Emer­gency crews responded to a crash involv­ing a big rig that the Jef­fer­son Avenue rail­road viaduct in Defi­ance yes­ter­day. No one was hurt, but dam­age was exten­sive. The top of the trailer was peeled off.

Melvin D. Stickley, age 74, passed away Tuesday evening, May 27, 2014 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Melvin started his career in law enforcement working as a policeman for the Village of Archbold for two years. After that, he served as a Deputy Sheriff for Fulton County, retiring in 1990 …

The Bryan Parks and Recre­ation Depart­ment has announced that it will be offer­ing Water Aer­o­bics Classes at East End Pool this sum­mer. Water aer­o­bics helps burn calo­ries and tone mus­cles while let­ting you stay cool in the water. Accord­ing to instruc­tors, it’s a great work­out for men and women of …

The cost of dying may soon increase in Defi­ance. City council’s build­ings and lands com­mit­tee is dis­cussing increases in bur­ial and grave fees for River­side Ceme­tery in Defi­ance, after going over the num­bers and com­ing up with the con­clu­sion that a lot of money is spent on the ceme­tery, while …

The Steuben County High­way Depart­ment has announced that County Road 200 West between 100 North and the Angola City Lim­its will be shut down on Thurs­day for road­side work. Accord­ing to Steuben County Engi­neer Jen­nifer Sharkey, the work will likely take all day tomor­row to com­plete. If you need addi­tional …

We told you recently about the big auto auc­tion planned for Auburn ear­lier this month. Well, now the results are in, and they are quite impres­sive. Auc­tions Amer­ica offered more than 770 vehi­cles, and more than 87 per­cent of them were sold at the auc­tion, for a total of $19.1 …

Frederick M. “Fred” Morrison, 87 years, of Auburn, Indiana and a former life-long resident of Sherwood, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Smith Farms Manor, Auburn, Indiana, where he was a resident.  Fred was born August 14, 1926 in Seminary, Kentucky, the son of the late Thomas and Mary …

Karen Ann Hite, age 61, of Fayette, Ohio, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Karen was born on October 10, 1952, the daughter of George J. and Louise (Baumea) Hughes. On August 17, 1996 she married Howard Hite, and he preceded her in death in …

Barton E. Rowe, 94 years, of Bryan, passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014 at Hillside Country Living, Bryan.  Barton was born December 13, 1919 in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, the son of the late Harold E. and Hannah M. (Truitt) Rowe.  He was a 1937 graduate of East Cleveland High School.  Bart served in the …

Joshua L. Johnson, 34 years, of West Unity, passed away Friday, May 23, 2014 in West Unity.  Josh was born September 3, 1979 in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Edward L. and Sheila M. (King) Johnson.  He was a 1997 graduate of Hilltop High School as well as a 1998 graduate of …