Walter S. Oberlin, 92 years of Bryan passed away Wednesday, April 04, 2018 in Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Walter was born January 29, 1926 in Bryan Ohio, the son of the late Hiram Perry and Isola (Walters) Oberlin. Walter was a 1943 graduate of Bryan High School. …

Robert L. Galloway, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on April 2, 2018 at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center. Mr. Galloway had worked at the Aro Corporation for 40 years, 17 years in the experimental air tool lab and 23 years as the company pilot. After retiring from Aro, he flew …

A fire destroys a Ney home on Beerbower Road. No injuries reported. Crews from the Ney-Washington Fire Department responded, with other departments providing mutual aid at the scene. The family that lives there is displaced. A Go Fund Me Page has been set up if you want to help them.

A southbound tractor-trailer on Ohio 15 drifts left of center and smashes head on into another vehicle, north of U.S. 24 in Defiance. Both vehicles were destroyed. The truck driver, Dorian McDaniel of Cleveland, is thought to have suffered a medical issue behind the wheel that led to the accident. …

Indiana State Police is continuing its investigation into the discovery of human skeletal remains found in a wooded area west of C & A Tool Engineering in Auburn back in February. The remains have since been identified as Richard McComb of Auburn. McComb was reported missing to the Auburn Police …

Defense counsel for James Worley told the court the man charged in the murder of Sierah Joughin was one damaged man…adding something happened years ago that “caused his train to go off the track.” The prosecution in the penalty phase of the trial pushed the defense’s testimony aside, asserting lots …

A Hicksville man faces the court in Defiance on felony charges in connection to the death of his infant child. Jared Stark waived his right to a preliminary hearing. His $125,000 bond was continued. Sarah Stark, the infant’s mother will have a preliminary hearing in Defiance on Thursday. Results from …

Paulding is looking for a new administrator, as well as a utility clerk. Both post holders announced their resignations this week. Village administrator Robert Fisher’s last day will be April 13 and utility clerk Anissa Williamson’s is the 12th.

Area Democrats came together at a dinner to fire up their base. The Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding and Williams counties’ Democratic parties hosted an event at Northwest State Community College. Guests including gubernatorial candidates, William O’Neill and Dennis Kucinich, as well as Stephanie Dodd, who is running for lieutenant governor.

Howard H. Torrence, age 94, formerly from Archbold, Ohio, passed away on April 1, 2018 in Toledo, Ohio. Born in Toledo, Ohio on November 22, 1923, Howard graduated from Pemberville High School in 1942 before enlisting in the Army Signal Corp. of the U.S. Army. Howard married Janice Guthrie on …