Douglas Dean Gunn, 65 of Broadview Heights, Ohio, passed away on September 20, 2017 in Santee, California. He was born on June 24, 1950 in Fort Wayne, Indiana to Leland and Phylis (Turner) Gunn. He graduated from North Central High School and went on to earn his Bachelor’s Degree in …

Delta Elementary School will launch before and after school educational programs this school year, thanks to a $1 million federal grant. It will be dispersed over a five-year period, and will fund Panther Pack, a program targeting students who could benefit from extra educational instruction. The program will focus on …

Jobless rates are dropping around Southwest Michigan. St. Joseph County’s unemployment rate went from 5.1 percent in July to 4.4 percent in August. That is the largest decrease in the area. Branch County dropped from 5.5 in July to an even 5 percent in August. Hillsdale County saw their jobless …

The Williams County Fair Board votes to not accept the resignation of fair board member, Greg Decker. He coordinates the drivers who shuttle attendees from the parking lots to the fairgrounds. He gave his letter of resignation to the board, over an incident with Fair Board Vice President, Alan Bennett …

A Defiance teenager is hurt in an ATV crash near Oakwood. Carissa Talikka was flown to Mercy St. Vincent’s in Toledo in serious condition. Investigators say Talikka was riding on Paulding County Road 166, approaching County Road 209, when she went into a ditch. State and local officials are looking …

Ashley Police breaks up a dispute between neighbors on Chapel Lane. On the way, officers were updated that a male fired multiple rounds from a handgun into the air. He was quickly placed into custody. A search discovered the weapon involved. Dennis Elftmann, of Ashley, was arrested and charged with …

James Ramey, accused of killing his former girlfriend, Amanda Mangas, of Delta…then kidnapping their 10-month-old son, has a list of court dates approaching. All of them are in the Fulton County Common Pleas Court. Ramey’s trial will begin March 12, 2018. He faces 22 felony counts, including two for aggravated …

Lloyd E. Herrington, age 83, of Colon, Michigan, and a longtime resident of the Bryan, Ohio, area, died at 2:50 P.M. on Thursday, September 21, 2017, at Laurels of Coldwater in Coldwater, Michigan, after an extended illness. Mr. Herrington was a 1953 graduate of Edgerton High School and saw the …

Loren E. Pennington, age 79, of rural Fayette, passed away Friday, September 22, 2017, at his home. Loren had been a lifelong area farmer. Loren was born in Wauseon on January 21, 1938, the son of Everett and Catherine (Ely) Pennington. On November 24, 1956, he married Arlene Mahnke, and …

Margaret R. Hageman, age 95, of Bryan, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2017, at Genesis Health Care in Bryan. Prior to her retirement in 1987 she had been a school teacher for 28 years, having taught at Tinora Schools and Pioneer- North Central Schools. Margaret was born in in …