Larry R. Hasselschwert, age 69, of Hamilton, Indiana and Brooksville, Florida, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2018, in Brooksville. Mr. Hasselschwert was a controller at Dana Corporation for 35 years and retired from Autoform in Angola. Larry was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Edon, Ohio. He …

The jerky bandit returns. This time in Bryan. Officers responded to a complaint at the Circle K on S. Main St. Just like at other convenience stores in the area, the story involves a man attempting to return a package of beef jerky. He is telling people he is a …

Two area residents die in a solo crash north of here. Kelsey Davis of Napoleon, and her passenger, Xavier Hernandez of Paulding were in the vehicle. Another passenger, Jack Krontz of Napoleon was taken from the scene to the University of Toledo Medical Center. Speed appears to be a factor …

A former Defiance Softball Association officer is sentenced on a theft-related charge in Defiance County. Carollyn Jimenez was placed on community control for four years by Judge, Joseph Schmenk on misuse of credit cards charges. She also was ordered to make $4,000 in restitution within one year and to have …

A Napoleon man, linked to an area crime spree, is brought in on a warrant issued out of Perrysburg Township. Jonathon Tassler was served the warrant by the Napoleon Police Department at his residence. A consent to search the residence was performed and evidence was found there to link Tassler …

The Wood County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Wednesday crash that claimed the life of two Deshler teenagers. Calls of a vehicle completely submerged upside down in a creek on Sand Ridge Road, just west of Custar Road came in to police. The driver was identified as Xavier Wensink…the passenger …

Dorothy A. Smith, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 6:15 A.M. on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at Hillside Country Living, Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Dorothy worked in the cafeteria for Bryan City Schools for 25 years. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, canning, baking and sewing. Dorothy A. …

Robert H. Bauer, age 87, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 4:05 P.M. on Monday, March 19, 2018, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan, Ohio, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. Mr. Bauer was a 1948 graduate of Edon High School and proudly served his …

Dr. Tod Hug of Liberty Center Local Schools will be retiring by the end of the year, ending 32 years of work in the field. Since 2015, he served as superintendent of the school district.

A Garrett man is injured after wrecking his motorcycle. Charles Stansell suffered pain to his neck and side. He told officers he lost control on loose gravel in a curve on County Road 27, going down an embankment into some shrubs. He was taken by ambulance to Parkview Regional.