Michael F. Robinson, 62 years, of Bryan, and formerly of Swanton, passed away Sunday, December 22, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Mike was born November 23, 1951 in Toledo, Ohio, the son of the late Arthur L. and Gloria R. (Slayton) Robinson.  Mike was a factory worker until …

Flood waters in Ottawa.… The Blan­chard River in Ottawa crested at 28.85 feet at 3 p.m. Mon­day. Flood stage is 23 feet. That crest, 28.85 feet, marks the sixth high­est his­tor­i­cal crest for the river in Ottawa. The high­est crest was 33.3 feet on March 13, 1913. The high­est crest …

Some news from Defi­ance Com­mon Pleas Court… 38 year old Earl Miller pleaded guilty to con­tribut­ing to the unruli­ness or delin­quency of a child. He was placed on non-reporting pro­ba­tion for three years and ordered to have no con­tact with female juve­niles (with one excep­tion) with­out per­mis­sion of his super­vis­ing …

The Sons of the Amer­i­can Legion will have a break­fast buf­fet from 7:30–11:30 a.m. Jan. 4 at the Wauseon Amer­i­can Legion on Shoop Avenue in Wauseon. The break­fast will include scram­bled eggs, pota­toes, bis­cuits and gravy, sausage, bacon and toast. There is also all-you-can-eat pan­cakes, French toast and eggs to …

A crash on Christ­mas Eve in Williams County left one per­son dead and another seri­ously injured. The Ohio High­way Patrol says two cars col­lided just before 1 Tues­day after­noon at County Roads 4 and F-50 south­east of Edon and about three miles from the Indi­ana bor­der. 42 year old Tim­o­thy …

Inves­ti­ga­tors in Henry County now say it may have been arson that caused a Sun­day night fire in a barn. The Lib­erty Cen­ter fire depart­ment responded to the scene. A minor rekin­dle sent fire­man back again. The state fire marshall’s office has been called-in to deter­mine if the blaze was …

Evelyn Severence, age 84, of Edon, Ohio, died at 2:40 P.M. on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at her residence. Mrs. Severence was a 1947 graduate of Fayette High School, a homemaker, lifelong seamstress, member of the Edon Fire Belles and volunteer EMT for the Edon EMS for nine years. She …

Ruth L. Groff, age 79, of Butler, Indiana, died at 1:50 P.M. on December 21, 2013, in her home after an extended illness. Mrs. Groff was a graduate of Butler High School and had been employed by Pittsfield Industries in Hamilton, Indiana, retiring with nearly fifty years of service. She …

Marcus J. Carter, age 35, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 9:10 P.M. on Thursday, December 19, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Marcus had worked at Metal Spinners in Angola, Indiana. Born July 6, 1978 in Toledo, Marcus was the son of Julie A Carter and Mark …

Bryan “Gene” Kuhn, 69 years, of Hamilton, passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2013 at Cameron Hospital, Angola, Indiana.  Gene was born August 1, 1944 in Gary, Indiana the son of Charles Raymond and Wilma Viola (Waters) Kuhn, IV.  He was a 1962 graduate of Hamilton High School.  Gene was a veteran, serving in …