Dale F. Norden, age 78, of Stryker, passed away Friday, December 7, 2018, at the Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home in Archbold. He had worked for the former Sheppard Tobacco Company in Ridgeville Corners, for six years after high school, then worked for Krueger Construction in Archbold until 1978. At that …

Cletus F. Thiel, age 88, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 12:38 A.M. on Friday, December 7, 2018, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton after an extended illness. Mr. Thiel was a 1948 graduate of Edgerton High School and a veteran of the United States Army, serving as a …

Jeremy Shawn Snyder, age 39, of Wauseon, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo. Jeremy had worked for Sauder Woodworking in Archbold. He was born in Jacksonville, Florida on September 13, 1979, the son of Bill and Kristi (Mobley) Bowser. He was very active …

A man is dead after a crash in Noble County. First responders were called to the crash on C.R. 415. Police say a Jeep was traveling west on 415 when it left the road and hit a tree. The driver was the only one in the vehicle and was pronounced …

Keagan DeWitt was in a Defiance court room, facing a felony charge in connection with injuring a child. He waived a preliminary hearing and was bound over to Defiance County Common Pleas Court on a charge of child endangering, a second-degree felony. DeWitt’s bond of $150,000, with a 10-percent cash …

One man is hurt after a semi-truck crash in Waterloo. Police were called to the intersection of U.S. 6 and C.R. 27. Officials tell reporters a van was going south on 27 when it reached the stop sign. The driver, Jack Kimmel, of Ashley, then failed to yield to the …

Defiance city officials won’t be shutting off water to a northside mobile home park after its owner made a payment on an outstanding debt and agreed to a payment arrangement. A normal monthly bill for the park is $2,000-$4,000.

Leroy J. Hoops, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:38 A.M. on Wednesday, December 5, in his home after an extended illness. Leroy had worked in construction for several years, then worked for the City of Bryan in the Street and Parks & Recreation Departments. He did many of …

A Williams County woman can’t stay out of trouble. Officials say Rhonda Fischer of Montpelier was brought in by officers for the third time. Before it was two arrests connected to meth possession and related charges. Now, she doesn’t go to her probation officer…this after spending time in jail on …

Lower electric bills may be coming to BMU customers. The Bryan Board of Public Affairs talked about a new electric rate for 2019 that is expected to result in lower costs to customers. Officials told the board the proposed rate change would increase the monthly residential customer charge from $8.25 …