A reminder that fed­eral offices are closed today, in obser­vance of Vet­er­ans Day. Williams County Libraries are also closed in Bryan, Edger­ton, Edon, Pio­neer, Stryker and West Unity. One library will remain open, the Mont­pe­lier Pub­lic Library.

In honor of Vet­er­ans Day today, a trav­el­ing memo­r­ial is on dis­play at the Edger­ton high school gym today and through the rest of the week. The exhibit called “The Eyes of Free­dom: Lima Com­pany Memo­r­ial” hon­ors Lima’s 3rd Bat­tal­ion, 25th Marine Corps Reg­i­ment which suf­fered the high­est casu­alty rate …

Frank Phillip Przepiora Jr. age 58, of Delta passed away at his home in Wauseon with his children by his side. Frank was born on January 30, 1957, the son of Frank and Beatrice (Sekulski) Przepiora. He loved going to dirt track races, watching his grandchildren play sports, building with …

Robert A. “Jack” Zeigler, age 89, of Wauseon passed away early Sunday November 8, 2015 in his home. Prior to his retirement he was a dedicated craftsman building and remodeling homes with his company, Zeigler Construction. Mr. Zeigler was born in Pettisville, Ohio on June 8, 1926 the son of the late …

Teddy D. Fleming, 63 years, of Ney, Ohio, passed away Friday, November 6, 2015 at the Van Wert Hospice Inpatient Center, Van Wert, Ohio.  Teddy was born November 4, 1952 in Clintwood, Virginia, the son of Irwin and Opal (Cable) Fleming.  He married Marianna E. Kiessling on September 19, 1978 …

Donna Vee Thomas, 79, of Bryan passed away Thursday evening, November 5, 2015 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier, Ohio.  She was born December 5, 1935, near Edon, Ohio to Melvia Ruth (Lash) and Laurence Leo Goshorn. Donna graduated from Edon High School in 1953 and the Comptometer School of …

Donald E. Stratton, age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, left this world to be with his Lord and Savior surrounded by his loving family at 6:11 P.M. on Thursday, November 5, 2015, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan after a brief illness. Mr. Stratton was employed early in his …

Matilda Busse, age 91, passed away Wednesday November 4, 2015 in her home. Mrs. Busse was a lifelong homemaker. Mrs. Busse was born in Bellevue, Ohio on June 26, 1924 the daughter of the late Joseph and the late Matilda (Seifert) Kasselman. She married Paul Busse and he preceded her …

Forty years ago today, The Edmund Fitzger­ald, the largest freighter on the Great Lakes, sank in hur­ri­cane force winds leav­ing Supe­rior, Wis­con­sin for Detroit. All 29 crew mem­bers died, and no one knows exactly why she went down. Six crew mem­bers were from Ohio.-0– A Williams County Wildlife Offi­cer has …

A story that shocked the Buck­eye state… the 21 month old tod­dler whose decom­posed body was found in her crib. Now a new trial date has been set for the baby’s father, who’s just been declared com­pe­tent to stand trial. 34 year old Eric War­fel had pleaded not guilty by …