Betty R. Chaffee, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her family. Betty worked at Allied Moulded in Bryan for 25 years, where she was the office manager. She attended Bryan Alliance Church. Betty enjoyed camping, traveling, reading, and cooking. …

Mark E. Meyer, Sr., 59, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville.  He was born February 8, 1963, the son of Norman E. and Marcelen M. (Malcuit) Meyer. Mark was a graduate of Hicksville High School. He married Vicki S. Kief on June …

Automaker, Ford will add 6,200 factory jobs in Michigan, Missouri and Ohio as it prepares to build more electric vehicles and roll out two redesigned combustion-engine models. The company says it will invest $3.7 billion dollars in the three states between now and 2026. It also will convert about 3,000 …

Transgender girls would be barred from competing in sports in Ohio under the latest effort by Republican lawmakers to pass a transgender athletes ban. The measure was inserted into an unrelated education bill this week and approved along partisan lines. The legislation says no school or athletic conference “shall permit …

Nancy G. (Jenkins) Hill, age 81, of Wauseon, passed away on May 31, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Toledo. Nancy was a homemaker and worked as a meat wrapper at Food Town. Nancy was born on January 11, 1941, in Morganfield, KY, to the late Walter and Klea (Tudor) …

A Defiance man is badly hurt on U.S. 24…west of the city…after he is hit by a semi after getting out of his vehicle, following a crash. David Morton, 52, was taken to an area hospital in serious condition. Officials say…Morton was eastbound on 24, between Krouse Road and Paulding …

An audit of the May 3 primary election by the William County Elections Board finds no discrepancy between those results and results from the election certification. Ohio is one of 34 states that mandate post-election audits. All this comes on the heels of an issue that was discovered very early …

Ohio school district employees could once again be allowed to carry guns, under legislation being fast-tracked by Republican lawmakers…to counter the impact of a court ruling that restricted the practice. The measure aims to undo the effect of an Ohio Supreme Court ruling last year, which held that under current …

Rachael A. Metz, age 69, of Albion, Indiana, died at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, May 29, 2022, at Orchard Pointe Health Care in Kendallville, Indiana, after a brief illness. She was a 1971 graduate of Edgerton High School and had been employed by The ARC, working with the disabled. She …

Marvin Wayne Gilbert, age 86, passed away at 5:48 A.M. on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, at Community Health Professions Inpatient Hospice in Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Marvin owned horses and especially enjoyed watching horse races. He owned and operated …