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Solar For School

Officials for Millcreek-West Unity Schools are going over options to install solar panels on district property…all in a move to save on energy costs for the school system. They say it would complement the district’s intention to convert its fluorescent lights to LED, which could save the district even more …

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A Rash Of Area Car Burglaries

A string of cars are broken into. Officials say six vehicles in all were burglarized over the weekend around Alvordton. On County Road 18 the suspect got about $10 in loose change and a cattle brush worth $40. Others were broken into with similar things ending up missing. Apparently, almost …

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Barthel Faces A List Of Charges

Joey Barthel of Wauseon was indicted on one count of abduction, one count of using weapons while intoxicated, and two counts of domestic violence. Prosecutors say this all happened on or about Nov. 3. They added he caused or attempted to cause physical harm to a family or household member, …

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Linda M. Page, 65

Linda M. Page, 65 years, of Bryan, passed away Saturday, December 1, 2018 in the emergency room of Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. Linda was born June 22, 1953 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, the daughter of Harold and Garnet (Hatcher) Miller. She married Stephen J. Page, Sr., on August 8, …

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Susan M. Myers-Hootman, 61

Susan M. Myers-Hootman, 61 years, of Ney, passed away Saturday evening, December 1, 2018 at Brookview Healthcare Center, Defiance, with her family at her side. Susan was born on September 15, 1957, in Defiance County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Cyrill and Hazel (Champion) Myers. She was a 1975 …

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Jack L. Beckwith, 87

Jack L. Beckwith, 87, of Montpelier passed away Saturday afternoon at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on March 26, 1931 in Coesse, Indiana to Frank and Hazel (Knapp) Beckwith. On September 3, 1982 he married Rose M. Sellinger and she survives. Jack was a member of St. …

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Linda Sue LaDuke, 77

Linda Sue LaDuke, age 77, of Edon, Ohio, and formerly of Winston Salem, North Carolina, died at 12:22 A.M. on Friday, November 30, 2018, at Lakeland Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitaion Center in Angola, Indiana, where she was a resident, after an extended illness. Linda Sue LaDuke was born on April …

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Elaine Louise Van Sickle, 78

Elaine Louise Van Sickle, age 78, of rural Wauseon, passed away Thursday evening, November 29, 2018, in her home. Elaine was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan on November 20, 1940, the daughter of Richard C. and Irma (Campbell) Annis. On September 10, 1960, she married Paul Van Sickle, and he …

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Mark Todd Robison, 60

Mark Todd Robison, 60, of Montpelier was surrounded by love when he went to meet his Lord after a long, heroic battle with prostate cancer. Mark began his journey on this earth January 23, 1958 and was the loving son of Doyle and Lois (Jenkins) Robison, who welcomed him to …

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Deadly Accident On 475

A Swanton man dies in a crash on Interstate 475 in Wood County. Investigators tell reporters Randy Hahn was southbound, near milepost 2 in Perrysburg when he veered off the left side of the roadway, smashing into the median and overturning. Hahn was thrown from the vehicle into northbound traffic, …

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