Sunday’s storm causes severe damage throughout the area along with multiple power outages. In Findlay, a tornado touched down at Highland Estates, near Melrose and Crystal Avenues…that led to a mandatory evacuation for area residents, due to gas leaks. The evacuation was later lifted. Findlay Schools will be closed today, …

Richard Pontious, age 68, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:25 P.M. on Thursday, November 2, 2017, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, after an extended illness. Mr. Pontious attended Wauseon High School and worked in construction. He enjoyed riding his Harley, spending time with friends and will be remembered as a jokester. …

Elaine L. Hartman, age 85, of Edon, Ohio passed away at 8:00 A.M. on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, at Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana where she was a resident. Mrs. Hartman had been a longtime resident of the Ashley, Indiana area and lived near Hamilton, Indiana, from 1961 until …

A Fort Wayne man is recovering after falling 18 feet along County Road 16, near Waterloo. Joseph Vanooyen was trying to attach a tree stand to a tree during a hunting trip when he fell. He hit another piece of the stand that was lying on the ground. Vanooyen was …

A Coldwater man is charged with drunk driving after crashing his vehicle. Omar Aljabaly was driving south on Clarendon Road and failed to stop at the intersection of Jonesville Road, crashing into a parked car. He was still in the vehicle when officers arrived. They removed him and took him …

Several Defiance County students are taken into custody after they were engaged in a conversation that created concern for the safety of students and faculty at Tinora High School. After an investigation, three male students were charged with being a delinquent by inducing panic. The boys were 15 and 16. …

A masked man holds up the BP station on U.S. 6 at I-69, west of Waterloo. The suspect walked in and demanded money from the cashier. He left on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. Investigators are not sure if he was armed. Anyone with information is asked to …

One is dead in a two-vehicle collision in Defiance. Ruben Torres was driving north through the 900 block of South Clinton Street when his car traveled left of center and turned sideways. A southbound van, driven by Raymond Gentile of Toledo, hit Torres’ vehicle. Gentile’s van rolled onto its side. …

Larry Favorite, age 79, of Lake Hamilton, Florida, and formerly of Delta, passed away on October 27, 2017, at Haines City Healthcare Center in Haines City, Florida. He was born on April 4, 1938, to Omer and Regina (Wales) Favorite. He married Connie Dellenbach on April 30, 1960, and she …

This Sunday at 2 a.m., the time flips back an hour for daylight savings time, giving you an extra hour of sleep.