A driver was injured Monday afternoon on I-69 when she left the roadway to prevent from colliding with a semi merging lanes. The incident happened just after 3 p.m. According to the Dekalb County Sheriff’s Department, Michaela M. Miller, age 23 of Fort Wayne, struck the cable barrier in the …

Cecelia “CC” Mary Brown of Ney, 58, passed away after a hard fought battle with the effects of a stroke, on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at St. Luke’s Hospital, Maumee, Ohio. Cecelia was born June 12, 1958, in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of George and Gertrude (Wisda) Schindler. She attended …

Mary H. Osborn, 84 years, of Bryan, passed away Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Mary was born January 1, 1933 in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of Russell and Ruth (Schubert) Porter. She attended Oakwood High School. She married Wilfred B. Osborn on …

f you bank at Farmers & Merchants State Bank and do online banking with them, you’ve probably noticed they have become the first local bank with a still relatively new distinction in security, but one that has been widely used elsewhere. According to the bank, it has moved its website …

Seat belt usage will be a primary focus of the Ohio State Highway Patrol during Memorial Day weekend and the end of May. During the Memorial Day holiday weekend, from May 26 through May 29, troopers will be out on Ohio roads in full force to encourage drivers to wear …

According to the Defiance post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, at 5:45 p.m. Friday, a vehicle driven by 55 year old Gary Owens of Oakwood, was southbound on Dohoney Road near Ayersville and failed to yield at Bowman Road, colliding with an eastbound vehicle driven by 48 year old Melvelynn …

Roger Lee Wanner, 71, died peacefully on May 21, 2017, under hospice care in Defiance, Ohio, surrounded by his loving family, friends, and God’s grace. He was born on May 22, 1945, to Robert and Kathryn (Haas) Wanner. He grew up and worked on his parents’ large Fulton County farm …

Carl “Bud” C. Creek, Jr., 96 passed away early Saturday morning at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice in Defiance. He was born on April 6, 1921 in Superior Township to Carl C. and Maude (Altman) Creek, Sr. Bud graduated from Montpelier High School in 1939 and then attended the Ohio State …

Norma J. Stoll, age 89, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 3:56 A.M. on Friday, May 19, 2017, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a patient. Mrs. Stoll was a 1945 graduate of Edgerton High School and was a devoted farm wife, mother and grandmother. …

Donald L. Gruver, age 71, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:12 P.M. on Thursday, May 18, 2017, at his home, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Mr. Gruver was a 1963 graduate of Edgerton High School and went on to graduate from International Business College. He began his …