Janice Ann Epling, age 63, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Epling worked in the printing department of Messenger Corporation in Auburn, Indiana for 25 years, prior to her retirement. Janice was a member of the Montpelier Eagles, enjoyed garage sales, loved …

Richard M. Trejo, age 79, of Wauseon, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Swanton Valley Health Care. Prior to his retirement he had worked at Hill Manufacturing in Wauseon for 12 years. He had also worked at the former Sheller-Globe in Wauseon for 17 years, Sauder Woodworking in …

Rita Rose Keefe, Ph.D, 90 years, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2016 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance, Ohio. She was born in Latty, OH on October 23, 1925 to Edward and Gladys Rulman. She graduated from Bryan High School in 1943. Rita married Jack L. Brace …

Carol E. Rinehart, age 63, of Wauseon, passed away peacefully, Friday, June 10, 2016, surrounded by her daughters at Community Health Professionals Hospice in Defiance. Carol was born on February 10, 1953 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of George and Lois (Bean) Paul. She is survived by her two cats, …

Festival season is here and this week, temperatures will be in the 80s with most days dry except Wednesday, where thunderstorms are expected. Today the Paulding County Fair begins and runs through Sunday at the Fairgrounds. Today a cornhole tournament will be held and a junior fair parade. There’s harness …

Two men were charged after an incident was reported in the 1800 block of Scott Street in Defiance on Friday. 34-year-old Chad Staton is facing theft, drugs and falsification charges, while 25-year-old Michael Creamer is facing complicity to theft during the same incident.

In West Unity, the village council transferred a half-a-million dollars to help pay for sewer repairs instead of taking out a loan for the project. The plan is to replace clarifiers and sludge pumps, and electrical work, as the first phase for a wastewater plant improvement. Residents who want to …

In Paulding County, a grand jury indicted six people. 21-year-old Brandon Bird was indicted for failing to register as a sex offender. Steven Egnor was indicted for burglary. 30-year-old Shane Zartman is facing charges for tampering with evidence and non-support of defendants. A 36-year-old woman, Angela Lambert, was indicted for …

The Drive for your Community fundraiser held Friday in Bryan raised money for the Williams County Veterans Memorial to replace the decaying monuments in Montpelier at the fairgrounds. The Ford Corporation paid $20 for each test drive at the Ford Dealership on North Main Street. The dealership was torched in …

The natural gas pocket that was punctured on Wednesday dissipated on Friday and the road, U.S. 6 south of Stryker, was reopened to traffic on Friday. The Ohio of Transportation drilling crew hit a pocket of natural gas about 60 feet underground near Brush Creek. The natural vein vented and …