Bernard J. Layman, age 73, of Archbold passed away Thursday, January 11, 2018, at Addison Heights in Maumee, Ohio. Prior to his retirement he had worked at the Waste Water Department for the Village of Archbold for 29 years. Bernard was born in Swan Creek Township, Fulton County, Ohio, on …

Melvin L. Cooper, 61, passed away Thursday morning at Park View Nursing Home in Edgerton. He was born on April 20, 1956 in Toledo to Moses and Juanita Rose (Wallace) Cooper. He is survived by his mother Juanita Medin of Toledo and brother Calvin Cooper of Toledo.

Gracilee (Critchfield) Siebenaler, 90, of Montpelier passed away Friday morning at Kingsbury Place Senior Living in Defiance. She was born on October 7, 1927 near Montpelier to Charles Allen and Grace Belle (Lattanner) Critchfield. Gracilee graduated from Montpelier High School in 1945, and Warner Beauty School in Toledo in 1946. …

Donald L. Rediger Sr., 79, of Pioneer passed away Thursday evening at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. He was born on May 21, 1938 in Frontier, Michigan to Wayne H. and Doris I. (McClung) Rediger. Don graduated from Pioneer High School in 1956. On December 9, 1972 he married …

There’s a whole network of satellites, underwater robots and scientific tools watching for toxic algae on Lake Erie. Ohio State University is starting a multi-year project that will try to sort out how often and when rivers, lakes and reservoirs are likely to see algae outbreaks in the future and …

The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force says the number of visitors to the southwest Ohio facility dropped for the third straight year. About 829,000 visitors came to the museum in 2017 compared to 850,000 the previous year. The museum reported nearly 860,000 visitors in 2015. The museum has …

The Williams County Health District says statewide, 2,104 hospitalizations have been reported this flu season, through Jan. 5. That’s compared to 369 during the same time last year. There have been 10 hospitalizations for flu in Williams County, compared to just two at this time in 2017. In light of …

Two men are seriously hurt in a crash on the Indiana Toll Road, near mile marker 140 in the eastbound lanes, four miles west of the Angola exit. Investigators say the car went over the median, crashing head-on into a semi that was traveling eastbound. Jeffrey Stroike, of Broken Arrow, …

Steven M. Congrove, 63 years, of Bryan and formerly of Chillicothe, Ohio and Naples, Florida, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance. Steve was born June 17, 1954 in Circleville, Ohio, the son of the late Karl and Pauline (Queen) Congrove. He was a …

Betty Lou (Pace) Williams, age 89, of Stryker, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2018 at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance. Prior to her retirement she had worked at ITT Higbie for 12 years. Betty was born in Toledo on May 3, 1928, the daughter of LeRoy and Lilly Viola (Buehrer) …