Day luncheon at Founder’s Hall. From left: Reagan Kohler, who plans to major in nursing…
(Paid Content) First Annual Thistle Run Takes Place In Fayette
THISTLE RUN … Participants for the Thistle 5K run in Fayette stand at the finish line on Park Street. (PHOTO PROVIDED) By: Jacob Kessler The first annual Thistle 5K Run was…