A Defiance man was arrested Thursday on two sex-related charges in connection with minors. 61 year old Ronald Brown of Ohio 111, was arrested on a charge of rape; and gross sexual imposition. According to Defiance County Sheriff Doug Engel, the charges stem from an investigation in which Brown allegedly …

Odessa P. Woodart, age 95, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:00 A.M. on Friday, January 27, 2017, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. The widow of Edmund Woodart, Odessa was a longtime nurse at Williams County General Hospital in Montpelier, Ohio, and Cameron Hospital …

Daniel “Dan” L. Gearhart, 75, of Pioneer passed away Friday morning at the Toledo Hospital. He was born on March 17, 1941 in Bryan to Edward Frederick and Mabel Marie (Fix) Gearhart. Dan graduated from Edon High School in 1959. After high school Dan worked for the Ohio Turnpike in …

Republican State Senator Cliff Hite (R-Findlay) has been named to serve on the Senate’s influential Standing Committee on Rules and Reference. The Rules and Reference Committee plays a key role in setting the legislative agenda for the Ohio Senate. The committee is tasked with assigning legislation to the Senate’s various …

In a follow up on a story we brought you earlier in the week, a pair of men who police described as armed and dangerous are in police custody. The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department reports that Angola Police and Steuben County deputies captured 32-year-old Aaron Loffer in Angola early Wednesday …

A celebration of life will be held Saturday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Krill Funeral Home, 860 Mulberry St., Bryan for Defiance High School graduate 20 year old Austin Thiel who died from injuries as the result of a two-vehicle crash on Jan. 20 in the Columbus area. According …

President Donald Trump says he thinks millions of illegal votes were cast in the November election though there hasn’t been any confirmation of that. So he is calling for a major investigation to look into votes, particularly those in California and New York. But Ohio’s top elections chief says he’s …

Eugene Vollmer, age 85, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 11:58 A.M. on Tuesday, January 24, 2017, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Vollmer was a 1949 graduate of Farmer High School. He was a lifelong farmer and had also driven truck …

A group announced plans Tuesday to pursue a constitutional amendment requiring notifications for victims of all legal proceedings involving the perpetrators of their crimes. Marsy’s Law for Ohio also would ensure victims’ input into plea deals, notifications of defendants’ releases from prison, and the right to financial restitution for losses …

Unemployment rates throughout the region were up slightly from November to December, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Henry County had the highest rate at 5.4 percent with Putnam County having the lowest rate at 3.6 percent in December. The statewide unemployment rate, not seasonally adjusted, …