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Donald J. “Donny” Fritch, 59

Donald J. “Donny” Fritch, age 59, of Farmer, Ohio, passed away at 5:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 25, 2021, in his home, surrounded by his family, after an extended illness. Mr. Fritch was a 1979 graduate of Fairview High School and a lifelong farmer. He also had been employed by …

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Arby “Bill” William Barnes, Jr., 75

Arby “Bill” William Barnes, Jr., age 75, of Wauseon, passed away July 25, 2021, in Defiance, Ohio. Bill was a purchasing agent for many years although his love was to work on cars, specifically on transmissions. Bill owned Wauseon Transmission in downtown Wauseon, and spent the rest of his career …

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Forrest Duane Brown, 87

Forrest Duane Brown, 87, of Camden, MI, passed away on July 25, 2021 at his home. He was born on April 17, 1934 to Forest J. and Ida (Miller) Brown in Jackson County, MI. On March 10, 1956 he married Gertrude K. Echler in Angola, IN and she preceded him …

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Angela Michelle Barkell, 35

Angela Michelle Barkell, age 35, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and formerly of Stryker, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021, as the results of injuries sustained from an injury accident. Arrangements are pending at the Grisier Funeral Home in Stryker. They family requests that memorial contributions be given to the …

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William “Bill” C. Hawes, Sr., 69

William “Bill” C. Hawes, Sr., age 69, of Delta passed away unexpectedly July  21, 2021 at his home. Arrangements are pending at the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home in Wauseon.

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Mary Louise (Clark) Leverett, 75

Mary Louise (Clark) Leverett, age 75, of Stryker, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, July 23, 2021 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, from complications of a motor vehicle accident. Arrangements are pending at the Grisier Funeral Home in Stryker and will completed in the near future.

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Deadly Crash In WC

A semi crashes into a minivan, killing a woman and injuring 5 others, in Williams County. Officials tell reporters a Wyoming man was driving a minivan northbound on State Route 101…when he stopped at the stop sign at State Route 34. Officials say he then pulled forward from the stop …

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Four Years Later

Four years after a carnival ride’s corroded steel arm snapped and flung a high school student to his death at the Ohio State Fair, the state is tightening its oversight of amusement rides. Inspectors are conducting more mandatory checks for rust and metal fatigue and increasingly flagging rides for repairs…during …

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Godspeed, John Glenn

A three-day celebration of what would have been John Glenn’s 100th birthday…begins in his birthplace and childhood hometown in Ohio, even as additional events were announced to mark the occasion. It all took place in Cambridge, where Glenn was born on July 18, 1921, and nearby New Concord, where he …

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Leg Lost In Crash

A Fremont man loses part of his leg…after his motorcycle is sideswiped in a three vehicle crash, near County Road 125 East. Investigators say the rider, Cody Ormsbee, was trying to turn left onto 125 East from 120, when he is hit by Ericka Pillitiere. She later told deputies she …

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