A Napoleon man was arrested on a rape charge last weekend. According to Napoleon Police Chief Robert Weitzel, 24-year-old Craig Jones is being charged with rape and appeared in Napoleon Municipal Court on Monday morning. The alleged sexual assault occurred Saturday in Napoleon and involved an adult female. A warrant …

Defiance Mayor Mike McCann is asking city parks board members to join him in a plan to remove the Bronson Pool, which has been closed for years, and keep the bathhouses and pump building in hopes of being able to use them in the future. The project got an original …

In Steuben Superior Court, 37-year- old Jason Little was found guilty of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender by a jury. The case was decided after five witnesses testified for the prosecution, and the defendant also took the stand. The jury returned a guilty verdict in just under fifteen …

Some residents in Steuben County are concerned about a large cattle operation ran by Noah Schmucker. According to WANE.com The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has recently granted Schmucker a CFO permit which would allow him to have up to 880 cattle on the farm. Residents who live nearby are …

Janice Ann Epling, age 63, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2016, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Epling worked in the printing department of Messenger Corporation in Auburn, Indiana for 25 years, prior to her retirement. Janice was a member of the Montpelier Eagles, enjoyed garage sales, loved …

Richard M. Trejo, age 79, of Wauseon, passed away on Saturday, June 11, 2016 at Swanton Valley Health Care. Prior to his retirement he had worked at Hill Manufacturing in Wauseon for 12 years. He had also worked at the former Sheller-Globe in Wauseon for 17 years, Sauder Woodworking in …

Rita Rose Keefe, Ph.D, 90 years, passed away Saturday, June 11, 2016 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance, Ohio. She was born in Latty, OH on October 23, 1925 to Edward and Gladys Rulman. She graduated from Bryan High School in 1943. Rita married Jack L. Brace …

Carol E. Rinehart, age 63, of Wauseon, passed away peacefully, Friday, June 10, 2016, surrounded by her daughters at Community Health Professionals Hospice in Defiance. Carol was born on February 10, 1953 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of George and Lois (Bean) Paul. She is survived by her two cats, …

Festival season is here and this week, temperatures will be in the 80s with most days dry except Wednesday, where thunderstorms are expected. Today the Paulding County Fair begins and runs through Sunday at the Fairgrounds. Today a cornhole tournament will be held and a junior fair parade. There’s harness …

Two men were charged after an incident was reported in the 1800 block of Scott Street in Defiance on Friday. 34-year-old Chad Staton is facing theft, drugs and falsification charges, while 25-year-old Michael Creamer is facing complicity to theft during the same incident.