The Swanton Council started the approval process for a new economic development commission in the village. The first reading of an ordinance to create the commission was unanimously approved. Duties of the commission would include making recommendations on matter relating to improvement of sound economic growth and business development in …

Claude Leon DeGroff,  (C. Leon DeGroff) age 99, of West Unity, Ohio died Thursday, August 11, 2022 in Hillside Country Living, rural Bryan, Ohio.  He was born February 9, 1923 to Claude L. DeGroff and Vernie L. (Richards) DeGroff,  He was born in the home of Vernie’s parents,  Louis and Eliza Richards,  …

A shooting sends one man to the hospital in Paulding County Saturday, in the village of Cecil. Officials say…28-year-old Kurtis Puckett was trespassing on the property of Judd Spencer. During a verbal confrontation, Puckett attacked and assaulted 37-year-old James Weaver, a friend of Spencer. As Spencer attempted to stop the …

A $9,500 state grant will increase the number of people capable of handling hazardous materials in the county. The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio announced $800,000 dollars in grants for training across the state, including one to the Williams County Local Emergency Planning Committee. Money for the grants come from …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a motorcycle injury crash in Farmer Township, Defiance County on State Route 2, south of Beerbower Road. Officials tell reporters…Logan Rehle, age 27 of Defiance, was riding southbound on 2…when he struck a deer attempting to cross the roadway. Riehle was not wearing …

A company can proceed with plans to build what will be the first freshwater offshore wind-powered electric-generation facility in North America, in Lake Erie off the coast of Cleveland, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled. At issue is the 2020 approval by the Ohio Power Siting Board of the project by …

A Toledo man, accused of running unlicensed funeral operations in four counties across Ohio is convicted of dozens of felony charges. Shawnte Hardin, 41, maintained his innocence after a Lucas County Common Pleas Court judge found him guilty of 31 counts, concluding a bench trial that began earlier this year, …

Steve Edward Hornyak, 78, of Montpelier, passed away on August 10, 2022 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice in Defiance. He was born on October 7, 1943 in Bryan. Steve graduated from Edgerton High School in 1962 and after graduation he honorably served his country in the United States Army …

Sheila Foster passed away in the early morning hours of July 12, 2022 attended by her family. Sheila had a rich and full life that was punctuated by tremendous personal loss. She weathered the loss of her parents at a very young age and was raised by her maternal aunt. …

Kathryn M. Ogden, 88, of Montpelier passed away Thursday, August 4, 2022 at Laurels of Defiance.  She was born on July 3, 1934 in East St. Louis, Illinois to Max and Anna (Mueller) Butler.  She married Charles L. Ogden, Sr., and he preceded her in death in 2004. Kathryn was …