Leonel Andres Ayala, age 41, of Wauseon passed away unexpectedly late Tuesday December 13, 2016. He had worked for the City of Toledo. Mr. Ayala was born in Northport, Michigan on July 19, 1975 the son of the late Ramone and Rosalinda (Acevedo) Ayala. Surviving are daughters; Kayla and Marina …

Jill C. Dorsey, age 44, of Wauseon passed away late Tuesday December 13, 2016. Ms. Dorsey was the manager of Ickey’s Sports Bar in Archbold where she had worked for the last 4 years and made many friends. Jill Carol Machala was born on December 7, 1972 in Toledo, Ohio, …

Oren Robert Mason “Bob”, 73, of Montpelier, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at his home. He was born on January 14, 1943 in Montpelier to Oren Ralph and Marjorie (Eager) Mason. He graduated from Montpelier High School in 1961. Bob proudly served his country in the U.S. Army …

If you drive past the old Lincoln Elementary School on East Butler Street in Bryan you’ll see nothing but a pile of rubble as the iconic school is now history. Demolition of the structure is all but complete after having gotten underway on Tuesday. It will be followed by nearly …

The Williams County Department of Job & Family Services has filed an appeal of a State of Ohio Personnel Board of Review (PBR) Dec. 1 decision to reinstate fired former employee Cindy Brinkman. The ruling was the result of an appeal by Brinkman of a July 20 PBR decision upholding …

While Ohio Gov. John Kasich has vetoed the so-called “heartbeat bill,” separate legislation is still alive that would legalize the installation of safety incubators, commonly known as “baby boxes.” The amendment legalizing “baby boxes” is included in Senate Bill 332, the so-called “infant mortality bill,” that has passed both the …

Patricia Ann Johnson, age 85, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, died at12:15 A.M. on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at Heritage Park Nursing Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Ms. Johnson grew up in Edgerton, Ohio, in an athletic family that would compete with their neighbors and would soon …

28 year old James Powers of Mill Street in Fayette has been indicted by the Williams County Grand Jury on multiple counts of buglary and receiving stolen property. Powers is accused of breaking and entering into homes on North Emmett Street in Bryan and US20-A in West Unity. The thefts …

Geraldine {Gerrie} Glenn passed away peacefully on December 14, 2016. She was born to Curtis Boggs and Grace Mitchell Secrest on May 29, 1922 in Earlham, Iowa where she also attended school, graduating in 1940. She was truly a woman before her time, owning and operating her own clothing store …

Ohio State Senator Cliff Hite (R-Findlay) has been elected to serve as first vice chair of the Midwestern Legislative Conference, a nonpartisan association of state and provincial legislators that fosters regional cooperation, information sharing and leadership development. Senator Hite was also slated to serve as chair beginning in 2018. Hite …