Julia Joan Painter, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:20 P.M. on Thursday, October 26, 2017, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, where she was a resident. Joan was a former member of the Union Chapel Church of God and recently attended the First Baptist Church in Bryan. She …

Jesus D. Villaruz, age 90, of Wauseon, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2017, at the Fulton County Health Center. Jesus worked at Chief Supermarket for many years and was also a musician / trombonist. Born in the Phillipines, he was the son of the late Lauriano and Vijes Villaruz. …

Lucas County’s request to amend its Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio bed allocation for 2018 is denied during the CCNO governing board’s monthly meeting. Next year’s numbers were decided during a board meeting on Oct. 4. While Lucas County asked for 275 beds at that meeting, it requested an additional …

Paulding County deputies respond to an assault and attempted robbery on Road 204, near Antwerp. When the victim pulled into his driveway, he noticed a dark colored, SUV parked near his outbuilding. As the he approached his front door, he was attacked by two males. The victim was struck with …

Five people are killed in a house fire in Seneca County, between Bascom and Fostoria. When crews arrived, the home was engulfed in flames. Crews were forced to close State Route 18 for a time. When the blaze was extinguished, the fire team found the bodies of three victims inside. …

Police in Paulding County arrest a teenager in connection with the death of a 3-month-old boy. Officers were called to a home on South Cleveland Street in Grover Hill last week for a 3-month old child who was not breathing. The child, Zyathen Blair, was taken and admitted to a …

Jerry Dean Stark, age 66, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away Tuesday morning, October 24, 2017, at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice after a week long battle due to a diabetic episode. He was born March 5, 1951, in Pioneer, Ohio, and graduated from North Central High School. He retired from Martin …

Cheryl Ann Lutz, age 50, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at her home. She was a homemaker, who loved to cook and bake, crafting and spending time with her grandchildren. Born March 1, 1967 in Toledo, Cheryl was the daughter of Arthur L. and Judie K. (Clark) …

Kim L. Moore, age 65, of Bryan, passed away on Tuesday, October 24, 2017, at his home. Kim retired from the Thornton, Colorado Police Department as a Senior Patrol Officer after 30 years of service. He was also a US Navy veteran having served 4 years as a corpsman. Kim …

An Ohio man is sentenced to 46 years in prison after pleading guilty to fatally shooting his estranged girlfriend and a man living at the home where she’d taken refuge with friends after her life had been threatened by her ex boyfriend. John Henry, of Clarksburg in Ross County declined …