It’s time to “Take Me to the Rivers” with the annual Defiance Jazz Festival. This year’s festival will be Saturday and is moving back to Kingsbury Park. The event was held downtown last year. The festival helps promote jazz music and showcases local jazz legends “Wild” Bill Davison and Milt …

A vehicle flipped on I-69 after hitting a guardrail and speed limit sign and the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department believe it was a result of the driver being impaired. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department, 24 year old Kevin J. Schuhler of Fort Wayne, was south on I-69 around …

Dorothy L. Kaiser, age 94, of Edon, Ohio, died at 10:55 P.M. on Friday, June 9, 2017, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center-Bryan, where she was a patient. Mrs. Kaiser was a 1941 graduate of Ney High School. She and her husband owned and operated Kaiser Ready Mix and Lime …

Richard Frank Terlep, age 69, of Delta, passed away peacefully in his home, surrounded by his loving family, Saturday afternoon, June 10, 2017. Prior to his retirement he had worked with OSHA and for Owens-Illinois as an Industrial Hygienist. Richard was born in Downers Grove, Illinois, on December 13, 1947, …

A Defiance man received life sentences in Defiance County Common Pleas Court last week for multiple sex offenses. According to Defiance County Prosecutor Morris Murray, 62 year old Ronald Brown was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to two counts of rape, one count of attempted rape with the …

The annual Bryan Jubilee is set to return to Bryan this week from Tuesday the 13th to Saturday the 17th. On Tuesday, is wristband night, where you can ride rides for 15 dollars. In honor of Flag Day, on Wednesday, if you wear the colors of the flag, you can …

A South Bend man who led lawmen on a pursuit in January was sentenced to prison in Defiance County Common Pleas Court. 26 year Zavion Bailey of South Bend, Ind., was given a 42-month term on charges of failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, …

A Fayette man, 27 year James Doan III, who was charged with reckless homicide in connection to an overdose death last year in Napoleon pleaded guilty to the charge Thursday in Henry County Common Pleas Court and was sentenced to 18 months in prison. The indictments followed an investigation by …

Richard J. Wolf, age 89, of Wauseon, passed away Thursday, June 8, 2017, at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. Richard had worked for Fulton Manufacturing in Wauseon for 46 years. He was born in Wauseon, Ohio, on February 21, 1928, the son of Frederick and Edna (Snow) Wolf. …

Berniece “Bea” M. Wasnich, 94, passed peacefully early Friday morning at her home. She was born on April 30, 1923 in Huntington, Indiana to Aaron E. and Zelma M. (Zeiter) Brown. Bea married Augustus “Gus” Swank on June 16, 1945 and he preceded her in death January 8, 1965; she …