St. Mary School in Edgerton, Ohio is proud to announce that three of its educators—Mrs. Betsy Hug, Mrs. Faith Jones, and Mr. John Michael—have been selected as Fellows in the 2025 cohort of the prestigious Notre Dame STEM Teaching Fellowship. Chosen as one of just eight school-based teams nationwide, the St. Mary trio will join…
Dotting My Teas By: Marlene Oxender One of the greeting cards in my gratitude journal is a card I’d received from my friend Cassie Baden. She was a phone buddy of mine, and I miss her and her encouraging ways. Although Cassie’s hands were crippled with rheumatoid, she managed to write beautiful, inspiring words in…
Dotting My Teas By: Marlene Oxender My ten-year-old grandson Deano recently walked past my desk while I was finishing a story about fruitcakes. I’d wondered if he’d ever tried a bite of fruitcake, so I asked him if he knew what a fruitcake is. He looked at me with a serious face and answered, “I…
The 16* annual March for life will be held January 22nd at 12:00 Noon at Triangle Park in downtown Defiance. The march is sponsored by Mother Teresa Respect for Life. The purpose of the march is for participants to walk and stand up for unborn children who cannot speak for themselves. The march will start…
Edgerton, Ohio Steven A. Kimpel, age 54, passed away on Friday, March 1, 2024, in his home in Edgerton, Ohio. He was the son of Vernon and Ruth Kimpel. Stevie was the favorite youngest brother of his ten older siblings. He, in turn, let his brothers and sisters know they were his favorite. Stevie was…
On Saturday, Hicksville High School hosted the 1st Annual NWO Senior Classic & Special Olympic Exhibition. The proceeds from this event went to benefit the 4-county Special Olympics programs. Over $5,000 was raised for this event, and will be distributed equally amongst the 4 programs. This event was sponsored in part by Jim Schmidt Family…
EDGERTON, OH: Darlene S. Merriman, 64, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on Monday, January 9, 2023. She was born on May 26, 1958 in Bryan, Ohio, a daughter of the late Willard and Evelyn (Ridge) Merriman. She worked as a Billing Office Manager at nursing homes, most recently at Park View Care Center. She previously…
Mr. & Mrs. Ronald W. Smith are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. Ron Smith and Diana Clark were married on September 22nd 1961 in Edgerton, Ohio, where they lived for more than 25 years before moving to Antwerp in the late 80’s. The couple have two children: Debra Smith, Ypsilanti, Michigan and Anthony (Gina) Smith,…
