Ivan Jr. Nichols, age 92, of Auburn, Indiana, passed away at 4:40 P.M. on Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Garrett, Indiana, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Nichols was a heavy equipment operator and was a longtime employee of Sweatnam Pipeline. A jack-of-all-trades, he could fix …

Thomas L. “Tom” Harrington, age 67, of Bryan, Ohio, went peacefully to heaven at 7:28 A.M. on Friday, February 16, 2018, surrounded by his children at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Tom worked at Spangler Candy Company for 32 years, retiring from the Shipping and Receiving Department. …

Authorities are investigating skeletal remains found in a wooded area west of C&A Tool Engineering in Auburn. Immediate identification of the body was not possible because of decomposition. An autopsy is scheduled for today. Investigators say there is no indication of foul play. The case into the discovery continues by …

A 33 year old man from Elkhart County is arrested after a car chase on the Indiana Toll Road in LaGrange County. The pursuit ended in Bristol. Troopers caught up to Christopher Stoops at the 118 mile marker for multiple traffic infractions. Stoops refused to stop. He continued westbound and …

A county resident presents a petition to the Williams County Agricultural Society, asking for the resignation of board Vice President, Alan Bennett. The petition, dated December 2017 and including about 145 signatures, was presented by Matt Uran. It cited a July 25, 2017, county sheriff’s incident report involving Bennett, and …

Michelle Jacob, a Williams County Sheriff’s deputy assigned to the Multi-Area Narcotics Task Force, was recognized by Williams County Prosecutor, Katie Zartman as the county’s first Top Cop of 2018. Jacob was the principle investigator in the case against Jeremy Havens, a local drug dealer who sold a lethal mix …

Duane W. Sorrell of Wauseon, Ohio passed away February 15, 2018 at Ebeid Hospice Residence in the presence of his loving family. Duane was born to Lindsey and Ruth (née Zoeller) Sorrell in New Castle, Indiana on September 27, 1940. He was the youngest of three children. Duane graduated from …

Helen L. Brown, 84, of Montpelier passed away Friday morning at her home. She was born on September 30, 1933 in Montpelier to Ralph L. and Gertrude I. (Root) Spencer. Helen graduated from Montpelier High School in 1952. On June 22, 1952 she married Ronald J. Brown in Montpelier and …

Paula D. Kramer, age 65, of Edon, Ohio, died at 10:13 A.M. on Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Parkview Regional Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mrs. Kramer was a 1970 graduate of Edon High School and had been employed as a secretary at Edon Northwest Schools …

A Fort Wayne businessman withdraws his proposal to open a marijuana dispensary in Defiance. Jamie Ridenour had hoped to open the business on Tuendawie St. Last week, council had discussed reversing the ban against medicinal marijuana facilities it had passed in December and agreed, 4-3, to bring legislation making the …