On Friday, April 30, 2021, James Dale Holbrook, loving husband and father, passed away at the age of 52. James (Jimmy) was born on November 27, 1968, in Zanesville, Ohio, to Rev. W.J. (Jake) and Betty Lou (Prater) Holbrook. He met the love of his life, Shawn Kohlbeck, in the …

Sonda Marie Manley, 73, of Pioneer passed away Friday evening, April 30, 2021 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.  She was born on October 27, 1947 in Bryan to Charles W. and Rose M. (Pignataro) Miller.  Sonda graduated from Montpelier High School in 1965.  On July 27, 1968 she married …

Clinton and Fulton townships will ask voters next Tuesday to approve new levies…one to create a cemetery maintenance fund…and the other to even out the residential cost of fire services. Clinton Township has placed a five-year, 0.15-mill levy on the May 4 ballot, to allow the trustees to create a …

Fulton County’s unemployment rate falls in March. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says it fell to 4.3%…from 5.5 in February. Last March, the jobless rate was 6.3% in the county. Among the state’s 88 counties, preliminary March 2021 unemployment rates ranged from a low of 2.4% in …

In Toledo…seven college students and another man are indicted…in the alcohol-related death of a 20-year-old…found unconscious after a fraternity party. The charges from the grand jury range from involuntary manslaughter to hazing. Stone Foltz, 20, died three days after he and other fraternity pledges at Bowling Green were each given …

Vincent John Stark, Sr., 98, of Bryan, Ohio passed away Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at his residence with his family by his side. Vinnie was born April 20, 1923 in Blakeslee, Ohio, the son of the late John E. and Clara (Thiel) Stark. He married Muryel Karnes on April 27, …

Laszlo Poncsak, age 79, passed away on Saturday, April 24, 2021, at The Laurels of Defiance. Mr. Poncsak retired from Bryan Metals and was a member of the Bryan Eagles Aerie #2233. He enjoyed gardening and spending time working in his yard. Laszlo Poncsak was born on November 22, 1941, …

Lee Catherine Slee, age 77, of Lyons, Ohio, passed away peacefully in her home, with family at her bedside, Thursday morning, April 29, 2021. She was born on June 11, 1943 to Leo and Florence (Hampton) Knauss.  She married Dale Slee on March 31, 1971. Lee had worked for the …

John L. Chorpenning, 88, of Hamilton, Indiana, met his Savior face to face on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at Cameron Memorial Community Hospital, Angola, Indiana, and enjoyed a glorious reunion with those loved ones who had gone before him.  John was born in Auburn, Indiana, the son of the late …

A Napoleon man is sentenced to four to 5 1/2 years in prison on a robbery charge involving the theft of a firearm. Dillon Burdue was found to have violated community control terms on three previous convictions. A Henry County grand jury agreed that on Aug. 20 Burdue stole a …