A West Unity man is killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 20A, between Montpelier and West Unity. Brett Long’s vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and into a field. Witnesses tried to help Long, who was undergoing a medical episode during the incident. Long was taken …

John Russell Opdycke, age 91, of rural Stryker, passed away Friday morning, October 13, 2017, at Genesis Health Care in Bryan. Arrangements are pending at the Grisier Funeral Home in Stryker.

Wayne R. Stutzman, age 88, of Wauseon, passed away Friday, October 13, 2017, at Heartland of Wauseon. Prior to his retirement he had been a lifelong area farmer. Wayne was born in Wauseon on February 22, 1929, the son of Daniel and Martha (Frazier) Stutzman. On November 8, 1952, he …

To Honor Mary’s wishes there will be no visitation or funeral services.

Senator, Rob Portman is traveling across Ohio this week, touring auto manufacturing plants. On Thursday, the Republican stopped at the General Motors Powertrain Transmission Plant in west Toledo. It is part of what he calls an ‘Auto Manufacturing Jobs Tour.’ The senator came to the plant to pitch how tax …

The Ohio Turnpike Commission clears its books and finds a lot of money to be reinvested into the road traveled by millions every year. The extra money, about $16.2 million, emerged due to the refinancing of $126.6 million worth of the turnpike’s 2009 and 2010 revenue bonds. Officials say the …

After several buildings on Edgerton Local Schools’ campus were broken into in early September, the district took steps to improve security. This month, the district approved an $11,300 fencing package to run along its football facility. Also, the district is exploring the purchase of a 10 x 10 bus “mini-barn” …

Lester Jr. Cliffton, age 82, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:25 A.M. on Monday, October 9, 2017, in Parkview Randalia Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient after a brief illness. Mr. Cliffton had been employed as a forklift driver for Universal Tool in Butler, Indiana, retiring …

Violet Y. “Vi” Grime, age 79, of Archbold, passed away Tuesday morning, October 10, 2017 at Heartland of Wauseon. Prior to her retirement she had worked at Subway, Nafziger Ice Cream, and Al-Meda Chocolates, all of Archbold. Violet was born in Delta, Ohio on March 15, 1938, the daughter of …

The Hicksville Board of Education spent part of their regular session discussing state achievement results for the school district. While Hicksville Schools met 70 percent of the necessary state indicators, it did not meet all of the state’s goals despite a 256 percent increase over last year’s test scores. Hicksville …