Mary Louise Anderson, 85, of Arvada, CO and formerly of Montpelier, passed away quietly at her home on December 15, 2016. Mary was born May 7, 1931 in Williams County, the daughter of Arthur and Blanche Beucler. She graduated from Montpelier High School in 1949. On March 28, 1950 she …

Trudy M. Sumpter, age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at on Sunday, February 19, 2017, at her home. Trudy was a teacher in Bryan and Toledo. She was a member of the Retired Teacher’s Association and AARP. She was a loyal supporter of the Williams County Humane Society, Friends …

Melvin L. “Joe” Meyer, age 76, of Auburn, Indiana, died on Saturday, February 18, 2017, in his home. Mr. Meyer was a 1959 graduate of Edgerton High School, where he was a member of the 1959 state championship basketball team. He had been employed as an executive with Sprint Communications …

Jade Scott’s Disney Summer Service Grant paid off Saturday when she gave away at least 200 pairs of new shoes to people in need. Last year, the Montpelier 12-year-old was one of only 340 people to receive a $500 Disney Summer of Service Grant, which she used to fuel the …

Williams County Economic Development Corporation (WEDCO) is about to wrap up another season and look to a new one with the help of a home-grown success story like it strives to create in the business world. Ohio Secretary of State and Montpelier-native John Husted will lead off the organization’s annual …

Usage of Bryan Parks and Recreation amenities remained high in 2016. Department Director Ben Dominique said, during his annual report to council at Monday’s meeting, that based on estimates, 161,444 people used the Bryan Parks and Recreation facilities in 2016. Of that total, just over half (51 percent) were users …

A partnership between Trine University and the Dekko Foundation will offer children and teens the opportunity to develop athletic and leadership skills through participation in skating and ice hockey. Trine University expects to hire a youth hockey program director in the very near future, with programming to begin in August. …

Margaret Joan Leslie, age 91, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, February 18, 2017, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Joan enjoyed spending time with family, gardening, traveling music and nursing at Bryan Community Hospital where she worked until 1986. Joan had an …

Gregory L Shelt, age 57, of Delta, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, February 18, 2017, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee. He had retired as a machinist for Tenneco Automotive in Napoleon. Gregory was born in Fort Knox, Kentucky on June 2, 1959, the son of Lester and Connie (Pope) …

Penny Danielle (Heath) Stites, age 59, of Wauseon, Ohio died Saturday, February 18, 2017 in her home. She was born April 26, 1957 in Logansport, Indiana to Frederick Ira and Patsy Ruth (Jones) Heath. She loved spending time with her family, she was a Michigan sports fan, and also loved …