Janice May Ridgway (Faunce) of Granbury, Tx., was born May 31, 1936, to Dorothy May and Vern A. Faunce in Montpelier, Ohio. She went to be with Jesus, and family she loves, Oct. 1, 2022, at 86 years, after a short but serious illness. Much of Jan’s life was filled …

Ohio law does not permit voters to return absentee ballots at their precincts on Election Day, the state’s elections chief is cautioning amid a misinformation campaign around the security of voting machines that’s urging them to do so. Secretary of State Frank LaRose says those voters who heed advice from …

Two right-wing operatives plead guilty in Cleveland to single felony counts of telecommunications fraud…for having placed thousands of false robocalls in Ohio that told people they could be arrested or be forced to receive vaccinations based on information they submitted in votes by mail. Jacob Wohl, 24, of Irvine, California, …

Rodney G. Stowits, of Montpelier, passed away Monday, October 24th 2022 at home surrounded by family. He was born on July 7th, 1952 in Lansing, MI to Maynard and Bertha (Wright) Stowits. Rod graduated from Brighton High School in 1970. He married Robin Boylan in 1971 in Brighton, MI. Rod …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol responds to a two-vehicle crash in Paulding County that left one man with serious burns, near Grover Hill. Officials say…Lilianna Egia was eastbound on County Road 72…entering the intersection at state Route 637…while Thomas Snell was southbound in a semi on state Route 637. That’s …

Defiance Police responds to a crash on Grove St. in Defiance. Investigators tell the media…the driver, Erasmo Elias was southbound on Grove Street when his car leaves the roadway…smashing into a tree. Elias was found to be unresponsive and taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead. State …

County commissioners authorize extending the county’s Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area agreement with the city of Bryan on an indefinite basis. It allows customers to purchase alcoholic beverages at participating downtown retailers and carry and consume that beverage in the designated area, generally around the downtown square. Signage is in place …

Jeffrey S. Chorpenning, 65, of Hamilton, Indiana passed away October 22, 2022, at his daughter’s residence. Jeff was born May 9, 1957, in Angola, Indiana, the son of the late John L. and Norma (Hamman) Chorpenning. He attended Hamilton High School. Jeff worked as plumber working at John Chorpenning Plumbing. …

Lavera M. Smith, 87, of Pioneer passed away Sunday, October 23, 2022 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  She was born on February 19, 1935 in Montpelier to Francis and Helen (Traush) Moreland. Lavera was a member of the Pioneer Bible Fellowship Church.  She worked at Pioneer …

Two people were wounded and two others are in custody after a shooting early Sunday morning on W. Water St., in Montpelier. Officials say…Damion Tingley is charged with two counts of felonious assault. He is held at the Correctional Centers of Northwest Ohio. Emily Brown of Bryan, was arrested at …