The Northwest State Community College Board of Trustees met recently at the Archbold campus and elected Katrina DeGroff from Fulton County as the new chair, Mickey Schwarzbek of Defiance County was selected as vice chair and Joel Miller from Henry County was chosen to serve as the second vice chair. …

Margaret K. Wyse, 102, of West Unity, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Hillside Country Living, Bryan, Ohio.  Margaret was born December 4, 1922, in Edgerton, Ohio, daughter of the late Leonard M. and Adda B. “Addie” (Doner) Stark.  She was a 1940 graduate of Edgerton High School. …

William “Bill” M. Clum, 94 of Little Long Lake, Montgomery, Michigan passed away on Monday, February 24, 2025 at Hillsdale County Medical Care Facility.  He was born on September 20, 1930 in Perry County, Ohio to Wallace E. and Besse B. (Shell) Clum.  Bill graduated from Thornville High School in …

Harold C. Votaw, Jr., 77 passed away on Monday, February 24, 2025 at his home in Pioneer.  He was born on August 25, 1947 in Bryan, Ohio to Harold C. and Doris May (Wines) Votaw, Sr.   Harold graduated from North Central High School in 1965 and then went on to …

Marjorie A. Bowers, 83, of West Unity passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  She was born on March 1, 1941 in Montpelier to Boyd and Myrtle Amelia (Friedel) Clark.  Marjorie attended Montpelier High School.  On May 28, 1958 she married Carl L. Bowers, …

Mary Louise Fogle (nee Proxmire) of Hicksville, OH, passed away on February 25. 2025 at the age of 93. Born on September 28,1931, to Russell and Freda (Huebner) Proxmire of Paulding, Ohio.  She graduated from Latty High School in 1949.  On May 12,1951, she was united in marriage with Edwin …

The Toledo Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a double fatality traffic crash that occurred on February 24, 2025, at approximately 1:57 p.m. The crash occurred on Garden Road at the intersection of Valley Stream Boulevard in Springfield Township, Lucas County.  41-year old Angela M. Willis of …

Arps Dairy’s decision to stop making products for retail sales was a difficult one for the company, but seen as the only option “to stay viable,” according to the business’ top official. In a Facebook post last week, Arps announced that it would stop making the products it has sold …

Joann, the crafting and fabrics retailer, will be shutting down and conducting going-out-of-business sales at all its store locations. The company declared chapter 11 bankruptcy in January for the second time in less than a year, initially saying it would keep stores open while restructuring its debt and trying to …

The Williams County Engineer’s Department is working to put more businesses on the map. During a recent meeting of the Williams County Mayor’s Association, Williams County Engineer Todd Roth said a member of his department is working with the Geographic Information System to get local businesses included on various maps.