Mae Finch, 86, of West Unity, Ohio passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan Hospital. Mae was born April 12, 1936 in Hardyville, Kentucky, daughter of the late George Loyd and Betty (Kerr) Thompson. She married Larry A. Finch, Sr. on January 1, 1955, …

Wendel R. Long, age 81, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 10:57 A.M. on Monday, March 20, 2023, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was a patient, after an extended illness.  Mr. Long was a graduate of Edon High School and was a lifelong farmer.  …

Rebecca “Becky” J. Brown, 82, of Montpelier passed away at her home on March 20, 2023.  She was born on December 29, 1940 in Styker to Roe and Kathryn N. (Wise) Stantz.  Becky attended Stryker High School.  On December 6, 1958 she married Ronald Lee Brown and he preceded her …

Marcia Lynn Thiel, age 74, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 8:37 P.M. on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, after an extended illness. Marcia was a 1966 graduate of Edon High School and a graduate of Ravenscroft Beauty College in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She …

Obituary An obituary is not available at this time for Lavern “Nick” Cogswell. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall. https://www.thethompsonfuneralhome.com/notices/LavernNick-Cogswell

Geraldine M. Mead, age 77, of Eau Claire, Michigan passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville, Michigan following a lengthy illness. Geri worked for QUADCO Rehabilitation Center as well as the related Northwest products as a trainer. She retired in 1990 due to disability. …

A Defiance man…convicted of domestic abuse with a long criminal history and considerable medical problems…is given a unique sentence in a Defiance County courtroom…house arrest. Kellis Hatton, 56, gets community control for four years with electronic monitored house arrest…on two counts of domestic violence, each a third-degree felony. Hatton is …

Area Congresswoman, Marcy Kaptur visits the Defiance Senior Center…to meet constituents, address concerns about Social Security and more. Kaptur spoke to the crowd of about 70, largely senior citizens, and assured them that Social Security and Medicare are not in danger. Kaptur briefly noted recent legislation, passed in Congress to …

The Northwest Ohio Juvenile Detention, Training and Rehabilitation Center gets a grant to help finance upgrades to the facility in Stryker, but member counties are also being asked for an additional payment. During the Four County Joint Board of Commissioners of Defiance, Fulton, Henry and Williams Counties meeting, Fulton County …

A man is arrested…after hitting a victim on the head with a firearm…while breaking and entering into the victim’s home. Steuben County deputies responded to S Angola St. There…they find a male victim as well as one female witness. The victim said 54-year-old James Donbrock of Angola entered the residence …