Mabel Jacoby, 100 years of age, of Fayette, passed away Sunday, July 10, 2016 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance. Mabel was born November 15, 1915, in Williams County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Adam and Minnie (Siegel) Coulon. She was a 1933 graduate of West Unity High …

The chairman of the Williams County Republican Party was asked by the Governor’s staff to serve as his alternate from Congressional District 5 at the Republican National Convention later his month in Cleveland and Brian Davis said ok. Davis will be among about 50,000 expected to participate in the convention, …

There’s relief at the gas pump, as tens of thousands of Ohioans are planning to drive for summer vacations. In the Buckeye State, prices have tanked, so to speak, dropping 60 center in a month and right now averaging about $2.09 a gallon. Ohio is among the 13 states with …

It’s a lot of money. Ohio’s four casinos have paid a total of more than $1 billion in taxes to cities, counties, schools and state agencies since opening in 2012 and 2013. We have new numbers from the Ohio Department of Taxation from the recent quarterly distribution for the three …

Louise J. Fish, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at 4:30 P.M. on Saturday, July 9, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Mrs. Fish was a farm wife and was the secretary and bookkeeper of Tri-State Chemical, which she co-owned with …

Raymond G. “Momo” Sands, 53 years, of West Unity, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Ray was born November 1, 1962 in Montpelier, the son of Wayne D. and Sharon L. (Roy) Sands. Momo was a 1981 graduate of Bryan High School. …

Helen Barbara “Bobbie” Trippy danced her way into heaven on Thursday evening, July 7, 2016, held by her son John, in the beautiful home she loved. Bobbie grew up in Van Wert, Ohio by the railroad tracks. Her family knew what it meant to be frugal, but she never wanted …

Pauline Lois (Polly) Oberlin, 92 years, of Bryan, passed away Thursday, July 7, 2016. The daughter of Clarence G. and Ida K. (Moll) Weber, she was born April 21, 1924 in Archbold, Ohio. She moved with her family to Bryan in 1925 and graduated from Bryan High School in 1942. …

Archbold is celebrating it’s 150th birthday part this week. That’s a Sesquicentennial in case you’re wondering. The town kicks off the festivities on Wednesday at Sauder Village in Founders Hall. There will be a play, an outdoor movie on Thursday evening, tours of the Archbold School on Stryker Street and …

A Delta woman was killed in a crash Friday morning in Fulton County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash that happened at the intersection of Fulton County roads 13 and F. The victim is 89-year-old Helen Speiss of Delta, who was hit by a driver who failed …