Kenneth “Butch” Sleesman, age 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away peacefully at home with his wife, Marilyn, of 48 years at his bedside, at 6:30 P.M. on Saturday, March 25, 2023. Kenneth was a 1959 graduate of Edgerton High School. He was employed by the Edgerton Police Department, Continental Tire, …

Frank D. Cape, age 98, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 11:08 P.M. on Friday, March 24, 2023, in his home, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Mr. Cape was a 1943 graduate of Edgerton High School and lifelong grain and cattle farmer. He was member of St. …

Judy Kay Poth, 75, of Hicksville, Ohio peacefully passed away in her sleep on March 24, 2023. Judy was born December 13, 1947, in Waynesville, Missouri, daughter of the late Minnie Bell (Wagner) Ogle. Judy grew up in Stoutland, Missouri, a small town deep in the heart of the Ozarks …

Evelyn M. Radabaugh, age 90, passed away at 12:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 26, 2023, in her home, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. Mrs. Radabaugh was a 1950 graduate of Edgerton High School. She was a devoted farm wife who also worked at Syncrotech in Edgerton and …

Anna F. Lewis, age 78, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 3:45 P.M. on Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton where she was a resident after an extended illness. Mrs. Lewis was employed by Edgerton Metals for twenty years until the plant closed and later …

Zeb McKay Smith, 38 years of Defiance, passed away Friday, March 24, 2023, at St. Luke’s Hospital, Maumee, Ohio.  Zeb was born July 6, 1984, in Defiance, the son of the late David and Brenda (Mays) Smith, Sr.  Zeb attended Good Samaritan School in Defiance and was a graduate of …

Tommy D. Jones, 83, of Sherwood, Ohio, passed away Sunday, March 26, 2023, at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio.  Tommy was born February 23, 1940, in Corona, Alabama, son of the late John C. and Rose (Hyde) Jones.  As a child, Tommy picked cherries, tomatoes, and cabbage across …

Ohio senators reacting to the East Palestine train derailment proposed state oversight of wayside detectors that can spot railway defects, among other safety provisions, in a nearly $13.5 billion dollar transportation budget that passed Thursday with bipartisan support. The proposal will now go to a joint House and Senate conference …

Archbold Area Schools’ board of education received approval of its precautionary plan at their regular meeting. The board had approved on Feb. 27 its plan to move forward with a levy on the May 2 ballot. On March 14 the board received its approval from the Ohio Department of Education. …

Janice M. Wimmer, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio passed away Monday, March 20, 2023 at her home. She retired from IAC in Wauseon after many years of service. In retirement, she worked as a housekeeping and dietary aid at Fountain Park Assisted Living and Bryan Care & Rehabilitation Center. She …