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Montpelier to honor local veterans with banners.

A long-anticipated project to honor local veterans with personalized banners is finally becoming a reality in Montpelier, with the first banners freshly printed and a community-wide effort underway to install them ahead of Memorial Day.

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NSCC hosting summer STEM camps.

Northwest State Community College will host a series of hands-on summer STEM camps for learners of all ages, beginning on June 9 with Tinker Camp. The camp season will wrap up on July 16. This year’s summer camp subjects include many of Northwest State’s academic divisions, including Custom Training Solutions, …

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NSCC, Defiance College and FCCC receive combined grant.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel last week announced $8.3 million in Super Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills grant funding to help 39 educational institutions purchase cutting-edge equipment and prepare students for the high-skill, high-demand careers of the future. Among the local recipients are Northwest State …

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NOCAC releases statement on possible elimination for Head Start funding.

Northwestern Ohio Community Action Commission issued a release stating its position on the possible elimination of all federal funding for Head Start. This follows a USA Today article suggesting that the Trump administration’s federal budget proposal includes this possibility, a move that NOCAC believes would have “devastating consequences” for children, …

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Dennis M. Stevenson, 69

Dennis M. Stevenson, 69, of Maumee passed away on April 14, 2025 at his home in Maumee.  He was born on January 23, 1956 in Toledo, to Eugene M. and Joan V. (Palen) Stevenson.  Dennis attended Springfield High School in Holland, Ohio and was a member of the UAW union.  …

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Frank Leroy Handy, 82

Frank Leroy Handy, 82, of Hicksville, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 17, 2025, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, surrounded by his loving family. Frank was born November 21, 1942, in Louisville, Kentucky, the son of the late Buford and Magdalene (Brummitt) Handy. He was a 1960 graduate of …

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Central Local Schools hire new athletic director.

Central Local Schools Board of Education hired a new athletic director at its meeting Monday night. The board hired Scott Heighland of Sherwood as athletic director/dean of students for the 2025-26 school year, and approved an interim contract for him to serve as acting athletic director/dean of students effective July …

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Woman Gets Prison for $1.5 Million Theft From Medicaid Program.

A Montgomery County woman banned previously from working as a Medicaid provider was sentenced to six to nine years in prison for yet again defrauding the program – this time stealing $1.5 million, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. Janay Corbitt, 36, pleaded guilty on March 17 to second-degree felony theft and …

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Marylen L. Hall, 88

Marylen L. Hall, 88, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at Vancrest of Payne.  Marylen was born March 6, 1937, in Defiance, Ohio, daughter of the late Walter I. “Waldo” and Donelda H. (Friend) Rau.  She was raised in the Lutheran church where she was baptized as a …

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Bill introduced to ban fluoride in drinking water in Ohio.

A bill was just introduced to the Ohio House to ban fluoride from public drinking water. Utah is the first state to ban it, and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pushing for other states to follow suit. Water in Ohio has been fluoridated for decades, but House Bill …

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Ohio State Parks Foundation names new chair.

The Ohio State Parks Foundation named Dr. Marcia Sloan Latta as chair, effective the end of March. Latta, a Williams County native, is a founding member having served since its creation in 2021. She succeeds Bob Taft, former Ohio governor (1999-2007).

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Fisher-Price recalls stroller toys.

Fisher-Price has recalled around a quarter of a million stroller toys due to a choking hazard. The move comes after reports that a toy egg component can crack on the Brunch & Go Stroller Toys, creating small parts that pose a choking hazard to children. The recall, which covers around …

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Carolyn Jean Miller, 85

Carolyn Jean Miller, age 85, passed away with her family at her bedside Monday, April 14, 2025, at Parkview Bryan Hospital. Carolyn lived all her life in the house in Mark Center where she was born on September 9, 1939. She was the youngest of the late Jesse and Irma …

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