Vanice E. Guthrie, age 82, of Stryker, with her husband at her side, was called to her heavenly home late Friday afternoon, Feb. 9th, 2018 at Community Health Professionals – Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Born July 18, 1935 in VanWert, OH, Vanice was the oldest of three children of William …

Kevin Wilson, age 52, of Williams Center, passed away at his home on Thursday, February 8, 2018 surrounded by his family. Kevin was a machinist for Airway for many years. He was a member of the Stryker Sportsman’s club. Kevin enjoyed hunting, fishing, archery, grilling and spending time with his …

An Auburn man is injured after he is hit by a snow plow. The driver of the plow was going east on State Road 8 in Garrett…he didn’t see James Garrett, 22, of Auburn walking east on the south side of the road. Garrett was struck by the passenger side …

Findlay Police are investigating a homicide at a Fox Street address. The victim, Jeffery Gary was found dead with a gunshot wound. An autopsy will be performed at a later date at the Lucas County Coroner’s Office. An investigation is underway and no arrests have been made. Anyone with information …

The Four County alcohol, drug addiction and mental health services board approved spending up to $180,000 to provide preventive health services, including routine screenings, in area schools at the board’s meeting. The services will be provided by Health Partners of Western Ohio, a federally qualified health center provider that has …

Proposed legislation, that would have reversed a ban on medicinal marijuana facilities in Defiance, won’t be on city council’s agenda Tuesday, or even in the near future. Council had approved the ban by a 4-3 count in December, but with new members seated in January, Ward 3 Councilman Dave Plant …

AT&T has upgraded its wireless network in Bryan, Napoleon, Fremont and Clyde after work on nearly a dozen cell towers. Online and phone service will be many times faster than before. Area city officials and the communications giant made the announcement over the weekend.

A woman is arraigned in a Defiance County courtroom for shooting her husband. Linda Osting pled not guilty to attempted aggravated murder and assault charges. A pretrial hearing is scheduled for March 1. The judge continued her $250,000 cash bond with a 10 percent allowance provision. Prosecutors say Osting shot …

John Skelton may have finally told the truth about his sons. He told a reporter off camera the teeth and bone fragments found in a shed behind a Missoula, Montana, residence last fall are “not his boys.” The reporter spent two hours with Skelton at the Bellamy Creek Correctional Facility …

Incumbent Jim Hoops, of Napoleon, will face off against Tom Liebrecht, of Putnam County, in the May 8 GOP primary for the 81st Ohio House District seat. We now hear Janet Breneman, of West Unity, filed as a Democrat for the seat prior to this week’s deadline for the primary. …