2015-05-06

Stolen Trailer Valued at $3,000



A trailer stolen from an Archbold business is valued at $3,000, an Archbold police report states. A representative of Sys- tech Handling, Inc., told police Friday, April 24, that the trailer, an open, car-hauler type, was parked in the firm parking lot. It was last seen Friday, April 10.

Hit-Skip Accident



The Fulton County Sheriff Department received a report of a hit-skip accident that occurred in the parking lot at Yoder & Frey about 2:55 pm, Monday, April 13. A pickup, owned by Leo Frederick Steffel, Defiance, was parked in the lot when it was struck by an unknown pickup, which fled the scene.

Man In April 17 Shooting Incident Dies



Ricky Sauber, Archbold, the man who apparently shot himself, Friday, April 17, in his Archbold home, has died. Joe Wyse, Archbold police chief, confirmed that Sauber died early Saturday morning, May 2, at Toledo Hospital. The Lucas County Coroner Office was to perform an autopsy Monday afternoon. Wyse said APD is waiting on results of the autopsy and the result […]

Public Meetings



Park Board Ridgeville Park Board, Tuesday, May 12, 7 p.m., Ridgeville Fire Station. School Board Pettisville School Board, Monday, May 11, 7 p.m., library, Pettisville School, 232 Summit St. Trustees Clinton Township Trustees, Thursday, May 7, 1 p.m., 5736 Co. Rd. 15-1, Wauseon. German Township Trustees, Monday, May 11, 7 p.m., township building, 305 W. Mechanic St., Archbold. Franklin Township […]

Mary Lou Frost



Mary Lou Frost, age 79 years, of Stryker, passed away Sunday evening, May 3, 2015, at CHP Defiance Area In-Patient Hospice Center. She was born Jan. 21, 1936, at Wauseon, the daughter of Joseph and Esta (Fetters) Eicher. She married Charles E. Frost on July 16, 1955, and he preceded her in death on Nov. 15, 2009. A lifelong resident […]

Roger L. Hamrick



Roger L. Hamrick, age 60, of Bryan, passed away at 8:20 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, after an extended illness. Mr. Hamrick was a 1973 graduate of Stryker High School and was employed by the Bryan City Water Department, retiring with 23 years of service. Roger was a devoted public servant, […]

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.) Randall L. Riches, rural Wauseon, failed to yield from a private drive, N. Shoop Ave., Wauseon, $102, $88. Jan L. Strong, rural Lyons, speeding, 68-55, US20, $37, $88. Riley Dean Martin, rural Fayette, […]