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Archbold-based Farmers and Merchants Bancorp has taken a first step into a much larger world. Late last week, the holding company for The Farmers & Merchants Inc., received approval from NASDAQ Stock Market LLC to become a commonly listed entity under the symbol FMAO effective with the opening of the …
Read More »Applications for the Bryan Area Foundation 2017-18 Grants Program are now available
Applications for the Bryan Area Foundation 2017-18 Grants Program are now available to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in the Bryan area. The organization has nearly $300,000 available for community grants. The grants program draws from over 100 community funds managed by the foundation to support local charitable programs. BAF prefers projects …
Read More »Henry County man facing rape charges of a minor
A Henry County man was arrested on a rape charge following an alleged report on Thursday in Napoleon. 36 year old Anthony Jones of Napoleon, was charged with rape of a minor under age 13. The Napoleon Police Department received the complaint at 4:39 p.m. Thursday of an alleged incident …
Read More »12th annual Lilac Festival will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 13 in downtown Defiance
The 12th annual Lilac Festival will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. May 13 in downtown Defiance. To symbolize the designated city flower, free lilac seedlings will be prepared by the Defiance County Master Gardeners and distributed while supplies last. In addition, there will be 50 lilac bushes available for …
Read More »Settlement has been reached in a Defiance County land acquisition
A settlement has been reached in a Defiance County land acquisition controversy near the county airport. Defiance County’s airport board had filed an eminent domain court action last summer to appropriate property for the facility’s runway safety zone. Attorney Bruce McGary of Mason, representing the Defiance County Regional Airport Authority, …
Read More »Ohio farmers watching state budget process
Ohio farmers are paying much higher real estate taxes even as the prices for the agricultural commodities they produce are far below those of recent years. But many farmers are banking that the state will address the issue in the next two-year budget that passed the House and is now …
Read More »Oregon auto parts maker being fined by OSHA
An auto parts maker in Ohio is being fined nearly $600,000 after a worker in Oregon lost his right hand and part of his arm in an industrial accident. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration says the accident should have been prevented and cited the plant in suburban Toledo …
Read More »Buckeye Advantage is expanding its customer service base
Buckeye Advantage is expanding its customer service base. They’ll be celebrating the opening of the Archbold Activate Health & Wellness center with an open house Wednesday, May 10, from 3:30 to 7 p.m., with a ribbon cutting ceremony at 4:30 p.m. The new Archbold clinic, at 209 Nolan Parkway, is …
Read More »Northwest State Community College’s spring commencement ceremony held Saturday
State Rep. Rob McColley was the main speaker at Northwest State Community College’s spring commencement ceremony this weekend. McColley represents Ohio’s 81st District and lives in Napoleon. Other speakers included Paul Siebenmorgen, chair of the NSCC Board of Trustees, and student Rose Mansel-Pleydell, a Fairview High School graduate. The college …
Read More »Wanted man from Toledo was arrested Thursday morning
A wanted man from Toledo was arrested Thursday morning after calling police himself. Authorities say 41 year old Gary D. Musser Jr. stopped by Spokes Country Restaurant, at the corner of U.S. 20 and Ohio 15, Thursday morning to exchange property with an ex-girlfriend. When she refused to cooperate, he …
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