The rivers in the region have crested, but some flood warnings still remain in effect until Wednesday. In Defiance, the Maumee River crested at 14 feet on Thursday. Flood stage is 10. The river was slowly receding, but it is expected to rise slightly again today. The National Weather Service …

A national school walkout is planned for March 14, with students at some area schools taking part. The Women’s March’s Youth EMPOWER group is organizing the walkout. The group is asking that at 10 a.m. in every time zone, teachers, students, administrators and parents to walk out for 17 minutes…one …

The Bryan Board of Public Affairs members agree with a study that found Bryan Municipal Utilities could benefit from an advanced metering infrastructure system. Advanced metering involves the use of high-tech meters that can automatically and remotely record energy consumption and other measurements, and send that information to a given …

Frederick A. “Freddie” Thiel, age 59, of Blakeslee, Ohio, passed away at 7:25 A.M. on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center in Bryan, Ohio, after an extended illness. He was a 1977 graduate of Edon High School and the Four County Auto Body Program and was currently owner …

Willene M. Held, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:47 P.M. on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, in her home, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. Mrs. Held was a 1947 graduate of Edon High School and after raising her family she did home care for elderly …

Virginia Bonita Yarger, 92, passed away after a brief illness on February 8th, in Sacramento, California where she had been retired. Virginia was predeceased by her parents and her son, Terry Dean Yarger. She is survived by three daughters, Sandy and Sally of California and Sheri of Oregon and six …

John Burkholder, age 63 of Wauseon, passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2018, at his residence. Arrangements are pending at the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home in Wauseon. Those wishing to place an online condolence for the family may do so at www.grisierfh.com.

A woman who was a passenger in a car is injured after a crash on I-69. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department says emergency teams were called to the 333 mile marker, just south U.S. 6. 77-year-old Thomas Kelleher of Waterloo was traveling southbound on I-69. At some point he ran …

Nicholas Spangler of Delta pled guilty for improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle. In Nov., he attempted to transport a loaded firearm by car. He was sentenced to one year of community control, and ordered to: serve seven days in the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio with credit for …

Officials are alarmed numerous students throughout northwest Ohio are being disciplined for making threats at their schools this week. Those incidents gaining the attention of school officials and law enforcement include Defiance, Wauseon, Bryan, Edgerton and North Central. In Fulton County, a student was removed from Wauseon High School on …