Gerald L. “Jerry” Demorest, age 73, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away on Friday, January 26, 2018, while on a motorcycle trip near Prescott, Arizona. Mr. Demorest was a 1963 graduate of Angola High School in Angola, Indiana, and had attended IPFW, studying commercial art. He had been a long-haul …

Sylvia O. Culler, 90 years, formerly of Sherwood and Willard, Ohio, passed away Monday, January 29, 2018 at Hillside Country Living, Bryan Ohio from complications of congestive heart failure. Sylvia was born November 16, 1927 in Delaware Township, Ohio, the daughter of the late Charles and Gladys (Kuhn) Dell. She …

Several local crews respond to a farm building blaze on County Road J, near Edon. Officials told reporters the fire killed dozens of pigs. Firefighters arrived to find a house in flames. Investigators believe it started in the attic and spread. The building was totally destroyed…40 sows and their piglets …

The Defiance County Fair Foundation and fair board met with county commissioners to discuss a possible date change in 2019. The change for the fair in Hicksville is being considered for 2019. This year’s dates in August are already set. Any change would have to be approved by the Ohio …

A traffic stop on the Toll Road in Steuben County results in a marijuana bust. Marcos Ramos-Jube of Kearny, NJ, with his two passengers, Nicholas Ferrara and Steven Dipietro, were arrested on preliminary charges of possession of marijuana. All three men were transported to the Steuben County lockup.

Just over a dozen firearms that were stolen are recovered by officers in Angola. The guns are believed to be among 140 weapons taken from a gun collector in Edon, Ohio last year. Richard Brown of Hamilton and Tiegan Gallant of Montpelier have been charged with theft of a firearm, …

Deputies arrest a wanted Montpelier man after a foot pursuit and short standoff near Nettle Lake. Timothy Heinze fled and barricaded himself in a house trailer. Montpelier Police cordoned off the area, while officers opened a line of communication. Heinze surrendered after 20 minutes A misdemeanor resisting arrest charge was …

Officers and emergency crews respond to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio for a fight between an inmate and his attorney. The inmate claims he was assaulted by his lawyer while the two were in the visitation room. The inmate is being held on a charge out of Defiance County. …

Donald G. Holzhause, age 72, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:11 A.M. on Sunday, January 28, 2018, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical in Toledo, Ohio, after brief illness. Mr. Holzhause was a veteran of the United States Air Force and had been employed at Spangler Candy Company in Bryan, retiring …

Melvin Myers of Wauseon is sentenced to 17 months in prison in a Fulton County courtroom. Prosecutors say Myers shared pornographic material with a minor. He also solicited a minor to engage in sexual activity. He will pay any fees and all prosecution costs. He was found to be a …