An area man is a richer man because of one of the pump­kins he grew. Jim Bok of Cecil took his biggest and best to the Ohio Val­ley Giant Pump­kin Grow­ers Weigh Off in Can­field over the week­end. His 19 hun­dred and nine pound behe­moth was good enough to earn …

In Henry County, the Christ­mas Cheer board of trustees needs your help to help low income res­i­dents around the county. They’re look­ing for non-perishables incldu­ing soups, veg­etable, jusice, peanut but­ter dry goods and more plus hygiene items like soap, paper tow­els, sham­poo and more. Also, they’ll mon­e­tary dona­tions wihc can …

A pro­posal to cre­ate 20 des­ig­nated around the clock park­ing spots in Mont­pe­lier was passed on a first read­ingt Mon­day by coun­cil. The Bryan Times reports those spots on the 200, 300 and 400 blocks of West Wash­ing­ton Street would be intended for peo­ple rent­ing apart­ments in the vicin­ity and, …

Two Williams County res­i­dents were seri­ously injured Sun­day evening in a one-vehicle crash. Police say 36 year old Eva York and 39 year old Ken­neth Far­ley Jr, both of Mont­pe­lier, were trans­ported by air ambu­lance to a Toledo hos­pi­tal after the acci­dent that hap­pened on Ohio 576 south of the …

Lois Gray, age 83, of Delta passed away late Saturday October 10, 2015 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Arrangements are pending at the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home in Wauseon.

Carol Wagner, age 79, of Delta passed away late October 10, 2015 at Swanton Valley Care Center. Arrangements are pending at Grisier Funeral Home in Delta.

Clair E. Baker, 90 years, of Ney, passed away Friday evening, October 9, 2015 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Clair was born April 29, 1925 in Bryan, Ohio, the son of the late John W. and Alta June (Koch) Baker.  He was a 1943 graduate of Washington …

Phyllis E. Hug, age 84, of Blakeslee, Ohio, and a lifelong resident of Edon, Ohio, died peacefully at 9:55 A.M. on Thursday, October 8, 2015, in her home in the comfort of her family after an extended illness. A 1948 graduate of Edon High School, Mrs. Hug was a homemaker …

Norma J. Hardy, age 84, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 8:05 A.M. on Thursday, October 8, 2015, at Hickory Creek Care Center in Hicksville, Ohio, where she was a patient. A graduate of Edgerton High School, Mrs. Hardy had devoted her life to service in the mission fields. She served …

Mark Edward David, age 56, of Montpelier, Ohio, died on Friday, October 9, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance. Mark was a graduate of Macomber High School in Toledo. He had worked mostly as a concrete finisher. Mark was born on October 23, 1958, in Toledo, …