A panel of experts will discuss water quality in northwest Ohio and the Great Lakes in Defiance. The nonpartisan forum is open to the public. The idea behind the event, is that voters need information in order to present real facts and reduce the misinformation that surrounds public policy. The …

The Edgerton Village Council starts the process of authorizing and certifying tax levies. Denise Knecht, village fiscal officer, says this year, it won’t involve new ones. Mayor Lance Bowsher agreed, saying it was just normal procedural operations. The council has until October to have all three necessary readings to pass …

A proposal in debate in Washington could mean millions of dollars to build new hangars for a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard. The money would be directed to the 180th Fighter Wing, based at the Toledo Air National Guard Base. A House committee has voted in favor of …

Robert L. Kimpel, age 67, of Edon, Ohio, passed away surrounded by his family in his home on Monday, July 3, 2017. Robert worked as an assistant manager at Edon Farmer’s Co-Op for 13 years and then worked as a civilian technician with the Indiana Air National Guard’s 122nd Fighter …

Amy L. Murphy Boyd, 47, of Defiance, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo after a long battle with cancer. Amy was born September 22, 1969 in Bryan, the daughter of Roger H. and Arlene K. (Sudholtz) Murphy. She was a 1989 graduate of …

Leon E. Wiler, 66 years, of Bryan, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Leon was born March 11, 1951 in Bryan, Ohio the son of Earl E. and Dolly H. (Ross) Wiler. He was a 1969 graduate of West Unity High School …

Gregory Sims, age 46, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at his home on July 2, 2017, surrounded by loved ones after an extended illness. Greg owned Merestone Title Agency and was a real estate investor. He also officiated Ohio High School Athletic Association basketball games for 23 years, was a …

Charles Richard “Dick” Harrington, 92 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, with his children by his side. Dick was born March 2, 1925 in Bryan, the son of the late Donald and Thelma (Byers) Harrington. He was a 1943 graduate …

Ora Dell Stayner, age 85, of Edon, Ohio, went home to be with his Savior, surrounded by his family on June 29, 2017. Ora retired from Fidler Concrete , of Angola, Indiana in 1992 after 42 years of service. He served in the US Army in 1951. He was a …

Auditor of the State of Ohio, Dave Yost, is planning to attend the last Financial Planning and Supervision Commission Meeting in Edgerton. The State declared the Village of Edgerton in fiscal emergency in December of 2013. The VOE financial planning and supervision commission will have its final meeting on July …