A discount tool store is preparing to build a new outlet in Defiance. The city’s planning commission approved a site plan proposed on Ohio 66 during its monthly meeting Monday in the city service building. Harbor Freight Tools is proposing construction of a 15,071 square-foot facility with 9,710 square-foot of …

A Cecil man who had been held on a $2 million bond was sentenced on various charges. 32 year old Christopher Tressler of Fifth St., Cecil, was sentenced to three years in prison on each charge of possession of methamphetamine and engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity last week …

If your traveling in the tri-state area, you may want to stop at a pump in Indiana to fill your tank. As of Tuesday, in Steuben County several stations in the Fremont and Angola area are at a low of $2.13 a gallon. That’s over 30 cents cheaper than stations …

Lawrence D. Rowley, age 56, of Wauseon, passed away Saturday evening, January 14, 2017, at the Fulton County Health Center. Visitation for Lawrence will be held on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 from 2:00 P.M. until 4:00 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home in Wauseon. …

Corey Matthew Howard, age 41, passed away unexpectedly in his home in Plymouth, Michigan, on January 13, 2017. He worked as an automotive engineer for Ilmor Engineering in Plymouth. He had also worked for Roush Racing. Corey was born in Wauseon on October 6, 1975, the son of Scott and …

To honor Mark’s wishes, there will be no vistation or funeral services.

A Defiance man was injured in accidental shooting early Saturday. According to the Defiance County Sheriff’s’s Office, 21 year old Matthew Lawson of Ralston Ave., accidentally shot himself in the leg with a firearm at around 4:30 a.m. Saturday at a home in the 1500 block of Mustang Drive in …

Fulton County Sheriff Roy Miller has announced that the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting a traffic enforcement blitz that will run all this week through the 21st. Deputies will be working various hours and locations around Fulton County and will be looking for distracted driving, safety belt usage, …

Andersons’ customers were shocked to learn Monday their favorite store will soon close its doors. The company announced Sunday, it will be closing four locations in Ohio sometime in the second quarter of 2017. Two locations are in the Columbus area that currently about 400 people. The two other locations …

Worries about hacking and cybercrime resulted in the federal Department of Homeland Security naming voting machines and elections systems around the country as “critical infrastructure”, and therefore eligible for more federal help to protect them. But Ohio secretary of state Jon Husted has some concerns. Husted said he’s not sure …