A rural Defiance County man was seriously injured in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon. 27 year old Sebastion Brown of County Road 149, was taken by air ambulance to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, where a condition update was unavailable. According to troopers of Ohio Highway Patrol’s Defiance post, …

A Central Local High School student has been suspended and remains under criminal investigation after posting a threat on the internet. The message was posted from one juvenile to another on April 8, Defiance County Sheriff Douglas Engel said Friday morning. Engel stated the content was of an alleged general …

Ronald D. Bernath, age 82, of Wauseon passed away early Sunday April 23, 2017 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Care Center after a lengthy battle with cancer. Prior to his retirement he had worked as a commercial plasterer in the Toledo area. He was a member of the former Commercial …

Treva L. Elston, 73 years, of Sherwood, passed away Saturday, April 22, 2017 in the emergency room of Promedica Defiance Regional Hospital, Defiance. Treva was born April 9, 1944 in Van Wert, Ohio, the daughter of the late Everett Dale and Ruby Marie (Foust) Elston. She had attended Grover Hill …

A local youth cheerleading advisor faces multiple felony charges for sexual misconduct in two counties. Last week, a Williams County Court of Common Pleas grand jury indicted 21 year old Ryder Sommers of Fayette, on three counts of third-degree felony sexual battery and one count of fourth-degree felony sexual misconduct. …

No concrete proposals have been offered yet, but at Thursday’s regular meeting of the Williams County Fair Board, members appear to be interested in shortening the fair in the future. The change could come as early as 2019. Board President Dave Page said fair goers and vendors alike have expressed …

Menards received some good news concerning their expansion project in Northwest Ohio’s Holiday City. Williams County Commissioners have approved a 15-year, 100 percent Enterprise Zone tax abatement agreement to facilitate the expansion. As part of the expansion at its Holiday City distribution center, Menards plans to bring 100 new jobs …

Ohio’s unemployment rate was 5.1 percent in March 2017, unchanged from February 2017. The number of unemployed has increased by 9,000 in the past 12 months from 285,000. The March unemployment rate for Ohio increased from 5.0 percent in March 2016. The U.S. unemployment rate for March 2017 was 4.5 …

A local man entered pleas of sexual abuse charges in Defiance County Common Pleas Court. 62 year old Ronald Brown of Ohio 111, pleaded guilty to two counts of rape; one count of attempted rape with a specification that the victim was less than 10 years of age; and one …

According to Defiance County Sheriff Doug Engel, a 15-year-old boy is facing a criminal investigation after allegedly sending a “general threat” against Central Local Schools. Engel alleged that the teen made the threat against the district in a message sent via the internet on April 8 to another juvenile. Law …