Robert William Lambert, age 76, of Ney, Ohio, passed away quickly in the woods, doing what he enjoyed, on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at his residence. Robert retired from Johns Manville in 1999 after 43 years of service. He enjoyed farming, traveling, spending time with family and an occasional game …
Read More »CHARGES DISMISSED AGAINST FORMER CANDIDATE
Dan Hughes may or may not have broken the law during his 2012 campaign for Williams County Sheriff, but it all is now irrelavent. Hughes was charged with a campaign violation in Bryan Municipal Court a little more than a month before the November 2012 general election. The case against …
Read More »HIGH SPEED CHASE AND A MISSING WOMAN SUSPECT
The Ohio Highway Patrol reports that on Wednesday afternoon, a trooper clocked a car at 69 miles per hour on US-127. When the trooper tried to stop the car, it turned into a driveway at a farm on Ohio 15 and a woman bolted from the passenger’s door. The trooper …
Read More »EDON DAYS!
Edon Days kicks off tomorrow. It’s the annual summer festival in Edon and it will be held tomorrow, Saturday, and Sunday. A cruise-in car show will be held tomorrow from 5 to 8 p.m. at Baker Park. At 6:30 p.m., the Little River Railroad passenger train leaves Edon Co-op for …
Read More »TREE KILLS MAN IN DEFIANCE
A tree cutting accident Wednesday afternoon leaves one man dead. 77 year old Robert Lambert of Defiance County was killed just after 4 p.m. yesterday while cutting a tree near his home. Lambert was found by his family and was declared dead at the scene by the Defiance County Coroner. …
Read More »VACANT HOME BURNS IN DEFIANCE
Firefighters were called out Wednesday morning to a fire at a vacant home on Milwaukee Avenue in Defiance. Defiance Fire Department arrived on the scene at about 3:30 a.m. yesterday where they received mutual aid by Highland Township and Noble Township fire departments. The house, which was destroyed, will be …
Read More »Eleanor Chevillot, 87
Eleanor Jeanett Chevillot, 87 years, of Hamilton, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Eleanor was born January 29, 1926 in DeKalb County, Indiana, the daughter of the late Elmer and Margret (Noragon) Hagerty. She was a 1944 graduate of Hamilton High School. Eleanor married Robert …
Read More »Bobbie Jo “Jojo” Smith, 43
Bobbie Jo “Jojo” Smith, age 43, of Wauseon, passed away Tuesday, July 30, 2013, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee. Jojo had been a supervisor at International Automotive Components (IAC) in Wauseon. She was born in Wauseon on May 3, 1970 the daughter of Bob C. and Diane E. (Ehrsam) …
Read More »Dorothy Thies, 86
Dorothy D. Thies, 86, of Montpelier and formerly of Houghton Lake, Michigan, died Wednesday morning at her home. She was born on April 29, 1927 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Charles B. and Nora (Powell) Hurn. Dorothy married Walter Thies on April 20, 1963 in Roseville, Michigan and he preceded her in …
Read More »Highway Patrol News
The Highway Patrol reports that a routine traffic stop evolved into a high speed chase on Monday evening. Troopers attempted to stop a pick-up truck on Ohio 576 near Montpelier after it was clocked at 77 miles per hour in a 55 zone. Rather than stop, the driver sped south …
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