Mildred M. Oberlin, age 95, of Edon, Ohio, died at 1:17 A.M. on Monday, December 23, 2019, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, after an extended illness.  Mrs. Oberlin was a 1943 graduate of Metz High School and had worked at the 50 Corporation in Bryan, Ohio, for twenty …

Emma E. “Betty” Coolman, age 100, passed away at 6:04 A.M. on Sunday, December 22, 2019 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier, where she had been a resident. Betty had worked at Dana Weatherhead for over 20 years and also owned Coolman’s Cake Boutique and also catered. She loved …

DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputies are called to the scene of a crash at U.S. 6 and Commerce Drive, near County Road 31. Officials say a 17-year-old female who was traveling northbound on 31, failed to yield right of way to a second vehicle. The cars collided and came to rest …

Developers of two new natural gas pipelines in Ohio want to reduce their valuation, which would decrease by millions the anticipated tax dollars coming to schools and communities. Owners of the Rover and NEXUS pipeline systems filed separate requests with the Ohio Department of Taxation earlier this month to have …

A subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. that operates Ohio’s two nuclear plants, is planning to move its headquarters early next year, from its current headquarters in West Akron to the former Akron Post Office. The utility filed for bankruptcy last year and intends to operate as an independent company under the …

Aerospace fans, who have trouble fitting a museum visit into daytime hours, will have the opportunity next year to make evening visits to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Ohio. The extended schedule once a month will give busy families and other people with time crunches more …

Ricky Dean Mix, age 50, of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico and formerly of Bryan, passed away on December 9, 2019 at Del Sol Medical Center in El Paso, Texas following an illness. Ricky was born on May 3, 1969, in Defiance, the son of Dean and Edna (Good) Mix. …

Harold O. Conley, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of Paulding, Ohio, passed away at 3:44 P.M. on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, shortly after admittance to Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio, after a sudden illness. Mr. Conley was a graduate of Pax High School in Pax, West Virginia, …

Crews from Middle Point, Van Wert, Delphos, Ohio City and Spencerville are called to a home on Converse Roselm Road, just west of Delphos to take on a house fire. Officials tell reporters the homeowners and pets were able to escape. No injuries reported. The cause of the fire was …

In Montpelier…the Village Council takes one more step on the Iron Horse River Trail project. The village has received approval for $850,000 in grants from the state Transportation Alternatives Program, through the Ohio Department of Transportation. The grant is for development of a recreational trail generally along the St. Joseph …