Barbara Louise Gear Trowbridge, age 92, of rural Archbold, passed away the evening of Jan. 20, 2017, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers – Bryan, surrounded by her family. Louise was born Jan. 1, 1925, in Waterville, to Miles and Carrie (Kelly) Gear. Louise married Kenneth Willard Trowbridge on Aug. …

Austin Jacob Thiel, age 20 of Defiance, passed away, 2 years to the day of his grandfather, on Saturday, January 21, 2017 while he was doing a good deed. He was helping move a disabled car from the road, because that is the kind of guy he was, always helping …

Saturday marks the day of the annual Blizzard Radio Auction..commemorating the Blizzard of 1978.Each year since that year..WBNO and WQCT..has held a radio auction on the last weekend of January raising money for local organizations…the 2017 auction will raise money for Montpelier HUGS..which is an organization that collects and distributes …

Area authorities are still searching for two men who are being called persons of interest in multiple burglaries and thefts. The LaGrange County and Steuben County Sheriff’s Departments are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 32 year old Aaron Loffer and 31 year old Jeremy Tuttle. Both men are …

A weekend home invasion has lead to one arrest. Steuben County Communications received a 911 call that a home invasion was occurring at a residence located in the 900 block of Nicholas Trail in Fremont just before 9 p.m. Saturday night. The Fremont Police Department responded, along with officers from …

A dispute among neighbors in Fulton County’s German Township took a huge step toward a resolution on Monday. German Township covers the southwest corner of Fulton County and the village of Archbold and its surrounding areas. For months, the discussions of fire apparatuses and services seemed to create a divide …

Edon Village officials said the police chief who shot and killed a man last summer during a mental-health check will return to duty. Chief Thomas Szymczak is set to resume his duties Thursday after a mediation agreement through the Ohio Supreme Court Government Conflict Resolution Service, according to a statement …

Feroen J. Betts, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 9:40 A.M. on Sunday, January 22, 2017, at Elizabeth Scott Community Assisted Living in Maumee, Ohio, where he was a resident. Feroen was a 1941 graduate of Bryan High School, where he was an all-league football player. After high …

Sandra “Sandie” S. Cluckey, 71, of Montpelier passed away Sunday morning at her home. She was born on June 12, 1945 in Toledo, Ohio to Elmer R. and Dorothy J. (Davis) Morman. Sandie graduated from Whitney Vocational High School in Toledo in 1963. On February 12, 1977, she married Charles …

Janice M. Hendricks, 81, of Pioneer passed away Saturday evening at her home. She was born on August 18, 1935 in West Jefferson, Ohio to Otis and Thelma (Wright) Mercer. Janice graduated from Montpelier High School in 1953. On April 28, 1953, she married Robert “Jess” B. Hendricks and he …