The Defiance County Commissioners have joined the cries of dissent to the AquaBounty facility proposed for Pioneer. AquaBounty is planning to build a facility in Pioneer capable of producing 10,000 metric tons of genetically modified salmon. It has garnered concerns from many people in the community with many people taking …

Ohio’s efforts to curb gerrymandering are not working and voters must once again amend the constitution to take politics completely out of the process, the retiring chief justice of the state Supreme Court said Thursday. The current redistricting commission, created by constitutional amendment in 2015, has had no discernible effect …

A new member of the Wauseon Exempted Village Schools Board of Education was sworn in. Alice Allen was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Stacia Radabaugh. Radabaugh resigned due to a move out of state. Since she was the board president a change in leadership also was needed…Amy Fisher …

Local authorities held a drill in Archbold Wednesday morning…simulating a railroad tanker spill. Fulton County’s 911 dispatch center began handling a period of heavy emergency traffic around as the drill got underway. It simulated a train derailment along the Norfolk and Southern railroad near Fulton County Road 24 on Archbold’s …

Robert N. “Bob” Riegsecker, age 91, of Archbold, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, at CHP – Defiance Inpatient Hospice, after living a full and colorful life. Bob was a hard worker and had worked for the Pettisville Elevator, the Archbold Elevator, …

Troy Allen Ward, age 41, of Antwerp, Ohio, passed away at 3:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 31, 2022, shortly after admittance to Paulding County Hospital in Paulding, Ohio. Mr. Ward attended Montpelier High School. He was an excellent salesman working for Quillen Brothers in Bryan for many years and at …

The Ohio Municipal Electric Association presented State Rep. Jim Hoops of Napoleon with the George V. Voinovich Award. The award was established by the OMEA Board of Directors to recognize state and federal lawmakers from Ohio who make contributions with a significant positive impact on public power systems. Hoops is …

Henry County commissioners opened bids during their meeting on radio equipment for two nearby counties…as part of Homeland Security measures handled by county officials. The county’s EMA office takes care of Region 1 equipment purchases with Homeland Security grant funds. Motorola, P & R Solutions, offered a bid of $87,421.46 …

Phyllis Jeanette (Frazier) Burkholder, age 86, died peacefully in her home on September 11, 2022. Phyllis spent her life caring for her family and her home. Phyllis was born on October 20, 1935 in Wauseon to the late Rollo and Susie (Fetzer) Frazier. She attended Wauseon High School. On July …

Rudy Gonzales, age 69, of West Unity, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, September 11, 2022, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance following a lengthy illness. Rudy was a member of the Bryan Eagles and Montpelier Moose Lodge. He enjoyed metal detecting and was an avid Notre Dame Football …