Two people are arrested after a traffic stop in Montpelier. Troy Smith was pulled over for a warrant. A police dog alerted his partner there were drugs in the car. Cocaine, heroin and other narcotics were seized. Smith has drug charges now to go with the warrant. A passenger in …

The State Medical Board of Ohio approves the first round of doctors able to recommend medical marijuana to patients. The state Board of Pharmacy is still working to establish a patient registry, that’s expected by late summer. Dispensaries are set to open in September. The state requires physicians to complete …

The Ohio Department of Transportation releases its list of 2018 construction plans for Fulton County. Two projects on State Route 66 are among those planned. The roadway will be resurfaced from the Henry County line to the bridge at Taylor Parkway. Work begins this month and ends in July. Farther …

Employers in three counties in the region get 100 thousand dollars in state grants to increase workplace safety. The money from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation will be used to buy equipment that prevents accidents, lowering injury risks to worker. In Paulding County, Scott Village was awarded $40,000 to …

After a great deal of discussion, the Defiance County Agricultural Society voted to not move the date for 2019 Defiance County Fair during its meeting this week.

Dorothy F. Mavis, age 90, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 3:33 A.M. on Thursday, April 12, 2018, at Community Memorial Hospital in Hickville, Ohio, where she was a patient after a brief illness. Mrs. Mavis was a 1945 graduate of Butler High School and had worked along side her …

Marian R. (Kolb) Dinius, age 85 of Quincy, Michigan and formerly of Wauseon, passed away at her residence on Friday, April 13, 2018. She worked at Kolb Feed Mill as a bookkeeper and most recently as a homemaker. Marian was born in Chatham, Ohio on August 8, 1932 to the …

Pennie Downing, age 91, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018 in Fulton Manor, Wauseon, Ohio. She was born March 12 1927 in Austin, Texas to the late Harvey Charles Blaylock and Jettie Vesti (Raby) Blaylock. She was employed as an insurance agent for many years. Survivors include …

Delortha “Dotty” A. Holley, age 74, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away Thursday morning, April 12, 2018 in Heartland of Wauseon. She was born September 30, 1943 in Leipsic, Ohio to the late Ralph and Sylvia (Brooks) Rettig. She married Fred W. Holley on September 30, 1961 and he preceded her …

Jerry L. Gee, Jr., age 47, of Wauseon, passed away Wednesday evening, April 11, 2018, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Toledo. Jerry was born in Wauseon on May 26, 1970, the son of Jerry and Marilyn (Dickman) Gee, Sr. Surviving is his mother, Marilyn Gee of Wauseon; sister, Josie …