With sum­mer pretty much behind us already, and Labor Day now in the rear view mir­ror, thoughts are, whether we want them to or not, turn­ing to the colder months ahead. Some com­mu­ni­ties in our area are now find­ing out that the cost of road salt has sky­rock­eted. For instance, …

Steuben County Com­mis­sion­ers on Tues­day, rejected a request from two county employ­ees who asked that their names be removed from the county web site. It all began when a threat made against a Steuben County judge prompted a review of the county’s pol­icy in July about remov­ing names. After that, …

A for­mer Wauseon City Coun­cil­man pleaded no con­test Tues­day to a felony count of theft in office for steal­ing county prop­erty while he was Ful­ton County’s inspec­tor of weights and mea­sures. 62 year old Fred Allen allegedly stole unspec­i­fied “prop­erty or ser­vices” owned by the county. Allen was a mem­ber …

Laverne G. Born, age 97 years, formerly of Cleveland, Ohio and Englewood, Florida, passed away Monday, September 1, 2014 at Mercy Hospital of Defiance, Defiance, Ohio.  Laverne was born August 7, 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio, the daughter of the late Michael and Katherine (Buday) Fenyik.  She was a 1935 graduate of Garfield …

Gregorio J. Vela, age 72, of Wauseon passed away Sunday August 31, 2014 at Whitehouse Country Manor following an extended illness. Prior to his retirement he had worked for Koncor Industries in Wauseon. Mr. Vela was born in Hondo, TX on March 12, 1942 the son of the late Jose …

Margaret A. Betts, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:08 A.M. on Sunday, August 31, 2014, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance. Among Margaret’s survivors is her husband, Feroen J. Betts, of Bryan. Funeral services have been entrusted to Krill Funeral Service, 860 West Mulberry Street, …

Richard J. McClure, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, September 1, 2014 at Genesis HealthCare- Bryan Center, where he had been a resident. Mr. McClure was an Engineer for the B&O Railroad and a US Army-Air Force Veteran of World War II. He was a member of …

Jerry A. Turney, age 65, of Cincinnati and formerly of Wauseon passed away unexpectedly Thursday August 28, 2014. Mr. Turney was employed by West Chester Hospital, West Chester, Ohio. Mr. Turney was born on February 13, 1949 in Toledo to the late C. Lewis and the late Florence (Cammarn) Turney …

Wayne R. Colella, age 72, of Stryker passed away early Sunday August 30, 2014 at Heartland of Wauseon. Mr. Colella had been an insurance salesman and had also worked for Quillin Brothers. He was born on April 1, 1942 the son of the late Phil and Virginia Colella in Bristol, …

Ronald C. “Ronnie” Reinhart, age 79, of Wauseon went home to heaven on August 30, 2014. Prior to his retirement he had worked at Campbell’s Soup in Napoleon for 36 years. Ronnie was born on April 27, 1935 in North Baltimore, Ohio. He was the son of the late Elmer …