Dolores M. Moore, 72, of Sylvania, OH passed away on February 3, 2020 at Promedica Flower Hospital in Sylvania. She was born on August 16, 1947 in Wauseon to John Eugene and Willadene Mae (Fisher) Moore. Dee graduated from Montpelier High School in 1965. She retired from Country Fresh in …

Donald E. Vermillion, 50 years, of Bryan, passed away suddenly, Monday, February 3, 2020 at his residence.  Don was born May 20, 1969, in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Norman and La Jane (Cameron) Vermillion.  He was a 1988 graduate of Stryker High School.  Don was a Marine Corps Veteran, …

Harold F. Knierim, 89, of Wauseon, Ohio, passed into heaven on Monday, February 3, 2020.  Harold was born in Wauseon, Ohio, on February 21, 1930 to Fred and Leola Knierim.  On April 28, 1957, he married his wife of 62 years, Mary Jean (Morr) Knierim, and she preceded him in death on …

In Montpelier…Mayor, Steve Yagelski taps Dan Willis as the new president of the Montpelier Village Council. Willis will preside over council meetings in Yagelski’s absence. Yagelski travels often for his job at C.K. Technologies, Willis says he expects to be called upon at least once or twice in the coming …

Williams County’s unemployment rate holds steady. The county’s jobless rate was 3.2 percent in December, the same as in November, which was down from 3.4 percent in August. The rate was down significantly from the December 2018 mark of 3.8 percent and 3.7 percent in December 2017, showing year-over-year improvement. …

Gov. Mike DeWine delays three additional executions, as the state continues to struggle to find an adequate supply of drugs for lethal injection. The governor’s latest warrants of reprieve were issued for condemned prisoners Gregory Lott, John Stumpf, and Warren Henness. The inmates were scheduled to die in March, April …

Donald Trump, Jr. will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Allen County GOP Lincoln Day Dinner…held at the Grand Wayne Center on Thursday, April 23. Trump agreed to appear after an invite from Congressman, Jim Banks in an event that is one of the staple events of the Republican …

Candice Irene Landis, 47, of Pioneer, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Candice was born on April 14, 1972 in Bryan, OH to William Eugene and Connie Ann (Cogswell) Keller. On February 28, 1989 she married Michael A. Landis in Montpelier, and he survives. Candice was a loving wife, …

G. Marjean (Beck) Bly, 89, a resident of Fairlawn Haven Assisted Living in Archbold for the past three years, passed away at Ebeid Hospice Center in Sylvania, early Sunday morning.  She was a former resident of Bryan and West Unity.  Marjean was born on June 7, 1930 in North Adams, …

A man is sentenced in a Defiance County courtroom for kidnapping, assault, and third- domestic violence. Joshua Meeks, gets 17-22 years in the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. He was given credit for 154 days previously served. The charges stem from an August 2019 incident at Meeks’ home on …