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Whitley County Fatal Crash

A South Whitley man is dead after his car crashes into farm machinery, Monday evening on West State Road 205, between W 350 S and County Road 275 W in Whitley County, around 7:30 p.m. The man was driving south on 205 before leaving the road and hitting two parked …

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FC Deputy Shot

The manhunt for the man involved in the shooting of a Fulton County Sheriff’s deputy has been canceled. Police are not looking for Jeshua Gilmore anymore, but it is unclear if he has been arrested. The deputy was shot Monday night in Lyons. Gilmore was driving a vehicle that was …

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Effinger In More Trouble

Additional charges have been filed against 20-year-old, Dominique Effinger, who was driving a boat that crashed on Lake Gage, back on July 22. The Steuben County Prosecutor’s Office has filed more charges against Effinger. She is now facing seven of them, four of which are felonies. Her first court appearance …

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SWMI Jobs Ooutlook

June’s jobless rates went up slightly across Southwest Michigan. St. Joseph County actually saw a slight drop from May to June, that’s according to the Department of Technology, Management and Budget. The jobless rate was 3.8 percent, down from 3.9 in May. That’s lower than the June 2016 number which …

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A Well Known Band Designer Dies

Erica Widmer, a color guard designer and member of the marching band program’s design staff at East Noble High School, dies from complications from injuries sustained after an automobile accident Friday night in Allen County. Widmer was an Angola High School graduate and former teacher at both Angola and Prairie …

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Michelle M. Neuenschwander, 58

Michelle M. Neuenschwander, age 58, of Wauseon passed away unexpectedly early Sunday July 30, 2017, at the Fulton County Health Center. Prior to her retiring as a custodian for the Wauseon Public Schools she had worked in food service with her father and had also worked in clerical support in …

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Martha “Joy” Ames, 95

Martha “Joy” Ames, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away early Sunday morning July 30, 2017, in her home. Mrs. Ames was a 1940 graduate of Farmer High School and had been employed by First Federal Bank in Bryan as a teller for twenty-seven years prior to her retirement. She …

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Jacob “Jake” N. Myers, 86

Jacob “Jake” N. Myers, 86, of Montpelier, Ohio passed away July 29, 2017, at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance. The son of Zella S. (Keck) and Newton Myers, he was born January 2, 1931 in Oakwood, Ohio. He married Joanne Dick on June 4, 1960, in Delta, Ohio. …

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Ruschel Resign Paulding CoC Post

Paulding’s Chamber of Commerce executive director resigns after more than a month in office. Shannon Ruschel’s resignation was effective Wednesday. She had been hired in June to replace Peggy Emerson, who moved to Ansonia. Ruschel did not cite any particular reasons for her resignation. The chamber board had recently written …

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New NSCC Contract

Northwest State Community College’s Board of Trustees and staff agree to a three-year contract. Colin Doolittle, NSCC engineering technologies faculty and Professional Association representative, indicated that the new contract “allows both sides to do what’s best for the college,” while also stating that it “provides stability, allowing both the association …

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