Victor A. Keough, 67 years, of Alvordton passed away Wednesday, March 13, 2019 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home, Montpelier. Victor was born April 9, 1951 the son of the late Richard T. and Betty Jean (Harmon) Keough. He was a 1969 graduate of North Central High School. Victor continued his …

A Defiance resident facing drug charges requested and was appointed an attorney. Sara Black had been charged with drug trafficking. Black and two other Defiance residents were arrested on March 1 after a five-month undercover operation.

The father of a local infant, who died in 2016 due to an apparent lack of medical care, is sentenced in Defiance County. Jared Stark was placed on community control for four years by Judge Joseph Schmenk on a charge of reckless homicide and abuse of a corpse. Stark also …

Here’s the first county-level unemployment figures for 2019. Williams County’s rose from 3.2 in November to 3.8 percent in December and then to 4.3 percent in January. Defiance County’s rate for January was 5.1 percent, up from 4.7 percent in December. Henry County was at 6.9 percent, the highest in …

The close of 2018 saw tens of millions of dollars invested in Williams County and the creation of hundreds of jobs, that’s according to Matt Davis, executive director of the Williams County Economic Development Corporation. In total, $119.4 million was invested on seven development projects that promise the creation of …

Congresswoman, Liz Cheney of Wyoming is the featured speaker at Congressman, Bob Latta’s 2019 Lincoln-Reagan Day Dinner, set for April 15, at Sauder Village in Archbold. Tickets are $25. Cheney serves as Wyoming’s lone member of the U.S. House of Representatives. She was first elected in 2016.

Lorna Anna Rippa, age 99, passed away March 7, 2019 at Fairlawn Haven, Archbold, Ohio.  She was the oldest child of George and Caroline (Dauchenhaus) Badenhop, born on January 22, 1920.  She attended German Elementary School in rural Hamler until they moved to the “City” of Napoleon.  She met Alfred Rippa at Ft. Monmouth, …

Larry D. Boyers, age 81, of Wauseon, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at the University of Toledo Medical Center.  He was born on June 18, 1937, in Tedrow, to the late Clark “Bill” and Selma (Miller) Boyers.  After graduating from Wauseon High School in 1955, he enlisted in …

Douglas Lee Witty, age 64, of Wauseon, passed away in his home, on Tuesday, March 12, 2019. Douglas retired as a Master Sergeant from the U.S. Air Force, serving with the 180th Fighter Wing. After retirement he had worked at Ace Hardware in Wauseon. Doug was born in Toledo, Ohio, …

The capital component in the Michael Loop murder case in Paulding County is dismissed. Loop is facing charges of aggravated murder and aggravated burglary, a first-degree felony in the death of Philip Koenn in September. Loop has pled not guilty to the charges. A capital component means the death penalty …