Carole Dee (Wheeler) Fox, age 85, of Stryker, Ohio passed away peacefully, Tuesday, November 4, 2025 surrounded by her loving family. Born on August 19, 1940 to the late Gilbert F. and Dorothy Towne Wheeler in Rollin Township, Michigan. She was a 1958 graduate of Archbold High School and graduated …
Read More »Black Swamp Nature Center project has kick-off meeting.
The Black Swamp Nature Center project had a kick-off meeting recently at a Paulding County commissioners session. The Black Swamp Nature Center project includes restoring 30 acres of degraded floodplain habitat into a functioning wetland, that will be along Flat Rock Creek. The primary goal of the project is to …
Read More »Bryan City Schools simulating bus crash Wednesday morning.
Bryan city and school officials will be simulating a school bus crash Wednesday morning, complete with emergency crews responding with lights and sirens. According to Bryan City Superintendent Mark Rairigh, every third year the district does a full-scale safety drill for the district for state regulations. The exercise scenario is …
Read More »Montpelier man pleads not guilty to sex offenses involving minor.
A Montpelier man facing charges relating to sex offenses involving a minor or impaired person has pleaded not guilty in Williams County Common Pleas Court. Robert J. Rodriguez was indicted by a Williams County grand jury last month on a charge of pandering sexually oriented material involving a minor or …
Read More »Paulding Co. Historical Museum getting ready for Festival of Trees.
The Paulding County Historical Museum’s Festival of Trees is helping usher in holiday cheer in the region with the Festival of Trees, starting Friday and continuing through Nov. 22nd. This year’s theme is “Sparkle & Shine”. The event will be held at the museum on Fairground Drive. The event is …
Read More »Patrol Investigating Minor Injury Hazardous Material Crash Friday morning.
The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle, minor injury crash, involving a hazardous material leak, in Jennings Twp., Van Wert County. The crash occurred on State Route 116 near mile post 8 at 11:14a.m. Friday morning. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2015 …
Read More »Man who posed as a student at Perrysburg High School indicted.
A Venezuelan man who posed as a teenage student at Perrysburg High School was indicted Wednesday by a Wood County grand jury on multiple charges. Anthony Emmanuel Labrador-Sierra is charged with forgery, a fifth-degree felony that carries a maximum prison sentence of one year. He is also charged with perjury, …
Read More »Voters in Defiance County turn down two levy requests Tuesday.
Voters in Defiance County said no to a property levy for the county’s victims assistance program during Tuesday’s election. The countywide 0.25-mill levy for victims assistance was rejected by 56% of voters, and would have generated approximately $345,000 annually for the agency. Voters in Hicksville rejected a 2.6-mill, five-year levy …
Read More »Gallagher to run for re-election to Williams Co. Common Pleas Court.
Judge Karen K. Gallagher recently announced her candidacy for re-election to the Williams County Common Pleas Court Juvenile and Probate divisions. The announcement comes ahead of the 2026 May primary election, with Gallagher saying she wants to seek to continue her commitment to fairness, impartiality and judicial integrity.
Read More »Fulton County voters approve issue to fund county’s health programs.
Fulton County voters saw an additional levy, replacement levies, renewals and one liquor option, and voters sided with a majority of the issues. In a countywide issue, the Fulton County Health Department sought a replacement property tax of .5 mill for 10 years for operating funds to carry out the …
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