It looks like Montpelier isn’t going along with Ed Kidston’s vision. The Montpelier Village Council voted on and passed a resolution expressing concern over Artesia of Pioneer’s plan to pump water from the aquifer and sell it to surrounding counties. As we reported, Kidston, the AOP head, detailed his water …

A 1976 Ford Escort GL, once owned by Pope John Paul II, is hitting the auction block in Auburn for the second time. The light blue car has a worn interior and no hubcaps but its storied history could help it bring up to $300,000 during the Auburn Cord Duesenberg …

John Eldon Jacoby, age 72, of Wauseon, passed away in his home on Monday, August 27, 2018. John was born on September 27, 1945 to Earl “Jack” Jacoby and Mary Catherine Frisch of Melmore, Ohio who both preceded him in death. He married his high school sweetheart and love of …

The aquifer story continues. Last night in Montpelier before the council, Ed Kidston, president and owner of Artesian of Pioneer, spoke publicly about his plans, data and reasoning behind a proposed project to sell water to communities outside the aquifer. Kidston has long assured the council the project would cause …

One man is flown to a Toledo hospital after a crash on County Road K and Ohio 191, near West Unity. Officials say the driver of a van failed to stop at the intersection and was hit by a cattle truck. The driver of the van was awake when he …

DeKalb County school officials say the Middle School there received a threat. An investigation nets nothing. Still, the campus will see an increase in security.

A large barn is destroyed in a Dekalb County blaze. Eight area fire departments converged on County Road 35 in Ashley. Crews had the blaze under control in minutes. Equipment and stores lost in the blaze total a half million dollars. No one was hurt. The fire is under investigation …

Doris V. Fortney, 95 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, August 24, 2018 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Doris was born July 18, 1923 in Grass Lake, Michigan, the daughter of the late Edwin and Besse (Wistner) Dindot. At the age of 13, the family moved to …

Christie H. Allen, 69, of Montpelier passed away Saturday morning at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. She was born on January 26, 1949 in Montpelier to Oscar K. and Phyllis J. (Boisher) Henry. Christie graduated from Montpelier High School in 1967. She received her Licensed Practical Nursing degree from …

Kenneth D. Ladd, 94 years, passed away Thursday, August 23, 2018 in his residence. Ken was born March 16, 1924 in Ashley, Indiana, the son of the late Elias and Tena (Myers) Ladd. He was a 1942 graduate of Ashley High School. Ken served our country in the US Marines …