Donna M. Beck, 99, of Montpelier passed away early Tuesday morning at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  She was born on May 17, 1922 in Kunkle to Alva J. and Vera M. (Warner) Oxender.  Donna graduated from Kunkle High School in 1940.  She married Richard W. Beck in 1940 …

Nancy L. Sentel, 84, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 27, 2021, at her residence, with her family by her side.  Nancy was born April 7, 1937, in Defiance, Ohio, daughter of the late Emerson and Alberta (Bauer) Gump.  She was a 1955 graduate of Defiance High …

Monte R. McGough, 61 years of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Monte was born November 7, 1960, in Celina, Ohio, the son of the late Wesley T. and Rosemary (Jolly) McGough.  Monte was a 1979 graduate of Hicksville …

Virgil Dale Ridgway, age 76, of Harrogate, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021, at his home. Dale retired from Fleetwood Travel Trailers in Edgerton, Ohio, and also operated a camper repair & son shop with his son. He loved fishing, hunting, and camping with his family. Virgil Dale …

Curtis Walter Fauver II, age 70 passed away Thursday, December 23rd at St. Vincent Charity Medical Center, in Cleveland OH.  He was born April 09, 1951 the first of four children to Frank and Lois (Peters) Fauver.  He graduated from Wauseon High School in 1969.   He was Baptized at the Christ …

Is Ohio’s new congressional map unconstitutionally gerrymandered to favor Republicans who controlled the mapmaking process? That’s the question being argued today before the Ohio Supreme Court. At issue is the new map, showing boundaries for 15 U.S. House districts Ohio was allotted by the 2020 census, down from the current …

New statistics released today show fewer motorists were killed on Ohio’s roadways this Christmas holiday, as compared to the three previous years. During the four-day reporting period, from Thursday, December 23, at 12 a.m. until Sunday, December 26, at 11:59 p.m., seven people were killed in seven fatal crashes. Three …

A trial date has been set for a Ney man accused of killing his grandfather, who lived in Bryan. The court in Defiance County has scheduled the trial of Dustin Vogelsong, for May 23. We reported…on the afternoon of May 1, 2020, deputies were dispatched to Vogelsong’s home, on Behnfeldt …

A fast-moving fire roared through a Toledo home early Friday, killing an 11-year-old boy and injuring three other people. Firefighters encountered high heat and heavy fire conditions as they tried to reach the home’s second floor to search for a trapped resident. Their efforts were also hampered by fire-related “structural …

Bill Suffel, age 81, of Edgerton, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord on December 21, 2021, at Parkview Randallia Hospital after suffering from several diseases for the last few years. Bill was a 1958 graduate of Edgerton High School. He had a passion for electrical controls and owned …