Erlene K. Stahler, age 79, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at 12:50 P.M. on Friday, May 29, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Stahler was a devoted wife and mother who enjoyed working in her garden, music, and playing the piano. …

Mildred A. “Millie” Caryer, 85 years, of Ney, passed away Saturday, May 30, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance.  Mildred was born November 28, 1934, in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late John and Mildred (Higgins) Brown.  She was a 1952 graduate of Nanticoke High School.  …

Janet Louise Elliott, age 95, passed away at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home on May 28, 2020. Services are pending through Edgar-Grisier Funeral Homes in Wauseon, Ohio.

Connie L. Miller, age 75, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 7:12 A.M. on Friday, May 29, 2020, in her home, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness.  Mrs. Miller was a 1962 graduate of Bryan High School and was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.  She enjoyed …

Curtis F. Mock, age 85, of Cape Coral, Florida and Stryker, Ohio, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020, at Hope Hospice in Cape Coral, Florida. Prior to his retirement he had worked for many years at the former Dinner Bell Plant in Archbold. After retirement, Curt and his wife, …

Everett Dean Short was born on December 12, 1927 to John L. and Virgie (Aschliman) Short in German Township. He passed away on May 29, 2020 at Fairlawn Haven, Archbold, Ohio. He graduated from Stryker High School where he enjoyed playing baseball and saxophone. Singing in a young men’s quartet at …

Gladys M. Borton, age 100, of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 26, 2020 in Fulton Manor, Wauseon, Ohio.  She was born February 08, 1920 on a farm east of Burlington, Ohio to the late Menno Simon and Edna Elizabeth (Leu) Rupp.  When Gladys was six the family moved …

One in five Williams County residents was without a job in the month of April, that’s according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The numbers show the full effect of COVID-19 shutdowns across a swath of industries. Ohio’s statewide jobless rate for April 2020 was 16.8%, more …

About 1.3 million people statewide filed unemployment claims in the past 10 weeks, as Ohio’s economy cratered during stay-at-home orders that led to widespread layoffs. For the week ending May 23rd, about 42,000 people filed jobless claims despite the gradual reopening of the state’s economy since mid-May. The numbers pushed …

Northwest State Community College announces in-person classroom learning will officially return for the fall semester, along with its regularly-scheduled online and hybrid learning format courses. Staff will be required to wear face masks. Students are encouraged to wear one, too. Officials say there will never be more than a couple …