Deborah Mae “Sunshine” Johnson, age 57, of Wauseon passed away unexpectedly Monday, December 30,2013 at the Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center. Mrs. Johnson was born in Toledo, OH on July 22, 1956. Mrs. Johnson was a devoted and loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She is survived by her loving husband, …

Gene L. Dean, 84 years, of Bryan, and formerly of Columbus, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2013 at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, Bryan.  Gene was born March 12, 1929 in Bryan, the son of the late Howard F. and Virginia R. (Graham) Dean.  Gene served our country in the Air Force.  He was …

Jacob Lee “Jake” Phillips, 21 years, passed away suddenly Monday, December 23, 2013 in the emergency room of Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan.  Jake was born May 21, 1992 in Bryan, the son of Jim and Suzanne (Thiede) Phillips.  He was a 2011 graduate of Bryan High School where he played …

A home in Defi­ance was dam­aged by flames Wednes­day evening. The blaze is under inves­ti­ga­tion by the state fire marshal’s office. Defi­ance fire­fight­ers were called to the Fred Con­nor res­i­dence on Jef­fer­son Ave. Fire­fight­ers were also back to the scene when the fire rekin­dled in the attic. There was exten­sive …

Scams are run­ning ram­pant across the coun­try, and this time of year, they seem to be espe­cially pre­vailent. The Henry County Red Cross now says a local busi­ness has had a run in with one. Two peo­ple entered the busi­ness and told their employ­ees that they were told by the …

The Ohio High­way Patrol is remind­ing dri­vers to buckle up. The warn­ing comes after records indi­cate that six of the 12 peo­ple killed this year on Van Wert and Pauld­ing county roads who were not wear­ing seat belts. The National High­way Traf­fic Safety Admin­is­tra­tion esti­mates that 340 lives were saved …

A man who police already wanted for fail­ure to appear now faces new charges. 32 year old David Zer­vos is now accused of mak­ing meth near Sil­ver Lake. Just before mid­night on Christ­mas night, Steuben County Sheriff’s deputies and offi­cers from the Angola Police Depart­ment went to a home in …

Timothy D. Hartsock, age 42, of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:03 P.M. on Tuesday, December 24, 2013, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Edgerton, Ohio. Mr. Hartsock was a 1989 graduate of Edon High School and Four County Joint Vocational School. He was a longtime employee of Plas-Tec …

Rafael O. Rolon, Sr., age 76 passed away early Tuesday December 24, 2013 at the St. Joseph Hospital in Fort Wayne, IN. Arrangements are pending at the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home in Wauseon.

Martha J. Merritt, age 77 of Wauseon passed away late Sunday December 22, 2013 at the Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center. Prior to her retirement she had worked for the former Peoples State Bank and then the Huntington Bank for a total of 35 years. Mrs. Merritt was born on …