Count­ing the home­less in north­west Ohio is hap­pen­ing on Jan­u­ary 26th. Two local orga­ni­za­tions are tak­ing part in the annual point-in-time count. The count is hap­pen­ing across the Buck­eye state to mon­i­tor the num­bers, sup­port efforts to meet their needs and raise aware­ness of home­less­ness. The groups are look­ing for …

Pauld­ing Put­nam Elec­tric is work­ing to raise $70,000 to pay for area vet­er­ans to get a free trip to DC on an upcom­ing Honor Flight. They were cre­ated to honor vet­er­ans for their ser­vice and sac­ri­fices for the nation by fly­ing them to Wash­ing­ton, D.C., to see and reflect at …

Mary L. Morton, age 95, of Swanton, passed away January 14, 2016 at Swanton Valley Center in Swanton. Mary was born in Norwalk, Ohio on January 14, 1921, the daughter of the late Louis W. and the late Katherine C. (Ambruster) Thompson. She married Iro Morton, and he preceded her …

William C. “Bill” Welch, age 85, of Wauseon, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo. Before retiring, Bill was owner of J & B Feed Company in Wauseon. Bill was born in Mercer County, Kentucky on October 9, 1930, the son of …

Jean Marie Scribner, 84 years, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016, in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Jean was born on October 18, 1931, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late Francis and Hildred (Hall) Schweitzer. She was a 1950 graduate of Bryan High …

Stanley N. “Ned” Horton, 78 years, of Alvordton, was called home by his Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Montpelier. Ned was born April 25, 1937 in Millcreek Township, Ohio, the son of the late Howard and Evalo (Landon) Horton. He was …

The fifth annual chili cook-off at Glenn Park is this Sat­ur­day. Those want­ing to enter the free com­pe­ti­tion need only bring pre­pared chili in a crock­pot to the club­house by 2:45 p.m. Sat­ur­day. It’s south of Defi­ance off Route 66, from 3 — 5 p.m. Celebrity judges will decide the …

For those who want to par­tic­i­pate in this year’s Relay for Life, Williams County is holid­ing the 2016 kick­off open house this Thurs­day. The event will have infor­ma­tion for indi­vid­u­als and groups, plus refresh­ments, door prizes and enter­tain­ment. The Relay for Life Kick­off begins at 5 p.m. this Thurs­day at …

This year’s Take Me to the Rivers Jazz Fes­ti­val is going to be held in down­town Defi­ance again this year on June 18th. After hav­ing to move the event from Kings­bury Park due to flood­ing, orga­niz­ers noticed the loca­tion is more acces­si­ble and drew more par­tic­i­pants who need that. The …

A Pauld­ing man was indicted for a Decem­ber OVI arrest. 39-year-old Tracy Lowe is charged with a Decem­ber inci­dent where police say he fled from them at a “high rate of speed,” dri­ving under the influ­ence and assaulted an offi­cer when he was arrested.