Jason F. Schwartz, age 50, of Wauseon, Ohio, died Thursday, August 31, 2017 in CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. He was born July 02, 1967 in New York to Barry and Joy (Braverman) Schwartz. He married Lynn D. Peacock on May 31, 1987 and she survives. Jason was a Navy …

State officials finish the criminal investigation into the fatal ride accident at the State Fair in July. Troopers presented the findings to the Franklin County Prosecutors Office. Prosecutors concluded there was not enough evidence to proceed with a criminal case. With the criminal portion of the investigation completed, the Fireball …

Vestil Manufacturing announces plans to expand its operations in Angola, creating up to 100 new jobs by 2021. The company plans to invest nearly $15 million in the project. Vestil employs over 400 people, making it the second-largest private employer in Angola. The company plans to hire for managerial, welding, …

Many of the refineries where we get gas here in Northwest Ohio are located in the heart of where Hurricane Harvey was hit. Already, some here are feeling the impact at the pump…with prices jumping as high as 10 cents in some areas. A number of stations are over $2.50 …

Paolo DeMaria, State Superintendent of Ohio, will be at the upcoming dedication of Bryan Elementary School. The public is invited to attend the district’s completion of its second building project in as many years. DeMaria is slated to be the event’s featured speaker, held Sunday on Fountain Grove Drive.

A domestic dispute in Bryan ends in minor injuries…the suspect is still loose. Officers responded to a residence on Cardinal Drive. The victim told them she was assaulted by a male subject…his first name was Justin. She sustained injuries to her face and was taken to an area hospital, treated …

Two motorists are killed in a two-car crash on Highway 24 in Henry County. Brianna Hackett of Defiance and a man from Plymouth were pronounced dead at the scene. Each were the driver in the head on collision. Eastbound 24 was closed for three hours. The crash remains under investigation.

Multiple units respond to a large structure fire in Swan Creek Township, following a domestic dispute and standoff with officers. Deputies arrived at a home on US-20, they removed a woman and two children from the area soon after they arrived. The suspect then barricaded himself inside the home. Deputies …

A Toledo man is charged with child endangerment after his three-year-old daughter got a hold of his gun and shot herself. Police say William Oliver left his gun on his bed where this daughter found it and shot herself in the hand at a home on Applegate in west Toledo. …

Defiance County authorities are investigating the finances of the Fort Defiance Humane Society…they operate the Coressel Animal Shelter on Ohio 15, northwest of Defiance. It has been closed since the investigation began this week. The shelter is still accepting dogs that need care. The humane society has come under criticism …