Around 700 individual varieties of liquor are being delisted by Ohio, meaning heavily discounted prices and one last chance to buy favorites for area consumers. The effort is to clear shelf space for new items in stores as part of the state’s “Last Call” initiative. The items will be discounted …

Christopher A. Graser, age 35, of Wauseon, passed away unexpectedly in his home on December 30, 2017. Christopher was a sub-contractor. Christopher was born in Toledo, Ohio on September 13, 1982, the son of Charles W. and Joyce L. (Baumgardner) Graser, III, of West Unity, who survive. He is also …

Diane C. Lovejoy, 63, of West Unity passed away after a brief and courageous struggle with ALS, Monday morning at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on February 15, 1954 in Montpelier to Melvin Gail and Betty Jean (Randall) John. Diane graduated from Montpelier High School in 1972. …

Dale W. Sanders, age 71, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 12:13 A.M. on Sunday, December 31, 2017, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio. Mr. Sanders was a graduate of Stryker High School and was employed by Aro/Ingersoll Rand Corporation and then New Era …

Walter Bowser, age 91, of Wauseon, passed away Monday morning, January 1, 2018, at Heartland of Wauseon. Arrangements are pending at the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home in Wauseon.

Crews from Bryan, Edgerton, and Montpelier respond to a house fire at the corner of County Road C and 10, outside Bryan city limits. The blaze engulfed the home’s second floor and roof, with flames also escaping from the rear of the first floor in the chimney area. The residents …

First responders are called to a house fire on Ward Road in Woodburn. Fire officials say a propane tank, kept in the garage, leaked and caused a fire that traveled up into the attic. The garage and the attic were severely damaged. Everyone in the house made it out safely. …

The Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments in February over the state’s efforts to recoup $60 million from one of the nation’s largest online charter schools. The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow is challenging how officials tallied student logins to determine that the virtual school was overpaid for the 2016 school …

The Wauseon police and fire departments report on Facebook their fire dog Blaze, who had been missing since Saturday morning, has been found. Blaze had last been seen at about 8:45 a.m. in the area of Elm and Fulton streets. They also asked the public to try and catch the …

Mark S. Ciepiela, age 56 of Delta, passed peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, December 30, 2017. Mark was born on March 7, 1961, in Jackson, Michigan, to the late Stanley and the late Imogene (Goodwin) Ciepiela. Prior to his retirement, He worked 30 years as …