Louis Dan Thiel, age 73, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 11:05 A.M. on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, surrounded by his family after a brief illness. Mr. Thiel was a 1962 graduate of Edon Northwest High School where he excelled in …

Kathleen M. “Tiny” Manley, 76, of Montpelier, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance. She was born on December 22, 1941 in Montpelier to LeRoy O. and Frances M. (Selander) Startzman. Tiny attended Montpelier High School. On July 29, 1960 she …

Zale A. “Zeke” Harvey, 89 years, of Bryan passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Zeke was born May 31, 1928 in Archbold, Ohio, the son of the late Othal and Beryl (Smith) Harvey. He was a 1946 graduate of Stryker High School. …

Donald R. Underwood, Sr., 76 years, of Bryan, passed away Monday, May 21, 2018 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. Donnie was born November 6, 1941 in Bryan, Ohio, the son of the late George Henry and Maxine M. (Beattie) Underwood, Sr. He was a tow-motor operator at Dietrich …

A former Defiance college president has died. Marvin Ludwig was the school’s longest serving leader, holding the post from 1975 to 1994. He’s time was noted for the major expansion of the campus. He passed away in Portage. Ludwig was 91.

An old friend is leaving us. The doors are closing at Kolb & Son, a downtown Wauseon institution on N. Fulton St. since 1917. It was the place to go for candy, ice cream sodas, photographic equipment, tobacco products, costume jewelry or novelty gifts. The owners are retiring, and they …

A local bidder throws their hat in the ring to buy a legendary candy maker. Necco, the New England based confectioner, known for their chalky Necco candies and those little heart shaped Sweetheart candies with the little sayings, is looking for a buyer. Spangler Candy Co., of Bryan, entered a …

Wapakoneta City Schools has a new leader. The board hired Archbold Schools Superintendent, Aaron Rex for the superintendent post there. Rex began his teaching career at Wapakoneta and was high school principal there for several years. He begins his new position in August.

Solid jobs numbers for the region. Defiance County checks in at 4.1 percent, down from 4.5 percent…Henry County falls over a point from, 5.9 to 4.7 percent…Paulding County is down a half a point to, 3.5…Williams County, 3.3 percent, this as the area economy continues to improve.

A multi car crash on US 20 east of Flint Road shut down the roadway for two hours. The Angola Fire Department was among the first responders sent to the scene. State and local investigators are canvassing the area, looking for answers after the crash. No one was hurt.