The Edon Village Council votes to hire an additional full-time police officer. City officials cited manpower shortages as the principal reason for the move. The new patrolman will make 39 thousand dollars a year, plus benefits.

One person is seriously hurt in a crash north of Fort Wayne. First responders were dispatched to Coldwater and Shoaff roads. There, they find a car, damaged after hitting a utility pole and flipping onto its side. One person was taken to an area hospital.

John L. Richard, 73, of Alvordton, passed away May 20, 2018 at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton. He was born June 20, 1944 in Hillsdale, Michigan to Robert and Violet Richard. He served in the United States Navy from 1961 to 1967. John married Karen E. Midtgard on July …

Francis B. “JR” Fikel, Jr, 71, of Montpelier passed away early Monday morning at his home. He was born on July 28, 1946 in Edon to Francis B. “Bud” and Zelda Ilene (Wolff) Fikel, Sr. JR graduated from Edon High School. He proudly served his country in the United States …

Patricia A. “Patty” Mann, age 56, of Stryker, Ohio passed away Sunday, May 20, 2018 in Parkview Medical Center, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. She was born August 04, 1961 in Defiance, Ohio to William H. and Madonna J. (French) Potter. She married Eugene “Gene” E. Mann on May 24, 2003 and …

Environmental groups want Indiana residents to comment on a proposed federal settlement over a U.S. Steel plant’s discharging of a hazardous chemical that entered a Lake Michigan tributary. The public comment period on the proposed settlement ends June 6. It calls for U.S. Steel to pay nearly $900,000 in fines …

An area school district gets national attention. Once again, U.S. News & World Report has given the Antwerp school system high marks. District officials told staff the magazine gave Antwerp the highest rating in the Defiance six-county area. It’s the 53rd best in Ohio. The rankings are based on a …

A builder in Perrysburg is now charged with theft after a list of customers say they took their money, didn’t pay the contractors for their work, and then abruptly closed up shop. Slaske Builders has filed for bankruptcy in Ottawa County…they now have a new court date set there for …

State Route 795, between Pemberville and Fostoria roads, near Milbury is closed for a time after a semi lost its wheels and axles there. The big rig sat sideways on 795 for several hours as crews cleaned up the scene. No word on any injuries as officials look over the …

Crews in Huntington County were called to a diesel refinery plant on U.S. 24 for a fire. Flames were not visible at Gladieux Processing when they arrived. Officials say it is unclear how the fire started, but it didn’t take crews long to put it out. At least one person …