Ralph C. Ruffer, 68 years, of Ney, passed away suddenly on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Toledo Hospital, after suffering a medical emergency while umpiring a Division 2 Baseball Tournament game at Patrick Henry. Ralph was born January 8, 1949 in Wauseon, Ohio the son of the late Robert D. …

Authorities have identified the body of a man found along the Maumee River in the Mary Jane Thurstin Park near the village of Grand Rapids. The Wood County Sheriff’s office says the body of 45 year- old Donovan Shane Bowden of Defiance was recovered on May 18th. Bowden was reported …

The Holiday City village council is exploring backup electrical systems to avoid power outages like the one that affected the Menards distribution center at the end of April. Holiday City Village Administrator Gary Baker said at Thursday’s village council meeting that the 48-hour outage was caused by an overnight wind …

Major General Jeffrey Kruse, United States Air Force, will return home on May 26 to be honored by his high school at an assembly in the varsity gymnasium at 9 AM. The public is welcomed. A 1986 graduate of Pettisville High School, Kruse moved up through the ranks of general …

The company that makes Nathan’s and Curtis hot dogs is recalling more than 200,000 pounds of the products after getting complaints of metal found in the packages. John Morrell and Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio, said it had gotten three complaints and notified the federal government Friday. The recall applies to …

June M. Shook, age 80, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 3:21 p.m. on Thursday, May 18, 2017 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers- Bryan. June was a member of the Bryan First Church of Christ. She worked as a bank teller at Citizen’s Bank, National City and retired from PNC …

Janet L. Dominique, age 79, passed away on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Genesis Health Care in Bryan. She was born in Continental, Ohio on October 25, 1937, the daughter of Walter H. Schwartzengraber and Vontella (Ordway) Schwartzengraber, Pierce. She was united in marriage to John (Frank) Dominique on October …

William E. Heldberg, age 80, of Bryan and formerly of Stryker passed away late Thursday May 17, 2017 at the Defiance Area Hospice Inpatient Care Center. Prior to his retirement he had worked as a Sales Manager for Isaac Tire in Bryan for 40 years. He had also been a …

Thomas M. Houstin, age 57 of Wauseon, Ohio, died unexpectedly, Wednesday, May 17, 2016, at his residence. He was born in Toledo, OH on October 25, 1959 to the late Leonard and June (Crawford) Houstin. Thomas is retired from construction, which he worked for many years. Thomas is survived by …

Dan Griffin was named Edgerton police chief earlier this week. Griffin began as a part-time patrolman in Edgerton in 1999, went to full-time in 2002 and has been a sergeant in Edgerton since 2004. He takes over for former chief Jeremy Jones. Griffin oversees a force of 12, including 10 …