Walter R. “Butch” Coy, Sr., age 76, of Stryker, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2020, at SKLD in Bryan. Prior to his retirement he had been a lifelong area farmer. Butch was born in Bryan, Ohio, on August 11, 1943, the son of John and Pauline (Impton) Coy. On April …

A Montpelier man is badly hurt in a crash north of Montpelier, along Ohio 20 and Ohio 576 in Bridgewater Township. Nicholas Fee was driving north on 576 while a semi, driven by Emery Scharbarth was going east on 20. Officials say Fee failed to stop for the stop sign …

Thomas Smith, of Toledo, accused of stabbing and killing a Montpelier woman, is indicted on for murder and more. Investigators say Smith attacked Danialle Swan…stabbing her several times in the chest and abdomen. This all happened at a Toledo gas station. We have now learned Smith had been held on …

The Ohio Attorney General certifies four separate ballot issues, aimed at updating the state’s voting laws, even as a lawsuit over dividing that update four ways continues. The issues were previously certified as a single issue by Attorney General, David Yost. Then, last week, the state Ballot Board severed the …

James A. Deck, age 91, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 2:13 A.M. on Friday, March 6, 2020, at Bethlehem Woods Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient.  Mr. Deck was a veteran of the United States Army and served in the Korean Conflict.  …

A 14 year old boy is dead and two other teenagers are hurt after a crash on County Road 59, near Butler in DeKalb County. Investigators say the vehicle was northbound on 59 when it started to run off the road. The driver over corrects and loses control, running off …

Eugene Robert Wayne Smith, age 80, of Wauseon, Ohio, peacefully passed on into his eternal home on March 6, 2020 after fighting with all he had to recover from a stroke that occurred a month and a half prior. He was born on April 15, 1939 to Paul and Wauneta (Wyse) …

Thomas Yanez, 78, passed away Thursday, March 5, 2020 at Hickory Creek at Hicksville, Hicksville, Ohio. Tom was born on December 7, 1941 in Downy, California, the son of the late Alfred and Amelia Lara Yanez. He was a graduate of Cerritos College with an Associates degree in Computer Science. …

Norman E. Whitlock, age 83, of Stryker, Ohio passed away Thursday, March 05, 2020 in Community Hospitals and Wellness Center, Bryan, Ohio.  He was born April 25, 1936 in Springfield, Ohio to the late Raymond and Verile (Bloom) Whitlock.  He married Judith A. Stuckey on October 20, 1962 and she …

David Lee Irvin, 68, of Montpelier, OH passed away on March, 6, 2020 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance. He was born on August 6, 1951 in Lansing, MI to Horace J. and Marilyn J. (Keel) Irvin. David attended DeWitt High School in DeWitt, MI. David is survived …