Here’s the latest on the Scotty Tressler trial. Tressler, accused of various sex-related crimes, waived his right to a speedy trial during a pretrial hearing in Williams County. He has been indicted for kidnapping, sex charges and rape. Each charge has a specification that Tressler is alleged to be a …

Crews are investigating what caused a fire that damaged a home in New Haven. Police officers were the first to arrive on scene at the Main Street address. Firefighters from three area departments also responded. Fire officials say six people, including two juveniles living in the home had gotten out …

Kenneth “Ken” J. Steffes, 55, of Bryan passed away Sunday morning at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. He was born on December 14, 1963 in Montpelier to Carl B. and Carolyn E. (Zieter) Steffes. Ken graduated from Montpelier High School in 1983. Ken was a member of Sacred …

Norman B. Dusseau, age 91, of Fayette, Ohio, passed away Monday morning, December 17, 2018 at Windsor Care Center in Gibsonburg, Ohio. Arrangements are pending at Grisier~Weigel Funeral Home in Delta (419.822.3121).

James L. Hicks, Sr., age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:50 P.M. on Friday, December 14, 2018, at the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance surrounded by his family, after a brief battle with cancer. James was a 2958 graduate of Defiance High School and served in the …

Mary Lou (Van Zile) Noll, age 95, died on Sunday, December 16, 2018, at Mount Healthy Christian Home in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mary Lou spent most of her childhood on the family farm, near Metz, Indiana, and she was a graduate of Metz High School. She …

Howard Steffen Groh, age 80, of Kettering, OH, died Sunday, December 16, 2018. Howard was born in Powellsburg, Ohio, June 17, 1938. After receiving his GED, Howard earned an undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University. and a Masters degree in finance from St. Louis University. Howard’s career in the …

A Henry County man and his passenger were uninjured when the aircraft in which they were flying crashed near here. The pilot, Dennis Cousino and passenger, Robert Rowland were on board in the incident. Officials say Cousino was piloting the small aircraft, reaching an altitude of approximately 100 feet when …

The driver of a commercial vehicle is taken to Community Hospital in Bryan with minor injuries after losing control of his vehicle while heading north on U.S. 127, just north of County Road F. Charges had not been filed yet. State and local officials are investigating the crash at this …

The jury trial of a former Oakwood woman, charged with directing her stepson to shoot and kill her husband 15 years ago, is scheduled for March in Defiance County. Judith Hawkey, 51, had been convicted by a jury in the same court in November 2013 of aggravated murder, The Third …