A Waterloo man loses control of his truck and hits a utility pole in a solo crash in DeKalb County. 61-year-old David Richie was heading west on County Road 28 when he left the roadway…smashing into a utility pole before coming to a stop in a field. Richie was able …
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Injury Accident In DKC
Two people are in the hospital after they were hurt in a two vehicle crash in DeKalb County…at the intersection of County Road 40 and County Road 61. Officials tell reporters…a woman…eastbound on County Road 40 ran a stop sign at the intersection…colliding into a pickup truck heading north on …
Read More »Jeffery A. Simon, 68
Jeffery A. Simon, 68, of Montpelier, passed away on December 7, 2022 at Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay, OH. He was born on February 18, 1954 in Mount Vernon, OH and was raised by his foster parents Lavon and Shirley Elson. Jeff graduated from Montpelier High School in 1972. On …
Read More »Carmen C. Lanum, 71
Carmen C. Lanum, 71, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. Carmen was born April 17, 1951, in Hicksville, Ohio, daughter of the late Floyd G. and Carmen C. (Morales) Ortiz. She attended St. Joe High School, Butler, Indiana. Carmen married Richard J. …
Read More »Doris Lawter, 90
Doris Lawter, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at her home on Wednesday, December 7, 2022 following a brief illness. Doris worked at the former Ranch House and Kaufman’s Restaurants and at Shaffer’s Restaurant for many years. She enjoyed shopping, dancing, big family dinners and time with her family …
Read More »Education Battle Clears Hurdle
The latest proposal to give Ohio’s governor more power overseeing K-12 education clears the Republican-led state Senate despite objections that lawmakers are rushing legislation to significantly change decision-making about academic standards, model curricula and school district ratings, among other things. Oversight of the state’s education department would shift to a …
Read More »Mounds Efforts Continue
Ohio’s historical society can proceed with efforts to gain control of a set of ancient ceremonial and burial earthworks currently maintained by a country club where members golf alongside the mounds but access to the public is limited, the state Supreme Court rules. At issue before the court were the …
Read More »Joyce A. Apple, 88
Joyce A. Apple, 88, of Alvordton, Ohio passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home, Archbold, Ohio. Joyce was born March 2, 1934, in Ossian, Indiana, daughter of the late Vern and Wanda (Gibson) Frederick She married Richard G. Apple on October 28, 1950, in Bulter, …
Read More »Watson Case Update
A Paulding man gets sentenced in a Paulding County courtroom on two sexual abuse charges. Jay Watson, 55, was given an eight-year prison term by Judge Tiffany Beckman for sexual battery and gross sexual imposition, each a third-degree felony. He was also classified as a tier III sexual offender and …
Read More »It’s Done
The waterline extension project for Airmate is completed after the Bryan Board of Public Affairs approved the last change order this week. The Airmate Company has planned to expand its 40,000-square-foot facility, on County Road D, by about 26,000 square feet to accommodate increased demand. To meet safety codes, the …
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