The Edgerton Village Council approves four-year fire protection contracts for neighboring towns at its meeting. They cover St. Joseph, Milford and Center townships. The contracts include a yearly increase of 3 percent for each of them. The council voted unanimously for approval.

Total state grant funding of about $417,000 will go towards helping pay to repave the road in and out of the Menards Distribution Center in Holiday City. Officials say the non-stop pounding of heavy tractor-trailers has taken its toll on the mile-long Traxler Drive, which connects Ohio 15 to the …

Robert Kroeger of Wauseon is indicted on one count of tampering with records and one count of grand theft. From Feb. of 2015, to Dec., 2016, investigators say he stole property or services valued at more than $7,500 but less than $150,000 from a governmental entity. He also allegedly tampered …

Officers execute a search warrant at a residence in Fayette and find a homemade explosive device. The Toledo Police Department sent a team from its Bomb Squad to diffuse it and take it into evidence. Officers also seized three handguns, four rifles and a variety of drug paraphernalia. The resident …

New Haven Police have a person of interest after finding a body inside a home Saturday afternoon. Officers were called to a Sherbrook Drive residence. A person called police for a well-being check after not seeing a family member for awhile. Police went to the home and found the homeowner …

Arlee Maree Ludwig, infant daughter of Alan W. and Amanda M. (Bergquist) Ludwig, passed away unexpectedly on November 18, 2017, at Toledo Children’s Hospital. Arlee was born in Sylvania on November 16, 2017. Surviving besides her parents, are grandparents, Walter “Butch” Schaufele of Stryker, Christene Ludwig of Maumee, Suzanne Wyszczelski …

Ernest L. “Ernie” Eidenier, 89, of Pioneer, passed away on Thursday, November 23, 2017 at Hillside Country Living in Bryan. He was born on November 19, 1928 in Williams County to Layton M. “Cap” and Blanche E. (Hillard) Eidenier. Ernie graduated from Pioneer High School in 1947. He honorably served …

Duane Richard Price, age 62, of Wauseon, passed away Thursday morning, November 23, 2017, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo. He worked at Sauder Woodworking in Archbold for over 30 years. Duane was born in Wauseon on October 9, 1955, the son of Ray and Margaret (Mull) Price. …

Cleda M. Rice, age 102, of Farmer, Ohio, passed away at 11:30 P.M. on Monday, November 20, 2017, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Rice was a 1933 graduate of Farmer High School and had been employed as a cook by Central …

Marjorie “Margie” L. Moyer, age 92, of Wauseon, Ohio died Wednesday, November 22, 2017 in CHP Defiance Area Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio. She was born November 20, 1925 in Colorado Springs, Colorado to the late Jesse and Beatrice M. (Turner) Jackson. She married Robert Moyer on February 09, 1946 and …