On Mon­day, the snow stopped falling, but the wind picked up. 20 mile per hour wind gusts and –30 degree wind chills made travel extremely dan­ger­ous… and deadly. A Wauseon woman has died because of the record cold. Police say 90 year old Vir­ginia McFeters was found dead, face down …

About 6,000 Auburn Elec­tric Util­ity cus­tomers lost power Mon­day night as the tem­per­a­tures dipped to well below zero. The city’s util­ity is fed power by Indi­ana Michi­gan Power, and that feed was bro­ken and the whole city was affected. The the out­age at the Auburn sub­sta­tion occurred at 6:35 p.m. …

Most areas remain under a level three snow emer­gency. In Defi­ance County, the Sheriff’s Office reports that the level three emer­gency will remain in effect until fur­ther notice, and all county offices are closed today. At a level 3, all road­ways are closed to every­one except emer­gency per­son­nel. No one …

The St. John’s Catholic Church Cel­e­brat­ing Senior 55 Club (Defi­ance) meet­ing will not be held today due to the inclement weather. Keep your radio set right here for addi­tional post­pone­ments and weather related cancellations.

Krystal Marie Corley, age 31, of Wauseon passed away late Wednesday January 1, 2014 in her home following a courageous battle with cancer. Krystal was a mother of four children whom she loved and cherished everyday of her life. Krystal was born on October 10, 1982 the daughter of Thomas …

Jessie D. Day, age 80, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 11:30 A.M. on Wednesday, January 1, 2014, in her home, surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Day attended Cooney School and graduated from Edon High School in 1950. She worked in the secretarial pool at The Aro Corporation for several …

Marie L. Surbey, 97 years, formerly of Edon, passed away Saturday, January 4, 2014, just four days before her 98th birthday, at Hillside Country Living, Bryan, where she had been a resident the past five years.  Marie was born January 8, 1916 in Alvordton, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harve …

Alan W. Schad, 66 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, January 3, 2014 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan.  Alan was born March 1, 1947 in Bryan, Ohio the son of the late Gerald J. and Eva K. (Sprow) Schad.  He was a 1966 graduate of Bryan High School.  Alan was an …

Frances M. Startzman, 100, of Montpelier passed away Friday evening at the Genesis Health Care Center in Bryan.  She was born on January 29, 1913 in Mendon, Ohio to John and Lulubelle (Wagner) Selander.  Frances attended Mendon Schools.  She was the wife of LeRoy O. Startzman and he preceded her in death in …

Lester W. “Les” Banister, age 72, of Wauseon passed from this life on Friday January 3, 2014 at the University of Toledo Medical Center surrounded by his wife and family. He had suffered a major stroke. Mr. Banister was born on November 5, 1941 the son of the late Wayne …