Arvilla M. Reamsnyder, 77, of West Unity passed away Friday afternoon at Fountain Park Assisted Living in Bryan. She was born on August 21, 1940 in Bridgewater Township to Marion and Lucille (Coolman) Thompson. Arvilla graduated from Montpelier High School in 1958. On April 8, 1961 she married Raymond H. …

Patricia J. (White) Patterson, age 86, of Cecil, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, at her home. She retired as a dispatcher with CSX railroad. Patricia was a classy lady who loved to travel with her husband and loved her family and friends. Patricia was born November 21, …

Reginald D. LaPorte, Sr., 81 years, of West Unity passed away Thursday, December 7, 2017 in his home with his family by his side. Reg was born February 4, 1936 in St. Clair, Michigan, the son of the late Barbara LaPorte. He married Leona E. Mills on March 17, 1956 …

Hunters checked 72,814 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s 2017 weeklong deer-gun hunting season, that’s according to the Department of Natural Resources. Last year, hunters checked 66,758 deer over the weeklong deer-gun season. In Fulton County, 322 deer were harvested compared to 362 in 2016. Two days (Saturday, Dec. 16, and Sunday, …

Cooper Tire announces layoffs of 80 salaried workers…60 of whom work in Findlay with most of those being corporate roles. In its 2nd quarter report, the tire maker said domestic sales were down, while international numbers were up.

Five have thrown their names in the ring to fill Ohio’s vacant 81st House District seat. The position opened Tuesday, when second-term state representative Rob McColley of Napoleon was appointed to fill Cliff Hite’s chair. Former state representative, Jim Hoops and ex Napoleon mayor, Steve Lankenau…both of Napoleon…are in. Dr. …

Defiance County’s board of elections has selected a new deputy director after the retirement of its director, Mike Yambor. Yambor, a Democrat, plans to step down on Dec. 22, after 2 1/2 years in the position, and will be replaced by Tonya Wichman, the board’s Republican deputy director. Wichman’s position …

An informal inspection by the architect on the county’s recent $1.576 million courthouse renovation project reveals several issues that need to be resolved. Architect, Steve Berst, the county’s architectural engineering firm that oversaw the work, told county commissioners of the problems after a “walk-through” of the building.

A Deshler man is sentenced to seven years in prison in a Henry County courtroom for an August burglary of a rural Pleasant Township home. Phillip Panning pled guilty in Oct. Back in Aug. Henry County deputies showed up at a Road 15 address, after the homeowner reported someone had …

Norma L. Krill Thielan, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:25 P.M. on Tuesday, December 5, 2017, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center, where she was a resident. Norma was a graduate of Ridgeville Corners High School and attended International Business College in Fort Wayne. She worked for the Village of …