Reinhard “Rick” Draghiceanu, 68 years, of Defiance passed away Monday, January 1, 2018 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance. Rick was born October 13, 1949 in Essen, Germany, the son of the late Dan and Anna (Graff) Draghiceanu. He married Brianna Thomas on December 15, 2000 in Toledo, Ohio. …

A Bryan man dies behind the wheel. Christopher Jinkins was driving east on County Road D.50, west of County Road 7, when his SUV traveled off the left side of the roadway hitting a tree. Jinkins was pronounced dead at the scene. The investigation into the crash continues by both …

One angry Chinese person on the other side of the world is believed to have brought down the city’s internet over the weekend. The Bryan Municipal Utilities Communications Department was hit with a series of Denial of Service attacks Saturday through Tuesday, with the online attacker using software to flood …

The Edgerton Village Council approves a project amendment that officials say will solve a long time stormwater problem. The Oak Street project will replace and upsize more than 1,200 feet of sewer lines and nine catch basins. The goal is it will address basement backups and flooding for 30 households.

A California man after is pulled over for speeding on I 80 in Fulton County. During the stop, troopers find 70 pounds of marijuana, worth around $318,000. Joseph Evans of Chula Vista was booked into Stryker. Evans could face up to eight years in prison.

Here’s Ohio’s holiday road tally. State troopers report five people died on state roads during the period…a big drop from 2016, when 14 were killed. 288 DUI arrests were made. Over a thousand tickets were wrote up for distracted driving, seat belt infractions and other moving violations.

Around 700 individual varieties of liquor are being delisted by Ohio, meaning heavily discounted prices and one last chance to buy favorites for area consumers. The effort is to clear shelf space for new items in stores as part of the state’s “Last Call” initiative. The items will be discounted …

Christopher A. Graser, age 35, of Wauseon, passed away unexpectedly in his home on December 30, 2017. Christopher was a sub-contractor. Christopher was born in Toledo, Ohio on September 13, 1982, the son of Charles W. and Joyce L. (Baumgardner) Graser, III, of West Unity, who survive. He is also …

Diane C. Lovejoy, 63, of West Unity passed away after a brief and courageous struggle with ALS, Monday morning at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on February 15, 1954 in Montpelier to Melvin Gail and Betty Jean (Randall) John. Diane graduated from Montpelier High School in 1972. …

Dale W. Sanders, age 71, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 12:13 A.M. on Sunday, December 31, 2017, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio. Mr. Sanders was a graduate of Stryker High School and was employed by Aro/Ingersoll Rand Corporation and then New Era …