Mervin Charles (Shorty) Towers was born March 18, 1919 the son of Melvin Bert and Violet Stella (Sutton) Towers. He was a 1939 graduate of Stryker High School. Mervin married Laurene Dick Brown on May 13, 1939. They were married 72 years. Mervin was a WWII Navy veteran serving as …

In loving memory of: Michael “Mike” Floyd Britenriker, age 76, of Punta Gorda, Florida, passed away March 02, 2016 in University of Tennessee Medical Center, Knoxville, Tennessee. Mike was born in Stryker, Ohio on December 08, 1939 to the late E.J. and Grace (Dominique) Britenriker. He was a 1957 graduate …

Stacy D. Weber, age 27, a lifelong resident of Edgerton, Ohio, and now of Indianapolis, Indiana, died at 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 1, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where she was a patient after a six-month battle with Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML). Stacy was …

David L. Miller, age 74, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 8:59 P.M. on Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at the Toledo Hospital in Toledo, Ohio where he was a patient after a brief illness. Mr. Miller was a veteran of the United States Navy and worked for more than thirty …

Two local men graduated from the Ohio Highway Patrol’s recent trooper class. Zachary Davis of Wauseon and Joseph Nicholson of Continental were part of the patrol’s 159th academy class. The graduates completed 23 weeks of training, and will be assigned to the Defiance post of the Ohio Highway Patrol. They …

Central Local Schools wants a new middle and high school building, and residents will have the opportunity to decide in the spring primary election on March 15th. The construction project would total 2.13 mills for a 37-year bond and another .25 percent income tax for 23 years. The plan is …

An Edgerton High School graduate has died. Stacy Weber, a member of the class of 2007, died last Tuesday in Indianapolis. Her obituary says she died from acute myeloid leukemia. After high school, Weber received a degree in culinary arts and worked in the food business. Services will be held …

A fire over the weekend destroyed a garage and did some damage to the home it was attached on Crestwood Dr. in Defiance. The fire on Saturday afternoon around 2 p.m. destroyed an four wheeler and another vehicle. Firefighters are working to determine what caused the fire which they believe …

In the March 15th election, Henry County voters will choose the republican nominee for Sheriff this November. Incumbent Michael Bodenbender and former detective Kevin Schultheis both want the job. Bodenbender served for 22 years before being elected sheriff. Schultheis has a wide variety of experience, having begun as a corrections …

Julia M. “Judy” Swary, 93 years, of Hamilton, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016 at Betz Nursing Home, Auburn, where she was a resident. Judy was born February 22, 1923 in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of the late Dasky and Lucille (Crane) Hale. She married Paul Levi Swary in 1941, …