2014-09-10

Don D. Mathews



Don D. Mathews, age 64, of Wauseon, passed away Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, at the Defiance Area Inpatient Care Center. Don owned and operated Mathews Painting in Wauseon for over 40 years. He was also currently serving as a member of the Wauseon City Council. This was his ninth year on City Council. Don was born in Coldwater, Mich., on […]

Emil Schoch



Emil Schoch, 94, went home to be with his Savior on Sept. 7, 2014, at his home in Archbold. He was born on Dec. 29, 1919, in Germany. He immigrated to the USA as a child and grew up in New York City. He lived in northwest Ohio for the last 29 years of his life. Emil was a committed […]

Ronald D. Newman



Ronald D. Newman, 71, lost his long battle with cancer on Sept. 6, 2014, surrounded by loved ones at Chesapeake (Va.) Regional Medical Center. Born in McAlester, Okla., to the late Jack S. and late Jewel M. Newman, Ron moved at a young age with his parents to California. He relocated to Chesapeake, Va., in 1999 with his surviving wife […]

Western Dist. Court News



(Note: In the listing of traffic offenses, the first number is actual speed; the second, legal speed. The first dollar amount is the fine; the second, costs.) Larry W. Wentz, Jr., Fayette, speeding, 50-35, N. Ottokee St., Wauseon, $47, $88. Shawn D. Bowers, rural Archbold, speeding, 52-35, Lafayette St., $150, $88. Christopher S. Brown, Delta, speeding, 73-55, Co. Rd. C, […]

Road Rage Incident Sparks Public Warning



A man who complained that another driver passed him in a no-passing zone received a disorderly conduct warning, an Archbold police report states. The first subject reported to police that at about 2:10 pm, Monday, Aug. 25, another vehicle passed him in a no-passing zone. Then, when the vehicles stopped at a traffic signal, the second subject yelled at the […]

Report Cigar Theft



Archbold police are investigating a possible theft of cigars from Circle K. The police report states at about 12:44 pm, Wednesday, Sept. 3, a video taken by store security cameras show a male person entering the store and asking for three packs of cigarettes and two packages of cigars. The man presented the clerk with a credit or debit card. […]