Randy Paul Sinkey, 60 years, of Hillsdale, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Randy was born February 12, 1956 in Montpelier, Ohio, son of the late Donald P. and Estella Louise (Grant) Sinkey. He was a 1974 graduate of Stryker High School, Stryker, …

A Williams County woman sustained serious injuries Tuesday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash east of here. 38 year old Jeniffer Bergeon of Edgerton, was hospitalized at Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, where her condition was unknown. According to the Defiance post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, Bergeon was northbound …

The 2016 Defiance County Fair is now history. Exact statistics from the Fair are not yet in, but fair board president Jerry Sanders doesn’t need statistics to state the obvious that the rains did hurt attendance this year. Rain has been a constant presence at the Defiance County Fair since …

The number of Defiance County write-in candidates in this year’s general election will remain at two.The deadline for write-in candidates in Ohio to qualify for the Nov. 8 ballot passed at 4 p.m. Monday. Steve Flory has filed as a write-in candidate for Defiance County sheriff, while Ryan Burger has …

Jared Michael Liechty, age 35, of Archbold, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at Toledo Hospital. He was employed at Jacoby Meats in West Unity as a meat cutter. Jared was born in Wauseon, on March 17, 1981, the son of Doug and Judy (Howard) Liechty, and they …

A house near Paulding was heavily damaged early Wednesday morning by fire. Shortly after 2 a.m., Paulding Fire Department was called to a home on County Road 95 that was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived. Poviding mutual aid were Payne, Cecil-Crane Township and Scott fire departments. aulding EMS also transported …

Lyle “Dean” Wann passed away just past 12:00 A.M. Wednesday morning from complications due to a stroke in 2013. Dean and Marie owned and operated Davis Floor Covering until their retirement in 2000. They were married in June 1954, shortly after Dean’s discharge from the U.S. Marine Corps. Dean was …

Deloris M. Harrison, 95, of Montpelier and formerly of Toledo, passed away Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at Park View Nursing Home in Edgerton. She was born on April 21, 1921 in New York State. She married William Charles Harrison and he preceded her in death. Delores retired as a home …

Construction continues for the the Bryan City Schools building project, but the dedication of one of the building is just around the corner. Bryan residents are invited to join Bryan City Schools to celebrate the dedication of the newly completed middle and high school building. The project is the first …

A Defiance man charged with robbing a local gas station and convenience store has been sentenced to prison in Defiance County Common Pleas Court. 33 year old Joshua Brown of Durango Drive, pleaded guilty to robbery, a second-degree felony, and was given a four-year prison term by Judge Joseph Schmenk. …