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A pair of Stryker police officers are leaving the department for jobs in Montpelier. Police Chief Steve Schlosser recognized the service of Lt. Hayworth Treace at the Monday’s Stryker Village Council meeting. Treace is leaving for a position with the Montpelier Police Department while part-time officer Randy Buehrer also recently …
Read More »Archbold-based Farmers and Merchants Bancorp begins trading publicly today
Archbold-based Farmers and Merchants Bancorp has taken a first step into a much larger world. Late last week, the holding company for The Farmers & Merchants Inc., received approval from NASDAQ Stock Market LLC to become a commonly listed entity under the symbol FMAO effective with the opening of the …
Read More »Richard E. English, 75
Richard E. English, 75 years, of Defiance, passed away peacefully on Monday, May 8, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Richard was born October 18, 1941 in Defiance, the son of the late Nelson and Wilda (Yunck) English. He was a 1961 graduate of Fairview High School. …
Read More »Mary S. Franks, 80
Mary S. Franks, age 80, of Stryker went to be with her Lord and Savior early Sunday May 7, 2017 at Hillside Country Living. Prior to her retirement she had work for Bard Manufacturing in Bryan in Accounts Receivable and as Health Insurance Coordinator. Mary was born on June 16, …
Read More »Applications for the Bryan Area Foundation 2017-18 Grants Program are now available
Applications for the Bryan Area Foundation 2017-18 Grants Program are now available to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in the Bryan area. The organization has nearly $300,000 available for community grants. The grants program draws from over 100 community funds managed by the foundation to support local charitable programs. BAF prefers projects …
Read More »Henry County man facing rape charges of a minor
A Henry County man was arrested on a rape charge following an alleged report on Thursday in Napoleon. 36 year old Anthony Jones of Napoleon, was charged with rape of a minor under age 13. The Napoleon Police Department received the complaint at 4:39 p.m. Thursday of an alleged incident …
Read More »12th annual Lilac Festival will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 13 in downtown Defiance
The 12th annual Lilac Festival will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 13 in downtown Defiance. To symbolize the designated city flower, free lilac seedlings will be prepared by the Defiance County Master Gardeners and distributed while supplies last. In addition, there will be 50 lilac bushes available for …
Read More »Settlement has been reached in a Defiance County land acquisition
A settlement has been reached in a Defiance County land acquisition controversy near the county airport. Defiance County’s airport board had filed an eminent domain court action last summer to appropriate property for the facility’s runway safety zone. Attorney Bruce McGary of Mason, representing the Defiance County Regional Airport Authority, …
Read More »Ohio farmers watching state budget process
Ohio farmers are paying much higher real estate taxes even as the prices for the agricultural commodities they produce are far below those of recent years. But many farmers are banking that the state will address the issue in the next two-year budget that passed the House and is now …
Read More »Rosalie F. Kahle, 89
Rosalie F. Kahle, age 89, of Swanton passed away early Sunday May 7, 2017 at Otterbien of Monclova. Arrangements are pending at the Grisier-Weigel Funeral Home in Delta.
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