Intel’s announcement earlier this year of a $20 billion manufacturing operation bringing thousands of jobs to rural Ohio was greeted as an economic boon. But behind that enthusiasm lurked a pressing question. Intel says its initial two computer chip factories will employ 3,000 people when the operation is up and …

Janell M. Davis, age 53, of Pioneer, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, November 20, 2022, as a result of injuries suffered in a car accident. Janell worked at various factories over the years. She loved the water and enjoyed any time she could spend at the lake or ocean. She …

Timothy S. OConers, age 68, of Wauseon, passed away on Monday, November 14, 2022. He was born on August 9, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois to Richard and Shirley (Moses) OConers. He was a proud US Army Veteran, having served his county as an Army Ranger. Tim retired from I.A.C. after …

Three bids were opened at the county commissioner meeting for the Crommer Park soil erosion improvements project in Pioneer…to line Clear Fork Creek that runs through the place with rip rap, or aggregate material, designed to reduce further erosion from taking place. A community development planner for the Maumee Valley …

The Bryan City Council approves two change orders dealing with pavement marking and the asphalt program during its meeting at the Don North Municipal Building. The change order for the asphalt program actually reduced the costs by $23 thousand dollars. Meanwhile, an increase of $848.73 was needed to complete the …

Elsie M. Singleton, age 84, of Mark Center, Ohio, passed away at 2:30 P.M. on Monday, November 21, 2022, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, surrounded by her family, after a brief illness. Mrs. Singleton was a devoted homemaker and was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church near …

Marcella Mullins, age 55, of Columbia, Ohio, died at 6:10 P.M. on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier, surrounded by her family. Marcella was a machinist at Tenneco Automotive in Angola before she medically retired and a member of USW Local 1015. She enjoyed baking, bingo, …

Mary A. Gauer, 91, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Monday, November 21, 2022, at Vancrest of Hicksville.  Mary was born August 4, 1931, in Payne, Ohio, daughter of the late Fred and Rosa (Boyer) Roberts.  After graduating from Payne High School in 1949, she married Robert Thiel, and that marriage …

Nancy Sue Myers, 59, of Sherwood, Ohio passed away Monday, November 21, 2022, at Ayden Healthcare, Wauseon, Ohio. Nancy was born September 4, 1963, in Hicksville, Ohio, daughter of the late Calvin W. and Dorothy L. (Peebles) Myers. She was a 1981 graduate of Fairview High School and continued her …

Richard J. Stevenson, age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:10 A.M. on Thursday, November 17, 2022, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Stevenson was employed for more than twenty years at the 50 Corporation in Bryan while farming and upon …