Fulton County’s seven school districts have unveiled a collaborative plan to bring students back into the classroom in August. Called the Fulton County Schools’ Common Reopening Agreement, the comprehensive plan relies on practical safety measures and common sense practices to keep students and staff members safe as the coronavirus pandemic …

Lyle F. Storrer, 89, of Traverse City, MI and formerly of Montpelier, passed away on July 6, 2020. He was born on September 19, 1930 in Montpelier to Adolph and Mildred M. (Wueger) Storrer. Lyle graduated from Montpelier High School in 1949 and spent two years at the U.S. Naval …

Billie L. Wolfe, 91 years, of Bryan, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance.  Billie was born May 14, 1929 in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of the late James and Bernice (Green) Langley.  She was a 1949 graduate of Edgerton High School.  …

Mary Gail Smith, 68 years, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, July 8, 2020 at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance, Ohio. She was born July 7, 1952 in Hicksville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Budd and Kathleen (Elder) Smith. Mary was a 1970 graduate of Hicksville High School and …

Shawn Steven Asher, 41 years, of Hicksville, passed away Tuesday, July 7, 2020 in his home surrounded by his family. Shawn was born July 28, 1978 in Rome City, Indiana to Steven Asher and Cindy (Minniear) Bell. He was a 1997 graduate of East Noble High School. On February 24, …

Both sides approve a new Swanton Local Schools teachers’ contract…it’s a two-year agreement. The union and the district ratified the deal. Salary increases on the base pay rate will be 1% for the next two years. Base salary in year one will be $34,776, and in year two $35,124.

A Vermont man is sentenced in a Fulton County courtroom. Joshua Gold, of Putney, Vermont, pled guilty to trafficking marijuana. He was sentenced to one year of community control, and ordered to pay prosecution costs, report to the Probation Department before leaving the county…and serve eight days in the Corrections …

Residents of several Ohio counties will be mandated to wear a mask when out in public. Gov. DeWine makes the announcement during a briefing…as the number of hospitalizations from COVID-19 reaches the highest count in over three weeks. The counties?…Butler…Franklin…Hamilton…Huron…and more. Ohio saw 948 reported cases Tuesday, pushing the total …

A company, partly owned by Gov. DeWine, is among those that received loans from a $600 billion-plus coronavirus aid program. The data shows DeWine Seeds-Silver Dollar Baseball received a loan under the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program for a range of $150,000 to $350,000. The company owns the Asheville …

Donelda Mae Smith, age 88, of Delta, Ohio, passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by her loving family, Tuesday evening, July 7, 2020. Arrangements at Grisier-Weigel Funeral Home in Delta are pending.