Flavil C. Clark, age 89, of Swanton, Ohio; formerly of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away peacefully, Sunday morning, July 7, 2019, at Swanton Health Care and Retirement Center.  She was born August 16, 1929 in Florence, Alabama to Isaac and Elizabeth (Quillen) Hudson-Pruitt.  She married Albert Clark and he preceded her …

Sherlene L. Hoffman, 72 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, July 5, 2019 at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio with her family at her side.  Sherlene was born June 5, 1947 in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late Herschel and Leona (Gonser) Smith.  She was a 1965 graduate of …

Nurses have ratified a new contract with Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo after a three-month labor dispute. The United Auto Workers union represents about 950 nurses there. The union says roughly 84% of voting members approved the contract. Concerns during negotiations with the rank and file included …

Patricia “Pat” P. Pushee, 92, of Montpelier passed away Thursday evening at her home.  She was born on November 15, 1926 in Montpelier to Henry Albert and Hildreth Lenore (Drake) Houk.  Pat graduated from Montpelier High School in 1944.  She married Dale R. Pushee on January 22, 1949 in Montpelier …

Angela Rose (Nelson) Bennett, 33, of Fort Wayne, IN passed away on July 1, 2019 in Edon, OH. She was born on August 19, 1985 in Bryan, OH to Douglass O. and Bonnie S. Nelson. Angela graduated from Edon High School and continued her education at the International Business College. …

Traffic is backed up for a time along Interstate 69 in northern DeKalb County after a vehicle catches fire in the northbound lanes around mile marker 338, two miles south of the DeKalb-Steuben county line at S.R. 4. No injuries reported. The pickup was destroyed in the blaze. State and …

Indiana’s Lt. Governor, Suzanne Crouch will be part of a delegation of agriculture and tourism leaders heading to Mexico to develop economic partnerships and strengthen agricultural ties. Crouch is leading the trip in collaboration with the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, the Indiana Office of Tourism Development and the Indiana …

Tornadoes that destroyed and damaged hundreds of homes in western Ohio are complicating population counts for next year’s Census. The count activities start at the end of January and Census experts worry about how the Dayton area will fare since the region is still cleaning up from Memorial Day tornadoes. …

A house in Delta is destroyed in a fire on U.S. 20A. Fire crews from Wauseon, Lyons, and Liberty Center helped knock down the blaze after about two hours. One adult and two children were home at the time but they got out, okay. Several family pets perished in the …

Michael Ledesma of Archbold is sentenced in a Fulton County courtroom. Ledesma previously pled guilty he solicited a child by means of telecommunications device to engage in sexual activity. Judge, Jeffrey Robinson sentenced Ledesma to over 5 years in prison. He was found to be a Tier I sex offender, …