On Saturday, January 11th, at approximately 12:09PM, Troopers from the Van Wert Post responded to a report of a two-vehicle, injury crash at the intersection of U.S. 224 and Van Wert Decatur Road in Pleasant Township in Van Wert County. A 2017 Chevrolet Silverado being operated by Adam J. Schulte, …

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine recently signed several bills into law in a variety of policy areas, including public safety, health and education. Senate Bill 58, sponsored by State Senators Terry Johnson (R-McDermott) and Theresa Gavarone (R-Bowling Green), prohibits requiring fees or firearms liability insurance for the possession of firearms, or …

A long time Hicksville dentist, supporter of education and proud Ohio State Buckeye, Dr. Robert L. Ramus, 82, passed peacefully from this earth on January 8, 2025.  Robert (Bob or Doc) was born in Jewell OH in 1942 to H. Maxwell and E. Elaine (Winkler) Ramus. Bob Graduated from North …

Stephen E. Roy, age 41, of Bryan, passed away Friday, January 10, 2025 due to complications from Multiple Sclerosis. Steve was an avid Notre Dame football fan and a fan of all sports. He enjoyed watching TV and he had a wide base of knowledge. Steve enjoyed talking to “his …

Myrna L. Tuttle, 93, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 11, 2025, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio following a brief illness.  She spent her final days in the loving company of her family and closest friends.   Myrna was born April 28, 1931, …

Margaret Gerhardt Jones, 91 years of Hicksville, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2025, in her home with her family at her side. Margaret was born June 12, 1933, in Waynesboro, Tennessee, the daughter of the late Jonathon Okey and Margaret Isabell (Skelton) Slaughter. She was a 1950 graduate of Hicksville …

Perry C. Ames, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at his home. Perry worked for many years at Sauder Woodworking as a CNC operator and retired from General Motors. He was an avid fisherman, loved going to Harrison Lake, enjoyed golfing, was a fan …

Joyce A. March Schilt, 85 of Van Wert and formerly of Paulding, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2025, at Vancrest of Van Wert, with her family at her side. Joyce was born August 2, 1939, in Paulding, Ohio, the daughter of the late Donald O. and Jennie (Fitzwater) March. She …

Doyle L. Wines, age 92, of Bryan, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2025 at Hillside Country Living near Bryan. Doyle worked as a machinist at Aro Corporation for many years prior to his retirement in 1997. He was a US Air Force Veteran of the Korean War serving from 1952-1956, …

Gov. Mike DeWine signed more than two dozen bills into law on Wednesday. In total, DeWine signed 29 bills into law. Two of those were Braden’s Law, which makes sextortion a felony, and the Parents’ Bill of Rights, which would require school districts to report to parents if a student …