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Middlebury Fatal Crash

A crash on the Toll Road near Middlebury leaves a Sturgis man dead. 41-year-old Brian Fox died when his westbound car crossed the median and was struck by an eastbound van. Fox died at the scene. The other driver, 61-year-old Robert Stadnycki of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was treated at Memorial Hospital …

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SC Rollover

Steuben County deputies respond to N SR 827 in Steuben County on a report of a vehicle accident. They found a pick-up truck off the roadway on its top. The driver, 23 year old Brandon Robinson of Fremont, was standing outside of the overturned vehicle. Robinson told officers he was …

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Area Road Fatality

A man who was airlifted from a wreck scene Monday has succumbed to his injuries. The Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department says that 34-year-old Matthew Depew passed away after being flown to the Fulton County Health Center. Depew was airlifted from the scene of a wreck on Bankers Road. He was …

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Cathy S. Henrie, 63

Cathy S. Henrie, age 63, of Archbold, passed away Monday, July 10, 2017, at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Cathy had been a barber, provided child care, and worked in home health care. Cathy was born in Wauseon on February 1, 1954, the daughter of Jesse and Janette (Leininger) Nofzinger. …

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Charles Eugene Stafford, 77

Charles Eugene Stafford, age 77, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:06 P.M. on Saturday, July 8, 2017, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mr. Stafford was employed by Edgerton Manufacturing until the closing of the plant and then for Edgerton Metal Products, retiring in 1995 …

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Emily Rose Menasian, 84

Emily Rose Menasian, 84 years, of Bryan passed away Saturday, July 8, 2017 in her home. Emily was born August 14, 1932 in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of the late Joseph and Mildred (Kapusta) Trencansky. She married Edward T. Menasian on August 14, 1948. Emily had a passion for helping …

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A No Weed Plea

The Montpelier Village Council hears an impassioned plea from a resident Monday, asking that the members vote to keep a moratorium, forbidding a facility for the cultivation of medical marijuana. Mary Weirich presented the council with the signatures of 50 others who had signed a petition against its repeal. A …

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Road Construction Update

Good news, drivers. The Clark Street Project in Pioneer is just about finished. It connects Clark Street to Core Way Drive and Ohio 15 at the Pioneer industrial park. The project also includes a new road, called Transformer Avenue, that runs to Pioneer Transformer. Lights will be installed along the …

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Police Raise Considered

Stryker Police Chief, Steven Schlosser wants the Village Council to give the police force a raise. Schlosser told the panel this week he recently tried to recruit a new police academy graduate, but was turned down due to the low pay rates at Stryker. He suggested officers should earn $14 …

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Our Local Band Of Brothers

John Paulding Days will be a red, white and blue event this year, with the annual parade honoring World War II veterans. Several of them have been tapped to handle the Grand Marshall’s duties. Many are in their 90s. John Paulding Days will be Friday and Saturday in downtown Paulding.

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