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A 15-year-old Montpelier girl was found safe over the weekend, five days after she was reported missing. Mikela Underwood was reported missing as a runaway on Jan. 2 and the Montpelier Police Department posted a request for public assistance on Thursday. Police Chief Dan McGee followed up on Friday with …
Read More »Man arrested after high speed chase through several counties
A man allegedly ran from Angola Police after they were called to the Williams Street Apartments to check on a suspicious vehicle. The incident began just after 10 a.m. Sunday morning. An officer noticed another vehicle in the parking lot that was running that was occupied by two people. When …
Read More »William “Bill” E. Deetz, 79
William “Bill” E. Deetz, 79, of Montpelier passed away Sunday at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. He was born on March 22, 1937 in Edon, Ohio to Harold O. and Wilma O. (Blair) Deetz. Bill married Barbara L. Williams on June 27, 1959 in Wauseon, Ohio and she …
Read More »Andrew Jay Kreischer, 43
Andrew Jay Kreischer, 43, of Bryan passed away Sunday evening after an extended illness. He was born on November 12, 1973 in Montpelier to Carroll Jay and Patricia Anna (Moore) Kreischer. Andy graduated from Montpelier High School in 1992. He enjoyed football, hunting and fishing in his younger years. Andy …
Read More »Mary L. Riegsecker, 89
Mary L. Riegsecker, age 89, of Wauseon, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. She had worked for the Fulton County Board of Developmental Disabilities and then after retirement she had been a bus driver for the Fulton County Senior Center. Mary was born in Wauseon …
Read More »Fire does extensive damage to home and garagee on County Road F
The Bryan Fire Department was paged to a home on County Road F at 12:15 p.m. Saturday in response to a car fire inside a garage. According to Bryan Fire Chief Bruce Siders, fire crews had a working structure fire that had fully involved the garage. High winds on Saturday …
Read More »Sam Steffes named as interim village administrator
A former mayor and councilman has been tapped to fill the void left by the resignation of the Edon village administrator. In a special meeting Thursday evening, the Edon Village Council voted to hire Sam Steffes as the interim village administrator. He will temporarily replace Randy Mahlman, who resigned to …
Read More »Columbiana County woman to be sentenced for voter fraud
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced Friday that an Ohio woman has pleaded guilty to charges relating to voter fraud in Columbiana County. 34 year old Rebecca Hammonds pleaded guilty to 13 counts of making a false registration and one count of election falsification. Hammonds, of East Liverpool, was indicted …
Read More »So far, three applicants for Defiance’s vacant assistant police chief position
Three candidates have emerged so far during the application period for Defiance’s vacant assistant police chief position. The job opened in November when former assistant Todd Shafer was named chief, replacing Tim Tobias, who retired on Aug. 2. Lt. Lee Martinez and Lt. Scott Campbell – both former candidates for …
Read More »Lynette Lorenzen Cooley, 86
Lynette Lorenzen Cooley, 86 years, died Monday, January 2, 2017 at Dorian Place in Ontario, Oregon, where she had been living the past four years. Born July 25, 1930 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of the late Vera and Howard Lorenzen, Lynette spent her childhood in various places in Ohio …
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