The first of two Defiance County Drug Awareness forums was held Tuesday evening at the Huber Opera House in Hicksville. Another forum will be held tonight in Defiance at the Defiance Community Auditorium from 6:30-8:30 p.m., with the doors opening at 6 p.m. The forums are being sponsored by the …

What’s in a name? Josh and Jodi Fiser became the owners of Wynns Restaurant & Lounge, a small restaurant connected to the Quality Inn & Suites hotel in Holiday City, in December of 2013. Nearly three years later, Wynns Restaurant’s successful online presence, thriving community support and growing social media …

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has been talking a lot lately about voter fraud and the possibility of a rigged election. This is what the Republican who is in charge of Ohio’s voting system thinks about his party’s standard bearer’s assertions. Secretary of State Jon Husted says there are very …

Ray E. Impton, age 91, longtime resident of Stryker and recently of Bryan, Ohio, died on Tuesday, October 18, 2016, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where he had been a patient. Mr. Impton was self-employed, having several service stations in Stryker and Bryan and also sold insurance for many years. He …

Authorities in Williams County may have a break in a resent string of car thefts in northwest Ohio, specifically in the Montpelier are. The Montpelier Police Department was called to the area of Lafayette Street and Jefferson Street for an individual that was reported looking into cars. According to a …

A Belgium couple and the son of a Defiance County World War II airman will be in the city Wednesday to honor a fallen hero. A Purple Heart wreath for U.S. Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. Jennings Greuter will be placed at the Defiance County War Memorial at the Defiance …

30 year old Rene Valdez and 20 year old Dakota Valdez were arraigned Monday in Putnam County Municipal Court on multiple drugs charges following a traffic stop over the weekend. A deputy with the sheriff’s office conducted a traffic stop on a suspicious vehicle on South Second Street at West …

The Ayersville Local Board of Education and superintendent Don Diglia answered questions about a fire that occurred at the school Oct. 4, was presented the five-year forecast, and approved a resolution for the purpose of advance refunding of bonds during its meeting Monday evening. Burdette Cooper asked the board and …

William Whitten, age 78, of Wauseon passed away Monday October 17, 2016 at Swanton Health Care. Mr. Whitten was born in Toledo, Ohio on March 6, 1938 the son of the late John and the late Susie (Comperry) Whitten. On October 21, 1961 he married the former Ruth Robertson and …

Marilyn M. Phillips, age 82, died Monday morning, October 17, 2016 in Swanton Health Care Center, Swanton, Ohio. She was born October 19, 1933 in Republic, Ohio to the late Frank and Euvitus (Cook) Stine. She married John Brown and Morris Phillips and they precede her in death. She was …