Donald G. Keith, age 62, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away Sunday, February 10, 2019 in St. Luke’s Hospital, Maumee, Ohio surrounded by his loving family.  Donald was born February 16, 1956 in Detwiler Hospital, Wauseon, Ohio to the late Archie Charles Keith and Lois (Heer) Keith, and his mother survives.  …

A burger run ends in charges at a Montpelier eatery. Officials tell reporters a Bryan man wasn’t happy with the crew working the McDonald’s drive-thru…so he walked inside for a refund and ended up downtown at the police station. Joshua Bible was arrested and charged with OVI at the E. …

An area woman, who skipped a court appearance and drug treatment in November, is picked up at a Bryan hotel to face charges. Officers received a tip, Danielle Stipe of Bryan, arrested on a Defiance Municipal Court warrant charging with possession of marijuana and drug abuse instruments, back in May, …

It was quite a scene. Two people are safe after jumping off the roof of their burning home near Angola on West U.S. 20, west of I-69, near the Tri-State Steuben Airport. Crews at the blaze found heavy fire and smoke coming from the second floor of the home. Fire …

Closure of the Clinton Street bridge over the Maumee River in Defiance has been pushed back another week. Officials say the bridge is now tentatively scheduled to close on the 25th for nine months during a full replacement of the structure. The closure was initially set for Feb. 11 but …

Kenneth C. Disbrow, age 76, of Wauseon, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019, at Fulton Manor in Wauseon, after a long and courageous battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy . Prior to his retirement he had been a truck driver for U.S.F. Holland. Kenneth was born in Archbold, Ohio, on September …

Ruth M. Pursel, age 62, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:45 P.M. on Saturday, February 9, 2019, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mrs. Pursel was a graduate of of Eastside High School in Butler, Indiana, received her bachelor’s degree in …

Anita I. Phillips, age 92, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 1:12 P.M. on Thursday, February 7, 2019, at Community Health and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where she was a patient. Mrs. Phillips was a graduate of Nancy High School in Nancy, Kentucky. A devoted …

This year’s Defiance’s mayoral race won’t have a primary as Republican incumbent, Mike McCann was the only one to meet this week’s filing deadline. The only issue filed in Defiance County was for the Hicksville Exempted Village School District, where voters will be asked to approve an additional 0.75-percent, five-year …

In Williams County, a pair of issues will go before voters in the May ballot, one concerning Millcreek West Unity Local Schools and the other the Village of Montpelier. The schools’ 3.3-mill, 5-year substitute levy has been certified by the Williams County Board of Elections. If passed, the levy would …