Murl “Bud” Wheeler, 75 years, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away Saturday, August 1, 2020 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Bud was born February 27, 1945 in Fort Wayne, the son of the late Murl and Vera (Wynkoop) Wheeler. He was a 1963 graduate of Elmhurst High School …

The coronavirus…at this hour…Fulton County sees an increase in cases of COVID-19 in the last week, going up from 117 on July 26th, to 139 this week. 13 hospitalizations…one person has died. 119 patients have now recovered. Defiance County has 129 cases and four deaths. Williams County, 123 cases…three people …

Joshua Amos, wanted in Williams County…in connection to the death of a Montpelier man in 2018, is now back in the county…after his arrest in Louisiana. Amos was picked up in Lincoln Parrish, roughly 220 miles north of New Orleans. Two deputies make the 14-hour drive to get Amos. He …

Ohio insurance consumers pay among the lowest average auto and homeowners insurance premiums in the country…that’s according to a recent analysis by the state Department of Insurance. Ohioans paid an average of $862, that’s ninth lowest, for homeowners insurance and $778 dollars for auto insurance (13th lowest). These are all …

Ronald Lee Harter, age 65, of Pulaski, Ohio, passed away suddenly in his home at 2:50 P.M. on Monday, August 3, 2020. Mr. Harter was a 1972 graduate of Bryan High School and had been employed by Essman Screw Products which became Swivel-Tec in Bryan, for more than thirty years. …

Wilmer Leland Brinck, 93, of rural Mark Center, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 1, 2020 in his residence, the home in which he was born and lived his entire life.  He was born July 3, 1927, the son of the late Henry and Gladys (Conine) Brinck.  He was a 1945 …

The Central Local School District announces its plans for reopening schools this fall. On Sept. second, third and fourth…about 35% of students will report to school each day, respectively. The purpose?…is to allow staff members to determine areas of concern, and having only about a third of the students present …

Williams County Commissioners choose Vernon Nagel, Inc., of Napoleon, to begin a nearly $700,000 water line project in West Unity. The job includes replacement of a four-inch waterline, upgrading certain stretches to 12-inch lines…plus a list of other connected projects. All this?…in the areas of Pine, Defiance, Lincoln and High …

Amanda Pinette, of Kunkle is flown to an area hospital after a solo crash at county roads M and 18, in Holiday City. Officials tell reporters Pinette was eastbound on M, when she went off the south side of the road…hitting a utility pole. The car then flips on impact. …

A golf cart crash in DeKalb County. Responders get to a County Road 4 location, south of Ashley, on an injury call. Investigators say the driver of the cart lost control…a passenger is ejected from the front seat. Priscilla Christian was taken to an area hospital with a head injury. …