Valeta S. Barton, age 96, of Wauseon, passed away Monday evening, September 10, 2018, at Swanton Valley Center. Valeta was born in Henry County, Ohio, on April 30, 1922, the daughter of Fred and Mary (Kruse) VonDeylen. She married Waldo Mahnke, and he preceded her in death. She married Clyde …

Dale S. Dirrim, age 84, of Hamilton, passed away Tuesday morning, September 11, 2018 at his home. Dale worked at Tokheim Corporation retiring with more than 30 years of service and he also farmed. He served in the US Air Force from July 1, 1952 to June 30 1956. He …

Commissioners from a number of counties in the tri-state area are moving forward on forming a regional aquifer board. A public session at the Williams County East Annex included commissioners from Defiance, Fulton and Williams counties as well as Allen and Steuben in Indiana and Hillsdale County in Michigan. Their …

Residents in St. Joe can safely drink water again after a month-long boil water advisory. Clerk Treasurer, Allison McKean says the town lifted the advisory after the OK was given. McKean said all repairs at the town’s pump house had been completed and required water tests came back clean. It …

A Super PAC, with ties to Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell, is spending $1.4 million on an ad campaign to boost Indiana GOP Senate candidate, Mike Braun. The Senate Leadership Fund announced the campaign, which will run across the state on broadcast TV, cable, radio and online. Braun is a …

Six Indiana communities will be selected to host a Smithsonian Institution exhibit on rural America during 2019 and 2020. Indiana Humanities announced it will sponsor a tour of the exhibit called “Crossroads: Change Comes to Rural America.” The six cities chosen will host the exhibit for six weeks each. The …

Sheryl L. Russell, 58 years, of Stryker passed away Monday, September 10, 2018 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Sheryl was born May 17, 1960, the daughter of Douglas G. and Janice A. (Thomas) Kelley. She married James R. Russell, Jr. on August 6, 2004 in Sebring, Florida. …

Arnold P. Ledyard, 90 years, of Bryan, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Arnold was born March 16, 1928, in Morenci, Michigan, and the son of the late Ensign and Mildred (Schoonover) Ledyard. He was a 1946 graduate of Wauseon High School. …

A Bryan man guilty of sexual battery goes to jail for three years. Charles Raynor had plead guilty to two counts of sexual battery, last month in a Williams County courtroom. He was indicted in March by a Williams County grand jury. Prosecutors say he engaged in sexual conduct with …

The Ohio Turnpike is partially closed for a time after a two car crash just east of the Wauseon exit in Fulton County. The crash closed all eastbound turnpike lanes and one westbound lane. The investigation into the accident is underway at this hour.