Richard Allen “Mouse” Colon, age 83, of Wauseon died suddenly Friday February 27, 2015. Prior to his retirement he had worked for Wayne Lammon & Sons, Toledo Edison Company, Colon-Gype Motors, Allan AMC-Jeep, Zehr & Company, Young Spring and Wire and then retired from the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. …

Kenneth “Tony” Miller, age 87, of Lyons passed away early Friday February 27, 2015 in his home following an extended illness. Prior to his retirement he had been a Truck Driver. Tony was born on December 23, 1927 in Fulton County the son of the late Willis and Jenny (Reckner) Miller. …

Marcia S. Melchi, age 59, of Angola, Indiana, died at 12:20 P.M. on Thursday, February 26, 2015, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Marcia had been a factory worker prior to her retirement. Marcia was born on May 27, 1955, in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of James N. …

Robert W. Swope, age 89, died on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, at Fairfax Hospital, Fairfax, Virginia, following an extended illness. Bob and his wife, Sharon, ran The Edgerton Earth for many years. They retired and moved to Lake Kiowa in 1990 then moved to Richmond, Virginia, in 2000 and Woodbridge, …

Two people were transported to hospitals with serious injuries Friday after sustaining stab wounds during an alleged domestic dispute in Defiance. Defiance Police rushed to a Ralston Avenue home Friday morning following a call about a domestic dispute. When they got there, they found 49 year old Scott Sisko and …

Sauder Village is looking for some creative people to help make handcrafted items for the new Heritage Shop at Sauder Village. A workday has been planned for Tuesday, March 10 – providing people an opportunity to help make items for the shop and have fellowship with others who like to …

There is a new assistant police chief in Defiance, and two officer promotions have also been announced. 43 year old Todd Shafer, a 19 year veteran of the force, will replace Jeff Mack, who retired in January. Shafer’s father, Gary, also was a police officer with the department for many …

Ruth A. Williams, age 65, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 12:25 A.M. on Thursday, February 26, 2015, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, where she was a patient. Mrs. Williams was a homemaker and the widow of Jesse Williams. Ruth A. Williams was born on August 25, 1949, in …

A crash Wednes­day evening in Defi­ance County resulted in charges against a woman from Bryan. 24 year old Amy Good of Bryan was dri­ving her SUV on Ohio 15 around 7:15 Wednes­day evening, when she hit a parked vehi­cle owned by Christo­pher Ross of Bryan. Good’s SUV flipped over onto …

The Defi­ance Police Depart­ment con­tin­ues to inves­ti­gate a shoot­ing. It was at 2:07 a.m. Thurs­day, when offi­cers were called to an apart­ment build­ing in Defi­ance on Jef­fer­son Ave. for a reported shoot­ing. Three men were involved. One man was taken to Mercy Defi­ance Hos­pi­tal where he was treated and released. …