20 write-in candidates, many in Defiance and Fulton counties have stepped forward for the November general election. Joshua Mast, who withdrew as a Defiance City Council at-large candidate, has filed as a write-in for the unexpired two-year term for the city’s Ward 3 seat. The seat opened earlier this year …

Defiance school officials will see around 3 percent increases in pay. The city Board of Education made it official this week.

Three New Haven schools lost power Tuesday morning…the district allowed parents to pick up students. 3,300 customers were without electricity in and the city. The outage was caused by a squirrel, not the weather.

Several fires in the area are being blamed on lightning. The Southwest Fire District assisted Aboite Township crews fighting three fires within 40 minutes. One blaze was reported at a home inside the Chestnut Hills neighborhood…it sustained minor damage. Then, a barn caught fire on Bass Road. With 7,000 bales …

Williams County deputies want to know more about a white Chevrolet Tahoe spotted Monday evening on County Road M, near County Road 22, north of West Unity near the Ohio Turnpike. The driver fled from deputies as they attempted to pull him over for speeding. Anyone with information is asked …

Jameson Andrew Kamp, age 21, of Wauseon, passed away unexpectedly in Bowling Green, Ohio, on Sunday, August 27, 2017. Jameson was born in Toledo on October 18, 1995, the son of Kenton and Laura (VanderMolen) Kamp. He was a 2014 graduate of Wauseon High School, where he enjoyed playing trombone …

Clifford Burton St. John, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, August 24, 2017, at his home. Mr. St. John was a farmer early in his life and also worked at several factories. He retired from Fore-Craft/Sauder in Archbold after more than 25 years of service. Mr. St. …

Carlton J. (Johnny) “Skank” Heisler, age 81, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 7:15 P.M. on Friday, August 25, 2017, at the Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after an extended illness. John was a 1954 graduate of Edgerton High School and had served in the United States Army. He was …

Bard Manufacturing in Bryan announces the addition of a high-tech, multi-million-dollar facility. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held soon. The James R. Bard Center for HVAC Innovation & Design, a 15,000-square-foot addition to the company’s engineering area, will provide facilities for a new gas vapor test lab, capable of testing …

The Montpelier Municipal Pool will remain open in 2018. Kevin Brooks, village administrator, told village council he has met with members of the park board and they had decided to keep the facility running next year. Brooks added there may be some funding to make repairs to the clubhouse at …