John Stephen Toth, Jr., age 86, of Temperance, Michigan, died Wednesday morning, March 9, 2022, at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania. He was born February 9, 1936 in Delta, Ohio to John Stephen, Sr. and L’Frieda (Raker) Toth.  After graduating from High School, and because of his love for flying, John …

Eric K. “Ric” Burns, age 69, of Delta, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2022, at Cleveland Clinic, where he spent many days over the past 7 months waiting for a heart transplant. He was born February 11, 1953, in Sandusky, Ohio to Earl L. and Phyllis R. (Donnelly) Burns. …

Jeremiah A. Cronk, age 41, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, March 10, 2022 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne surrounded by his family. Jeremiah had been a fork lift driver at Menards Distribution Center. He loved spending time with his son, Russell. Jeremiah also enjoyed working on cars …

Karen L. Green, age 73, of Edon, Ohio, passed away early Thursday morning, March 10, 2022, in her home. She was a 1966 graduate of Edon High School and had been employed throughout the years at Mohawk Tools, as a telephone operator in Angola, Indiana, and by Mobile Home Estates …

Reverend Robert A. Holden, age 85, passed away peacefully at Fulton Manor in Wauseon on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. He was born in Delphos, Ohio to John D. and Marcella M. (Hageman) Holden. Fr. Holden graduated from Delphos St. John’s High School in 1954, shortly after he attended Saint Meinrad …

A Toledo doctor…who denied doing any harm to his patients after being convicted of overprescribing painkillers…is sentenced to five years in prison. A federal judge also ordered Dr. William Bauer to pay $460,000 in restitution. Bauer, 85, was convicted last summer on charges of distributing controlled substances at his office. …

A Defiance woman has won a $1 million dollar prize, the Ohio Lottery recently announced. Rachel Yonge of Defiance won the top prize on the Ohio Lottery Scratch-Off, Extreme Cash game. She chose the cash option of $1 million and will $720,000…after taxes. She bought her winning ticket at the …

A federal judge on Friday set a January 2023 trial date for the former Ohio Houser speaker facing a 2 1/2-year-old racketeering conspiracy charge in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme. Ex-GOP Speaker Larry Householder is accused of leading the scheme secretly funded by Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. to win legislative …

Police are investigating a body that was found in DeKalb County near North County Line Road and State Road. The case continues.

Laurie L. Steward, age 68, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Laurie was a devoted and loving aunt and great aunt. Laurie was born June 13, 1953, in Antwerp, Ohio, the daughter of Wayne and Joan (Dix) Ours. …