Albert J. Karalis, 90, of Montpelier passed away Friday morning at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  He was born on June 19, 1923 in Hamtramck, Michigan to Steven and Veronica (Vanagas) Karalis.  Albert graduated from Pershing Heights High School in Detroit, Michigan in 1941.  He proudly served his country in the United …

Robert E. Kreischer, 73, of Montpelier passed away Saturday afternoon at the Genesis Healthcare Center in Bryan.  He was born on May 16, 1940 in Ashley, Indiana to Carol J. and Leane (Zolon) Kreischer.  He married Jean E. Vosz, and she preceded him in death on December 16, 1981. Robert retired from …

Mary Rose Dell, 72 years, of Sherwood, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2014 at Fulton County Health Center, Wauseon.  Mary was born April 28, 1941 in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of the late Donald Joseph and Mary Catherine (Limpach) Froelich.  Mary was a 1959 graduate of Defiance High School.  She married John Henry …

The Ohio State High­way Patrol at Defi­ance says a one-vehicle crash seri­ously injured a man early Sat­ur­day. It hap­pened around 3:30 a.m. on County Road 424 at Lim­baugh Road in Delaware Town­ship in Defi­ance County when police say 28 year old James A. Wol­frum of Ney ran off the road …

Defi­ance fire­fight­ers bat­tled a house fire at the Linda Barham res­i­dence, 935 Perry Street over the week­end. Smoke was vis­i­ble from the home when fire­fight­ers arrived at approx­i­mately 5 p.m. Sat­ur­day. The fire was con­tained by about 5:30. Assist­ing at that Defi­ance fire were High­land and Noble town­ship fire depart­ments. …

An explo­sion Fri­day at Sen­sory Effects in Defi­ance sent two peo­ple to the hos­pi­tal. It hap­pened around 4:30 Fri­day after­noon inside the West High Street plant, when a dryer caught fire accord­ing to employ­ees. Shane Span­gler suf­fered burns and was taken to ProMed­ica Defi­ance Hos­pi­tal, and then flown to Mercy …

Flags in Napoleon are fly­ing at half staff today. The Mayor of Napoleon has ordered that flags in the city be flown at half-staff begin­ning today and until Sun­day, Feb. 9 at sun­set. The half staff order is being issued in respect of for­mer city of Napoleon Coun­cil­man Terri Williams …

Quadco Reha­bil­i­ta­tion Cen­ter board mem­bers heaped praise on Exec­u­tive Direc­tor Bruce Abell dur­ing his annual per­for­mance appraisal last week. Board Pres­i­dent Barb Heer said the board plans to renew his con­tract for another year. The reg­u­lar monthly meet­ing of the Quadco board was held on Fri­day. It was orig­i­nally sched­uled …

Ralph Russell McClellan, age 95, of Butler, Indiana, died at 5:45 P.M. on Saturday, January 25, 2014, at Laurels of DeKalb, in Butler, where he was a resident after two-weeks in Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio. Prior to that, he was a resident at Dream Haven, in Edgerton, Ohio, …

Harriette G. Carey, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2014, at her daughter’s home in Cecil, Ohio. Mrs. Carey retired from The Aro Corporation’s custodial services department. She was a woman of deep faith and enjoyed gardening. Harriette was born on April 21, 1919, in …