Mearl M. Gorrell, 91, of Harlan, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at Kingston at Dupont, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Mearl was born March 26, 1932, in Detroit, Michigan, daughter of the late Earl and Vida (Cleland) Beerbower.  After graduating from Harlan High School in 1950, she married Harry A. …

Michael John Gill, 77, of Montpelier, passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2024 at his home. He was born on August 13, 1946 in Auburn, Indiana to Irvan and Catherine (Lyons) Gill. In 2010, Michael retired from Powers and Sons in Montpelier, where he worked as a drill press operator …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol Toledo Post handles an injury crash on U.S. 20, near King Road, in Sylvania Township. Officials say Dennis Howard, 59, of Swanton, was westbound on US 20. That’s when side swiped a pickup truck, eastbound on US 20, driven by Joshua Bricker, of Toledo. Howard’s …

Area commissioners meet to discuss the current status and future plans for Hicksville Community Memorial Hospital. The board also met with Erika Willitzer for a monthly economic development update. She gave an update on various projects, including an initiative to encourage locals to use the resources offered by GIFT, a …

A portion of Paulding Road will be “permanently” closed starting in March due to the construction of Google’s new data center, this is according to the City of New Haven Engineering Department. A map depicting the road closure and accompanying detour for the construction of Google’s new data center in …

A civil lawsuit between the City of Bryan and a long-time business is set for a trial date in Williams County Common Pleas Court. The Ohio Art Co. is suing the city, the Bryan Board of Public Affairs and Bryan Municipal Utilities, claiming it was overcharged for water usage over …

A man is rescued from the sunroof of his car following an accident in rural DeKalb County on C.R. 64. A preliminary investigation concludes that Sheldon Shearer was westbound in the 8100 block when his car left the roadway. The vehicle came to a rest on its side in a …

A former Ohio sheriff’s deputy charged in the killing of a Black man will face a retrial, prosecutors announce. The decision comes just days after a jury couldn’t agree on a verdict in Jason Meade’s first trial, the judge declared it a mistrial, ending tumultuous proceedings that saw four jurors …

Mary Ida Fry, age 90, of Bryan and a long time resident of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 7:15 A.M. on Sunday, February 25, 2024, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio.  Mrs. Fry was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Blakeslee, Ohio and the Catholic …

Evana Marie Keener, 84, of Butler, Indiana, passed away Friday, February 23, 2024, at Parkview DeKalb Hospital, Auburn, Indiana.  Evana was born May 31, 1939, in Auburn, daughter of the late Lawrence J. and Roberta J. (Charleswood) Lee.  She graduated from high school in 1957, and married Jerry L. Keener …