Thomas E. Viers, 70, of Montpelier passed away on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 at his home.  He was born on November 7, 1952 in Montpelier to Robert Edwin and Dolores Darleen (Baker) Viers.  Tom graduated from Montpelier High School.  He proudly served his country in the United States Army. Tom worked …

James A. Wilder, 90, of Montpelier, passed away on December 13, 2022 at Evergreen Healthcare in Montpelier. He was born on July 6, 1932 in Sylvania, OH to Leo John and Florence M. (Clark) Wilder. James graduated from Montpelier High School in 1950 and went on to attend Chicago Institute …

The Defiance City Council bid farewell to the city’s outgoing finance director during its last meeting of 2022. Council also learned of a change in recyclable collection, planned by Werlor Waste Control and approved three final ordinances, including the year-end appropriations legislation that will close out the city’s 2022 budgeting …

Ohioans would be required to present photo ID at the voting booth and have fewer days to apply for absentee ballots…or to vote early in person under a significantly rewritten bill that sped through committee and floor votes in the Ohio Senate. The legislation, which cleared the Republican-controlled chamber 24-6, …

Jack D. “Ace” Green, Jr., 68, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022, in his residence surrounded by his family.  Ace was born September 6, 1954, in Adrian, Michigan, son of the late Jack D. and Pearly (Miller) Green, Sr. He married Josefina “Josie” Martinez on December 6, …

The FDA will be holding a public meeting….concerning the environmental assessment for AquaBounty on Thursday. The public meeting starts at 1 p.m. and concerns the draft amended Environmental Assessment for the company’s genetically modified salmon. AquaBounty intends to build a farm in Pioneer that will produce 10,000 tons of genetically …

The Ohio Turnpike has announced the eight winners of its second annual Name-a-Snowplow contest. Each winner will receive a $100 dollar cash gift card. A snowplow truck will be named at the each of the Ohio Turnpike’s eight maintenance buildings, including Swanton. More than 5,500 snowplow names were submitted to …

A commercial insurance policy doesn’t cover the income a business lost when the governor ordered a shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic, that’s what the Ohio Supreme Court rules in a decision…consistent with multiple court rulings nationally weighing similar questions. The state’s high court found that the temporary presence of …

Lachlan Ohman, age 96, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Friday December 9, 2022, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan. Lach worked at Aro Corporation beginning as a pilot, then in marketing and finally as a design engineer, retiring in 1991. He was a US Army Air Corps veteran of World …

Margaret M. Bradley, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at Lutheran Life Villages in Fort Wayne. Margaret lived most of her adult life in Bryan, Ohio and was employed at Visteon Corporation for many years. Margaret was born on February 23, 1928, in West …