About 200 members of an Indiana National Guard unit are back home after a 10-month deployment to the Middle East. A large crowd stood and cheered as soldiers from the 38th Sustainment Brigade marched into an aircraft hangar at Indianapolis International Airport for the brief homecoming ceremony. The Brigade conducted …

John L. Marquis, Jr., 78 years, of Bryan, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. John was born October 11, 1940 in Athens, Ohio, the son of the late John L. and Mae (Rose) Marquis, Sr. He was a 1958 graduate of Bryan High …

Ethel Marlene Reed, 81 years, of Bryan, passed away Wednesday, November 7, 2018 in her residence, with her family at her side. Marlene was born March 1, 1937 in Mark Center, Ohio, the daughter of the late Delmar Frederick and Ethel Margaret (Revert) Witte. She was a graduate of Farmer …

James Gale Coe, Ph.D., 70, passed away November 7, 2018. Born January 29, 1948 to Russell and Gladys Coe, Ft. Wayne, James attended Elmhurst High School, 1966, was an Eagle Scout, H.S. Drum Major, and DeMolay member. James graduated from Indiana University, 1971. James and Linda Chapman (Coe) were married …

Lois Ann Heer, age 96, of Archbold, and formerly of Stryker, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, November 8, 2018, at the Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home in Archbold. Prior to her retirement she had owned and operated, along with her husband, Richard, Heer Electric in Stryker since 1954. Lois had also …

Donna J. Stevenson, age 88, of Swanton and formerly of Wauseon passed away late Wednesday November 7, 2018 at Swanton Valley Healthcare. Prior to her retirement she had been the Assistant Treasurer for the Pike-Delta-York School District. Mrs. Stevenson was born on November 15, 1929 in Delta, Ohio the daughter …

James Roos, age 87, of Wauseon, passed away Thursday morning, November 8, 2018, at Toledo Hospital. Arrangements are pending at the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home in Wauseon.

Crews take on a fire at a Hicksville business. Fire teams from Sherwood and Edgerton assisted in the operation. Reports came in of a sawdust explosion at the 5 Acre Mill on Ohio 2. When they arrive, flames are seen coming out of one of the buildings. A stretch of …

TV 26 in Defiance has new owners. The low power station has been purchased by American Christian Television Services of Lima. It looks like the studios will be getting a whole new look, with new call letters, new logo and more. Station officials add it will focus on local programming …

Have you seen it yet?…it’s looking pretty good. The new Love’s station on Ohio 49 north of Edon, just off the turnpike, is shaping up pretty nicely. Much of the building and the gas pump islands are just about finished, among other things. The hope is the new development, along …