Many farmers in the region are worrying about this year’s crops. The National Weather Service has reported in May, there were only five days without precipitation in Defiance. Rainfall totals were approximately an inch above normal. Further south, near Lima there were six days without precipitation in the same time …

Relay for Life of Paulding County puts on an event tonight from 6 p.m. until 2 a.m. Saturday. This year’s theme is iRelay. The annual event, which is open to the public, will be held at the Paulding County Fairgrounds. This year’s relay will have 25 teams that will be …

Mark James Null, 28 years, of West Unity, passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, as a result of injuries he received in an automobile accident.  Mark was born on October 8, 1990, in Toledo, Ohio, the son of Dawn Marie Booth and Mark …

Lester Lee Bauer, 76 years, of Sherwood, passed away Wednesday evening, May 29, 2019 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance.  Les was born March 6, 1943 in Defiance, Ohio, the son of the late Carl and Helen (Helmke) Bauer.  He was a 1961 graduate of Jewell High School.  …

Donald L. Juillard, age 93, of rural Stryker, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Genesis Health Care in Bryan. Prior to his retirement he had worked at the Aro Corporation, retiring in 1988. He had also been a lifelong area farmer. Don was born in Stryker, Ohio on September …

Ruby J. Reagle, age 88, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, May 28, 2019, at her home. Mrs. Reagle was a longtime cashier at WalMart and worked with her husband on the family farm. Ruby was a former member of the County Cousins and enjoyed gardening, sewing, crocheting and …

The city of Defiance now has a baby box location. City Council there okayed the plan. It will be set up at the city fire department at Perry and Third streets. The boxes are considered by city officials as a better alternative in a bad situation…when a parent chooses to …

An Angola man pleads guilty to a drug charge in connection to a police chase in 2016. Andrew Fitch, was accused of intent to distribute methamphetamine. The U.S. District court sentenced him to ten years and one month in prison, followed by five years of supervised release. Police arrested Fitch …

New Haven Police are searching for a suspect involved in attempted armed robbery at a Dollar General on S.R. 930 East. Officials tell reporters the suspect brandished a handgun while entering the store. Police described the suspect as a black man…6 feet tall…150 lbs. He was wearing a red bandana …

Nina L. Ojan, age 74, of Bryan, passed away Saturday morning, May 25, 2019 at her home. Nina worked at many jobs over the years but is best remembered as a cashier at WalMart in Bryan. She enjoyed crafting, puzzles, reading and old movies. Nina was born January 22, 1945 …