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OBITUARIES
☛ John Baer (1942 – 2025) – Member Of Zion Mennonite Church In Archbold
☛ Dean Myers (1946 – 2025) – Served With Gorham-Fayette Fire Department
☛ Joanne Bandeen (1941 – 2025) – First Female President Of Montpelier Rotary
☛ Carolyn Davenport (1950 – 2025) – 1968 Graduate Of Montpelier High School
☛ Michael Bennett (1942 – 2025) – Bryan Resident
☛ Roger Garza (1962 – 2025) – Formerly Of Delta
☛ Michael “Mike” Kennedy (1961 – 2025) – Longtime Archbold Basketball Coach
☛ Donald Lucas (1940 – 2026) – 1958 Graduate Of Gorham-Fayette High School
☛ Barbara Beaverson (1944 – 2026) – Owned Salon In Fayette For Several Years
☛ Heidi Hefflefinger (1983 – 2025) – Edgerton Resident
☛ Wanda Henderson (1959 – 2025) – Resided In Edgerton
☛ Amy “Tate” LaCombe (1969 – 2025) – Site Manager For Pulaski Head Start
☛ Marvin Hartman (1939 – 2025) – Worked For Sears In Bryan
☛ Matthew “Matt” Peconge (1979 – 2025) – Resided In Fort Wayne (IN)
☛ Lawrence Towers (1936 – 2026) – Fayette Resident; Avid Woodworker
☛ Jill Manon (1950 – 2025) – Bryan Resident
☛ Manuel Alfaro (1932 – 2026) – Delta Resident
☛ Joline Bowman (1928 – 2026) – Assisted Husband In Operating Bowman Dairy
☛ Patricia Westerman (1935 – 2026) – Member Of Bryan’s Wesley United Methodist
☛ Daniel Hoffer, Sr. (1943 – 2025) – Attended Kingdom Hall Of Jehovah’s Witnesses
☛ Denver “Devo” Ridgway (1954 – 2026) – Retired Supervisor At Chase Brass
☛ Michael Bayes (1952 – 2025) – Member Of Amvets Bryan Post 54
☛ Marilyn Brush (1935 – 2025) – Enjoyed Shopping & Playing Piano
☛ Millard “Skip” Schlosser (1937 – 2025) – Graduated From Stryker High School
☛ Charles Jackson (1933 – 2025) – Pioneer Resident
☛ Steven Clausen (1969 – 2025) – 1987 Graduate Of Delta High School
☛ Lucie Yocum (1926 – 2025) – Had A Passion For Quilting And Sewing
☛ Robert “Bob” McKee(1951 – 2026) – Retired From GM In Defiance
☛ Robert Bartholomew (1935 – 2025) – Active Church Member; Avid Outdoors Man
☛ Frederick “Fred” Sheneman (1954 – 2025) – Wauseon Resident
NEWS
☛ Community Focus Behind The Lens Of Ruff Shot Photography
☛ Fayette’s Eagle Machining Plant Expected To Close, Affecting 251 Workers
☛ METAMORA VILLAGE COUNCIL – Council Approves Year-End Transfers; Hires Keith Torbet As Part-Time Administrator
☛ BRYAN CITY COUNCIL – Council Approves Ordinance For Annual Appropriations
☛ Fulton County Receives Clean Audit Award
☛ Husted Announces $202 Million For Ohio Rural Health Care Access
☛ Stryker PBIS Winners For November & December
☛ Is It Really So? Marrying A Convicted Rapist
☛ FULTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS – Board Awards Pleasant View Wastewater Project Bid
☛ January 2026 Adult Programs At Swanton Public Library
☛ Looking Back At What We Read Years Ago
☛ Church Page
☛ Classifieds
☛ Real Estate & Auction Spotlight
SPORTS
☛ Fourth Quarter Burst Bolts Evergreen Past Tinora, 51-46
☛ Archbold Starts Fast & Holds Off Pettisville Late For 65-56 Win
☛ Edgerton Outlasts Edon In Overtime To Win Rt. 49 Classic, 62-57
☛ Maumee Edges Swanton 46-44 To Open Holiday Tournament
☛ Quinn Eisel’s Big Night Propels Evergreen Past North Central, 82-73
☛ Montpelier Locomotives Dominate North Central To Win Inaugural BBC Holiday Classic
☛ Swanton Holds Off Delta To Win Holiday Tournament Consolation Contest
☛ Edon Hands Archbold First Setback In Overtime; Gallehue Joins Edon’s 1,000-Point Club
☛ Hilltop Sneaks By Fayette In Consolation Game Of BBC Holiday Classic
☛ Stryker Uses Foul Line To Edge Delta, 48-47
☛ Montpelier Pulls Away Late To Top Archrival Bryan 62-47
☛ Undefeated Delta Romps Over Swanton To Win Bob Fisher Holiday Classic
☛ Delta Stays Perfect After Beating Stryker, 44-35
☛ Fayette Edges Evergreen In Nailbiter, 57-55
☛ Bryan Boys Capture Bluffton Holiday Swim Invitational Title
☛ Evergreen Grinds Out 43-31 Win Over Pettisville
☛ Maumee Rallies To Overtake Evergreen, 46-41
☛ Wauseon’s St. Caspar Life Center Hosting Free Throw Contest
☛ Athletes Of The Week
☛Archbold Takes Team Title At TSBW Battle Of The Fort Girls Tournament
☛Delta, Wauseon Finish Among Top Ten At Tinora Girls Wrestling Invite
☛Wauseon Golfer Ruth Shelt Signs With Cleary University
☛Archbold Dominates En Route To Tri-State Border War Championship
☛Archbold Softball Standout Makena Thiel Headed To Malone University
☛Archbold Community Comes Together To Honor Coach Char Sharp
☛Wauseon’s Sophia Rupp To Continue Hoops Career At Bemidji State
☛Bryan’s St. Patrick Catholic School To Host Free Throw Championship