The Edgerton Chamber of Commerce’s plan to start a farmers market this May will soon become reality. The chamber will host the farmers market starting the first Friday in May and continuing through to the last Friday in October at the corner of U.S. 6 and Ohio 49, next to …

Roger Lee Blanton, age 48, of Wauseon, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, April 10, 2017, in his home. He had worked at Pizza Hut in Wauseon for the past six years. Roger was born in Toledo, Ohio on July 31, 1968, the son of Ollie and Karen (Like) Blanton. He …

Virginia Helen (Cox) Witte, age 87, of Archbold, Ohio, passed away Sunday evening, April 9, 2017 at the Fairlawn Haven Special Care Unit, where she had resided for six years. Ginnie was born December 10, 1929 in Toledo, Ohio, to the late Lawrence and Helen (Hohenberger) Cox. She married Fred …

A Henry County woman was killed Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Napoleon. The victim was identified as 91 year old Lois Gerken of Napoleon. Also injured was a second motorist, 33 year old Rachel Phillips of Defiance. According to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, at 11:12 a.m., on …

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal farm accident that occurred Monday afternoon in Greensburg Township. Shortly before 3 p.m., the sheriff’s office responded to a report of a trapped person in the 17000 block of Road I-14, Greensburg Township. Emergency personnel found 69 year old Gordon Verhoff …

Napoleon police officers are investigating an attempted armed robbery in Napoleon. This is the second such incident in two days in the city. The most recent incident occurred at 9:13 p.m. Monday at Subway, 402 S. Perry St. Officers were called to an attempted armed robbery complaint at the local …

Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos will make a visit to the Van Wert City School District on April 20. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten extended the invitation to DeVos. Weingarten had already been scheduled to visit the school from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 20 and had …

Bette J. Brumbaugh, 72 years, of Bryan passed away early Tuesday, April 11, 2017 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance. Bette was born November 4, 1944 in Archbold, Ohio, the daughter of the late Arthur and LaJane (Lauber) Benien. She graduated from Archbold High School and continued her education …

Timothy E. Howard, age 51, of Lyons, Ohio passed away Sunday April 9, 2017 at the University of Toledo Medical Center. He had been a truck driver most of his life. Mr. Howard was born on March 21, 1966 in Wauseon the son of Donald and Florence (McIntosh) Howard. On …

A two-vehicle serious injury crash near Wauseon Sunday morning injured 41 year old Ryan Nofziger of Wauseon, and 21 year old Jacob Hancock of Stryker. According to Ohio State troopers, at 7:26 a.m. Sunday, Hancock was eastbound on Fulton County Road AC in Clinton Township, and failed to stop at …