Ethel Marie Partin, age 78, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 6:11 P.M. on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at her residence following a brief illness. Mrs. Partin retired from Air-Way Manufacturing. She enjoyed playing bingo, going to the casino, and spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and also enjoyed …

Elizabeth L. Willis, age 90, of Stryker, passed away Wednesday  morning, October 27, 2021, at Evergreen Manor in Montpelier. Prior to her retirement she had been a Registered Nurse for many years and also had volunteered for years at Sauder Village in Archbold. Elizabeth was born in Stryker, Ohio on …

Janet M. Rupp passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at the Laurels of Defiance surrounded by her loving husband and children.  Janet was born April 17, 1937 in Maumee, Ohio to the late Donald and Hila (Smith) Hildreth.  She graduated from Delta High School in 1955.  On May …

George R. Gebhart, age 63, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away early Tuesday morning, October 26, 2021, at his home following a lengthy illness. George was a professional drummer for 17 years in a number of rock bands including Asher, Black Sunday, Law & Order, and Night School; worked for Pat …

For two weekends in a row, Christ our Savior Lutheran Church in Defiance has been vandalized. The church, at the corner of Carter Road and Ohio 66 South, cancelled worship on Oct. 17 due to the break in, sometime the night of Oct. 16 to early morning on Oct. 17. …

State officials announce the first round of water infrastructure grant funding…though the Ohio BUILDS initiative…with $93 million dollars awarded to 54 projects, including one in Bryan. The city will receive a $2.1 million grant to replace approximately 8,200 feet of gravity sanitary sewer lines in the western part of the …

Jerrold “Jerry” Lynn Dye, 69, of Montpelier passed away Sunday at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He was born on May 7, 1952 in Wauseon to Richard D. and Phyllis B. (Waterston) Dye.  Jerry graduated from Montpelier High School in 1970.  He then went to Detroit to …

Rosa M. Chamberlain, 78, of Pioneer passed away early Sunday morning at Fulton County Health Center in Wauseon.  She was born on June 17, 1943 in Wauseon to Cletus and Bessie (Cox) Bashor.  Rosa graduated from North Central High School in 1961.  On June 16, 1963 she married William Chamberlain …

A Fayette man is sentenced to prison in a Williams County courtroom…for a theft-related crime spree involving a co-defendant. Austin Swirles gets four to six years behind bar…on three counts of burglary…safecracking…and more. He was also ordered to pay restitution of $3,000 and given credit for 73 days served in …

Swanton Local Schools voters will decide next week…whether to approve a substitute levy that would mean no increase in taxes on current property. The five-year, 3.4-mill proposal would replace an emergency levy that originally passed at 6.9. Proponents say the first year of the substitute levy generates the same dollar …