Montpelier News

The power-supply company AMP-Ohio said yesterday that it is pulling the plug on a massive coal-fired power plant it had planned to build in southeast Ohio for 81 member communities that invested in it, nearly a third of which are in northwest Ohio.

Akrow "Pappy" Owsley, 83, died at 12:07 p.m. Nov. 24, 2009, at his residence. He was born May 5, 1926, in Knott County, Ky., to Dan and Dora Messer Owsley.

Area football coaches should have received information in the mail regarding the process for Northwest District football nominations.

The annual Veterans Day Parade will get under way in downtown Montpelier on Wednesday, beginning at 10 a.m. The parade will begin at the roundabout on Main Street, continue down State Street, to the monument at Montpelier High School, where a laying of wreath will be held.

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11:59 a.m. A man was life-flighted to the Toledo Hospital after crashing his vehicle on CR 15.50 in Jefferson Township.

The newest worker at the Purdue Wells County Extension Service is familiar to most Wells County residents.

On Oct. 3, 1959, Larry and Terry Brown were united in marriage at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Montpelier, Ohio.

Patently Speaking highlights the technological achievements of Fort Wayne area residents.

The Montpelier Police Department continues to investigate a robbery and assault that occurred Monday morning at the Eagles Aerie, 214 N. Jonesville St.

An anti-gay group upset over Vermont's new same-sex marriage law got a cool reception in the state capital, with counter demonstrators outnumbering a five-person contingent from the Westboro Baptist Church.

Teachers in the Montpelier city school district have a new one-year contract. It includes a 3 percent pay raise.

MONTPELIER - John H. Coulter II, 61, passed away Monday, August 24, 2009 at Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie.

"What we're good at is taking multiple technologies and combining them to maximize capacity and efficiency." So says Michael Kreps, president and co-owner of Deco Plas Inc.

Dr. Nils Mueller-Kronast is president of Stroke Care Now Network, a collaboration among Fort Wayne Neurological Center, Parkview Health and Lutheran Health Network.

A 14-year-old Williams County juvenile has been charged with four counts of breaking and entering after allegedly repeatedly breaking into the Suburban Golf Course, north of Bryan.

RIVERS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN RECEDING EARLY THIS WEEK. THE FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR THE SAINT JOSEPH RIVER OHIO BELOW MONTPELIER * UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...OR UNTIL THE WARNING IS CANCELLED.

Northwest Ohio Athletic League champion Bryan landed a trio of players on the All-NWOAL baseball first team for the 2009 season, while Evergreen mentor Brian Nagy was named Coach of the Year.

Northwest Ohio Athletic League co-champions Archbold and Wauseon landed a total of three players on the All-NWOAL softball first team for the 2009 season.

Topics included community tree planting, the effects of natural disasters on public gardens, historical preservation and public horticulture, and expanding a program of botanical exchange between the United States and China.