A Bryan man, who led authorities on a chase by vehicle, and then on foot last week, pleads not guilty to prior drug-related charges. Joshua Yates entered the plea in a Williams County courtroom. He was indicted last week by a grand jury on charges of aggravated possession of drugs …

Four people are hurt in a three-vehicle crash east of Napoleon. The accident shut down U.S. 6, as crews cleared the scene. One driver, Saige Moyer, was taken by air ambulance to Mercy St. Vincent’s in Toledo. His passenger, Gabrielle Moyer of Napoleon, was transported to Henry County Hospital, before …

An area woman is indicted by a Defiance County grand jury for trying to kill her husband. Prosecutors believe Linda Osting shot the man in the abdomen with a handgun back on Dec. 11 at their residence on Nagel Road. Judge, Joseph Schmenk re-established a $250,000 cash bond. A no-contact …

Bryan High School said a heartfelt goodbye to one of its own during a ceremony held at the school. Shane Middleton served for eight years as head custodian at the campus. Middleton graduated from Bryan High himself in 1993. He died after a long battle with cancer. Middleton, a father …

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, …