Gary J. Gansmiller, age 73, of Archbold, passed away on March 16, 2022, at his home. Prior to retirement, Gary worked as a truck driver for Keller Trucking in Defiance. Gary was born on February 25, 1949, in Defiance to the late Raymond and Margaret (Wakefield) Gansmiller. Gary later graduated …

Harriet Lee Patten, 86, of West Unity, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022, at Williams County Hillside Country Living, Bryan, Ohio with her family by her side. Harriet was born February 9, 1936, in West Unity, Ohio, the daughter of Russell and Geraldine (Wisner) Colon. She was a 1954 …

Crit Akers, age 74, of Butler, Indiana, passed away at 11:27 P.M. on Monday, March 14, 2022, at The Laurels of DeKalb in Butler after an extended illness. He was a graduate of Dorton High School in Dorton, Kentucky, and had been employed at T. I. Automotive in Ashley, Indiana, …

Anita Young, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance. Anita was born in Munich, Germany on May 31, 1932. She was raised and educated in Munich. She met and married Keith A. Bunting in 1950 while …

Claudia Stasko, 79, of Hicksville, Ohio passed away Tuesday, March 15, 2022, at Vancrest of Hicksville, Hicksville, Ohio. Claudia was born April 5, 1942, in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of the late George and Isobel (Tressler) Borson. She married Stan Stasko and he preceded her in death. In her free …

Gov., DeWine signs into law…a measure…that will make a concealed weapons permit optional for anyone, legally allowed to carry a gun. It eliminates the requirement that individuals promptly notify police officers that they are carrying a concealed weapon.

A driver suffers minor injuries…after her vehicle overturns on U.S. 6, near Interstate 69, early Wednesday. DeKalb County police and medics were called to the interchange. Investigators tell reporters, 27-year-old, Amber Brumbaugh of Butler was at the flashing yellow light, preparing to turn onto southbound I-69…when she turned into the …

Fort Wayne Police arrests a 57-year-old DeKalb County man…for rape and sexual battery Wednesday. Mark Michels, of Garrett is accused of committing the crimes, on Sunday. Michels is a registered sex offender. He was convicted of sexual battery in 2012. He has twice been accused of failing to register. Officers …

A man, accused of assaulting a doctor at the hospital in Bryan…is indicted on two counts of felonious assault. Ricki Collins, 61, is the accused in the Feb. 14 incident. Collins’ relative was being treated at the hospital emergency room when he launched an unprovoked attack on Dr. Hussein Kashk, …

Paul Dennis Moor, 74, of Montpelier, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier. He was born on May 25, 1947 in West Unity, OH to Albert Charles and Velma Lois (Mahan) Moor. Paul retired from the Village of Montpelier after 30 years …