A $250,000 prisoner housing agreement between Paulding and Putnam counties has been signed with both counties benefitting. Under the memorandum of understanding between the two counties, Paulding County will pay Putnam County $250,000 annually through Dec. 31, 2015, to house prisoners as long as Paulding County’s jail doesn’t reopen. Paulding …
Read More »Rosalie Haye, 69
Rosalie F. Haye, age 69, of Stryker, passed away Friday morning, November 22, 2013 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. She, along with her husband, farmed together for many years. After his retirement she continued to work with her son as secretary of the family business. Mrs. Haye was born on …
Read More »True “Paul” Ridgway, 81
True “Paul” Ridgway, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away, surrounded by his family on Wednesday, November 20, 2013, at Community Health Professionals Impatient Hospice near Defiance. Paul was an electrician and partner in Ridgway Brothers Electric. He was a member of the IBEW Local 13. Paul was a US …
Read More »OLD TYME GATHERING
The seventh annual Olde Tyme Gathering returns to Montpelier tomorrow. The main event is the parade which will be held at 6 p.m. A crafts and gift show will be at the school auditeria from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Author Bobbi Schlosser will be signing her book, “Pilgrim,” at …
Read More »OOPS! TIME FOR A RECOUNT
Oops.. false alarm. A mistake in counting some early votes in Defiance County has overturned the outcome of Defiance City Hall’s 0.3-percent income tax request. On Election Day the count was 1,430 votes for the tax and 1,445 against. However, the final certified tally made Wednesday by the county’s board …
Read More »CLOVERDALE RECOVERING SLOWLY
Some electricity has been restored and most roads have been reopened following that tornado that devastated much of the village of Cloverdale and surrounding areas. Putnam County officials say electricity has been restored to the village of Cloverdale, although many residences are still without electricity due to the extent of …
Read More »ANOTHER SUIT FILED AGAINST HENRY COMMISSIONERS
A Napoleon businessman has now filed a second lawsuit in Defiance County Court against Henry County commissioners and others. Douglas Pelmear and his company, HP2G, LLC, in Napoleon, is seeking judgment against Henry County’s three commissioners and others. The suit is similar to one filed earlier this month in common …
Read More »COURTHOUSE UPDATE
On again, off again, now it’s on again. The possible renovation of Defiance County’s courthouse that is. A seven-member committee looking into the courthouse’s future decided to revisit the project during a meeting Wednesday afternoon in the county commissioners’ office. The meeting this week comes more than a month after …
Read More »David Killgallon, 41
David C. Killgallon, age 41, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, November 17, 2013, at his home. A 1991 graduate of Bryan High School, he then graduated from Hillsdale College in 1995. During his professional career, David was a marketing manager with regional newspapers and magazines in North Carolina, …
Read More »Lela Johnson, 91
Lela Mae Vaccaro Johnson, 91 years, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in her residence. Lela was born March 12, 1922 in Harrison County, Missouri, the daughter of the late Joseph C. and Effie Lea (Stewart) Stanton. She was a graduate of Blythesdale High School. She married Joseph A. Vaccaro and …
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