Police are trying to find those responsible for breaking into a business in Archbold and stealing about $16,000 worth of tools. Someone broke into Auto Thru Class 8 Trucks LLC in the 200 block of Taylor Parkway and stole such items as scan tools, wrenches, socket sets, grinders, and snap-on …
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ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING
Swanton police say it was an accidental shooting that left a local man wounded in the leg Saturday evening. 19 year old Christopher Flickinger was flown by air ambulance from Fulton County Health Center in Wauseon to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center on Sunday. Flickinger and his roommate were apparently …
Read More »Thomas Hawkins, 65
Thomas E. Hawkins, age 65, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 4:55 A.M. on Saturday, March 23, 2013, in his home, surrounded by family after an extended illness. Mr. Hawkins was a 1965 graduate of Edgerton High School and worked for The Aro Corporation, retiring with nearly thirty-six years of service. …
Read More »Bill Kissinger, 77
William E. (Bill) Kissinger of Edon, Ohio passed away at his home Saturday, March, 23, 2013. He was born July 24, 1935 in his parents’ home near Blakeslee, Ohio to Maxine and Burton Kissinger. Bill is survived by his loving wife Phyllis Irene (Maginn) Kissinger, to whom he wed over …
Read More »Harold Vogelsong, 82
Harold Walter Vogelsong, age 82, of Defiance, Ohio, died at 5:08 A.M. on Saturday, March 23, 2013, at Community Health Partners Inpatient Hospice in Defiance. Mr. Vogelsong was a lithographer for over 45 years, retiring from Reese Brothers in Perrysburg. He was a member of Church of Jesus Christ of …
Read More »9-1-1 BEAM TO BE PART OF LOCAL MEMORIAL
A steel I-beam from the North Tower of the World Trade Center will be part of a new monument on the Fulton County Fairgrounds. The I-beam was most likely a vertical support beam from one of floors. Bits of concrete from the floor are still visible. The force of the …
Read More »SPANGLER UNIONS REACH AGREEMENT
It’s a deal! On Thursday, after nearly a week of negotiations, members of Local 20 of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Spangler Candy Company signed a five-year contract. Major discussion centered around insurance and wages.
Read More »SCHOOL VIOLENCE FORUM HELD
A school safety and gun violence forum was sponsored this week by the Shalom Counseling Mediation Center and Defiance College and was held on Tuesday at the college. Area law enforcement officials, educators, and many local residents showed up and expressed their concerns about safety in our local schools. Some …
Read More »LEVY QUESTION COMES AT A COST
The Williams County Soil and Water Conservation District has placed a levy on the May 7 special election ballot, which they say will bring in $271,000 annually if passed. The resolution has been filed, but because the May ballot is a special election, Soil and Water will need to pay …
Read More »WIND FARM PLANNED
Another wind farm company is looking at our area. Northwest Ohio Wind Energy LLC will hold a public informational meeting at 6pm on April 9 at Wayne Trace High School. Northwest Ohio Wind Energy wants to build around 50 wind turbines to the west and east of U.S. 127. The …
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