Rexford “Rex” R. Bentley, age 72, of Pioneer, Ohio, went home to heaven to be with his Lord Jesus at 7:55 P.M. on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Rex worked at Challenge-Cook for 18 years, was the custodian at Wesley United Methodist Church …

Defiance Police brings in a Williams County man after a chase in Brunersburg. Nicholas Lowe is charged with failure to comply with a police officer. Officials tell reporters there will be additional charges against Lowe, pending a Defiance County grand jury. Officers attempted to stop Lowe’s vehicle in the Walmart …

Utility officials say power had been almost completely restored to residents in Williams County. FirstEnergy says fewer than five of its customers are now without power in the county, all in Center Township. There’s a good chance all power will be restored today. Over 300 customers were in the dark …

Ohio’s new elections chief is ready to voice his support for a bill he says aims to better protect the battleground state’s election systems from cyberattacks. Ohio Secretary of State, Frank LaRose took office in January. He’s testifying on the measure at the Statehouse. The legislation would empower LaRose’s office …

Ohioans will be able to buy state hunting and fishing licenses for 2019, soon. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says the licenses will go on sale Friday and can be purchased at the Division of Wildlife website and at hundreds of participating agents throughout the state. Resident fishing and …

Scott Lee Haskill, 61, of Defiance passed away Saturday at Twin River Nursing Home in Defiance.  He was born on January 31, 1958 in Toledo, Ohio to Chester A. and Neva E. (Gill) Haskill. He is survived by two sisters Roxanne (Dennis) Beaber of Gibsonburg, Ohio and Tracy (Scott) Hopkins …

Eunice A. Oser, age 70, of Bryan, Ohio and formerly of Payne, Ohio, passed away at 6:10 A.M. on Monday, February 25, 2019, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center. Eunice was a kindergarten teacher for many years with the First Christian Union Pre-school and Kindergarten. She was a member of the Westview …

Crews take on a house fire in Bryan on N. Walnut St. No one was injured in the blaze. Officials tell reporters the fire appears to have started from an unattended candle. The damage was heavy and two cars on the property went up in flames, too. The fire took …

Two drivers are flown to a Fort Wayne hospital, after a crash in LaGrange County, along CR 400 South. Josephine Housholder of Wolcottville was driving east, when another vehicle, driven by Duane Donahue of LaGrange, headed in the opposite direction, crossed the center line and struck Housholder’s car, head on. …

The high winds knock out power to hundreds in Williams County. FirstEnergy reports 78,068 customers in Ohio were without power for a time on Sunday. Utility officials confirm Williams County accounted for 323 of those customers with Center Township having the most at 283. Power is not expected to be …