One person is in critical condition after his motorcycle hits and kills a deer on County Road 22. A. James Beltz of Bryan, was riding south when he struck the deer a half mile south of U.S. 6. He was thrown from the bike. Officials add he was not wearing …

David Kruse of Paulding is given a four-year jail term for sexual battery. He also gets five years’ probation following his release. A five-year prison term was reserved for Kruse if, upon his release, he violates terms of his sentencing. Prosecutors say Kruse coerced a then 16-year-old to have sex …

One is person badly hurt in a crash east of New Haven at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Doyle Road. Another victim in the car had to be cut out of the damaged vehicle by first responders. A medical helicopter was dispatched to the scene.

A Bluffton pallet warehouse is damaged in a fire. Crews were dispatched to The Pallet Barn on E 200 N. Officials told reporters two barns caught fire, as well as large piles of pallets outside. Crews were able to keep the flames from spreading to a home on the property. …

Barbara Ann Main, 80 years, of Reading, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at her daughter’s residence near Reading. Barbara was born August 21, 1937 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of the late Clarence and Irene (Dallas) Decker. She was a 1955 graduate of Macomber High School in Toledo. …

Louis Dan Thiel, age 73, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 11:05 A.M. on Wednesday, May 23, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, surrounded by his family after a brief illness. Mr. Thiel was a 1962 graduate of Edon Northwest High School where he excelled in …

Kathleen M. “Tiny” Manley, 76, of Montpelier, passed away on Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance. She was born on December 22, 1941 in Montpelier to LeRoy O. and Frances M. (Selander) Startzman. Tiny attended Montpelier High School. On July 29, 1960 she …

Zale A. “Zeke” Harvey, 89 years, of Bryan passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2018 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Zeke was born May 31, 1928 in Archbold, Ohio, the son of the late Othal and Beryl (Smith) Harvey. He was a 1946 graduate of Stryker High School. …

Donald R. Underwood, Sr., 76 years, of Bryan, passed away Monday, May 21, 2018 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. Donnie was born November 6, 1941 in Bryan, Ohio, the son of the late George Henry and Maxine M. (Beattie) Underwood, Sr. He was a tow-motor operator at Dietrich …

A former Defiance college president has died. Marvin Ludwig was the school’s longest serving leader, holding the post from 1975 to 1994. He’s time was noted for the major expansion of the campus. He passed away in Portage. Ludwig was 91.