John Philip Koerner, age 80, of rural Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on November 9, 2014, at DeKalb Memorial Hospital in Auburn, Indiana. He was born on October 5, 1934, in Edgerton, Ohio, the fourth of seven children of Elmer and Hazel Koerner. He was a 1952 graduate of Edgerton High …

Accord­ing to emer­gency offi­cials, two com­bines caught fire in the area on Mon­day after­noon. The first fire was put out by the Edon-Florence Town­ship Fire Depart­ment just after 1:30 yes­ter­day after­noon. It hap­pened on County Road 2 south of County Road H. Then, less than an hour later, the Stryker …

Health­care providers and local offi­cials from across north­west Ohio attended a health-care sum­mit Mon­day at the Hilton Gar­den Inn in Per­rys­burg to share strate­gies for bat­tling health issues local com­mu­ni­ties are fac­ing. About 175 par­tic­i­pants from area health depart­ments and hos­pi­tal sys­tems, along with rep­re­sen­ta­tives from non­prof­its and busi­nesses showed …

It’s now been four years since the three Skel­ton broth­ers from Michi­gan were last seen, but inves­ti­ga­tors are still actively work­ing the case. The Skel­ton boys were in the care of their father, John Skel­ton, when they dis­ap­peared over the Thanks­giv­ing hol­i­day in 2010. Accord­ing to what has been uncov­ered …

Kenneth A. Mack, 86 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, November 7, 2014 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance.  Ken was born July 23, 1928 in Defiance, Ohio, the son of the late Alexius and Viola (Bohrer) Mack.  He was a 1945 graduate of Defiance High School.  Ken was an Army veteran …

Thad Grapengeter, age 39, of Stryker passed away unexpectedly Monday November 3, 2014. Thad was born in Davenport, Iowa on April 29, 1975 the son of Valerie (Guthmiller) and Calvin Grapengeter. On August 13, 2011 he married Buffi Chiow in Defiance, Ohio. He loved sports, drawing, fishing with his wife …

Linda J. Walker, age 61, of Archbold and formerly of Delta passed away Thursday November 6, 2014 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Linda was born in Lima, Ohio on July 31, 1953 the daughter of the late Richard and Barbara (Camper) Burtchin. She was a member of St. Martins Lutheran …

Dema Alma Smith Krill, age 85, of Edgerton Ohio, entered into Christ’s eternal church on Friday, November 7, 2014, surrounded by her family. She was born in Franklin County, Groveport, Ohio, on May 6, 1929, the daughter of Joseph Samuel Smith and Edna Eakin Smith. She was a member of …

Robert D. Dion, age 70, of Wauseon, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Thursday, November 6, 2014. Prior to his retirement he had been a supervisor for the former Illinois Bell. Robert was born in Chicago, Illinois on November 24, 1943, the son of Leon N. and Genevieve M. …

A drug arrest in Bryan… Bryan Police on Fri­day after­noon, nabbed 26 year old Alex Reidt of Bryan, charg­ing him with pos­ses­sion of mar­i­juana, pos­ses­sion of drug para­pher­na­lia, and fail­ure to rein­state his license and hav­ing expired plates. Reidt was then released by Bryan Police.