Courtney Montague

Driver Killed after Single Vehicle Rollover Crash.

On Saturday, January 18, 2025, at approximately 12:40 A.M. troopers with the Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a call on Slabtown Rd. just north of Searfoss Rd, Allen County, for a report of a crash where a vehicle rolled over and the driver was ejected. …

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FDA unveiling new proposal aimed at improving access to nutrition information.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is unveiling a new proposal aimed at improving consumer access to nutrition information on packaged foods. The initiative calls for a front-of-package (FOP) nutrition label, which would provide consumers with quick, at-a-glance information about three key nutrients: saturated fat, sodium and added sugars. …

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DeWine selects Husted for Ohio Sentate seat.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect J.D. Vance. Husted is set to become the first U.S. senator from northwest Ohio. He grew up in Montpelier in Williams County.  

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Anthony J. Smith, 78

Anthony J. Smith, age 78, of Bryan, passed away Friday, January 17, 2025 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. Tony was a tool & die maker by trade. He was a US Army veteran who served from 1965-1967. Tony was a member of the Melbern United Methodist Church and …

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Sandra L. Zimmerman, 85

Sandra L. Zimmerman, 85, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Friday, January 17, 2025, at Vancrest of Hicksville. Sandra was born March 4, 1939, in Hicksville, daughter of the late Weldon and Maxine (Preston) Dull. She was a 1957 graduate of Hicksville High School. Sandra married C.W. “Bill” Zimmerman Jr. on …

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Mary Louise (Moor) Flynn, 95

Mary L. Flynn, 95, of Bryan and formerly of Montpelier passed away on Sunday, January 19, 2025 at Hillside Country Living in Bryan.  She was born on Christmas Day of 1929 to Harold F. and Alta P. (Alwood) Moor in Florance Township in Williams County, Ohio.  Mary graduated from Montpelier …

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Bobbie Sue Brokaw, 53

Bobbie Sue Brokaw, 53, of Indianapolis, Indiana passed away Thursday, January 16, 2025, at her home surrounded by her family. Bobbie was born July 6, 1971, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, daughter of Robert and Ollie (Kessinger) Voght. She was a 1989 graduate of Elmhurst High School and continued her education …

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Charles L. Kaduk, 81

Charles L. Kaduk, 81, of Auburn, Indiana, passed away Sunday, January 19, 2025, in his residence. Charles was born October 18, 1943, in Van Wert, Ohio, son of the late Frank J. and Betty Joe (Houston) Kaduk. He was a 1961 graduate of Van Wert High School in Van Wert, …

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Plans for new Christian school in Defiance.

Local parents will have an additional choice of where to send their children to school. Plans are in progress for a new parochial school, Defiance Christian Academy (DCA), to open in Defiance this fall – though there is still a lot of work to do to make it so. The …

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First responders remind people to call 911, rather than taking themselves to emergency room.

In 2025, there have been three shooting deaths in Toledo and multiple other non-fatal shootings. First responders are reminding people to call 911 and wait for emergency personnel, rather than trying to take themselves to the emergency room. In a recent shooting in south Toledo, the victim and two other …

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