Beth A. Hasch, 59 years, of Defiance, passed away Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at The Toledo Hospital with her family at her side. Beth was born May 22, 1957 in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of Darwood and Juanita (Hohenberger) Swary. She was a 1975 graduate of Fairview High School. Beth …

An area man was sentenced to prison Monday in Defiance County Common Pleas Court for a domestic-related assault. Roland Mansfield II was given a four-year prison term for felonious assault. He will be eligible for judicial release after serving six months. Mansfield had been indicted by a county grand jury …

A local business has filed a civil lawsuit against a former employee who was convicted of stealing their money that exceed court-ordered restitution. Lori McKenzie had pleaded guilty to aggravated theft from Werlor Waste Control in March and was placed on community control for five years in common pleas court. …

Perrysburg City Schools are stepping up their security and rearranging how to get in to the building. Superintendent Tom Hosler says administrators need more control over guest entry. He said all four elementary schools will be reconfigured to have the school office moved to the front of the building rather …

So far, no charges have been filed in the case of the killing of an endangered gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo. The child who got in to the enclosure and fell into the moat was released from the hospital and not seriously hurt.

Perrysburg school board members voted today to make Pam Harrington the district’s new treasurer. The decision comes months after former treasurer Matt Feasel resigned in response to being put on leave after a department employee stole nearly $800,000 from the school board and a separate athletics booster organization. Ms. Harrington, …

Jackie L. Poorman, age 69, of Wauseon and formerly of Dayton passed away late Monday May 30, 2016 at Swanton Health Care following an extended illness. Prior to her retirement she had been a lifelong homemaker and had also worked for Goodwill. Mrs. Poorman was born on August 7, 1946 …

Ruth A. Smethurst, 73 years, of West Unity, passed away Monday, May 30, 2016 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home, where she was a resident. Ruth was born January 14, 1943 in Sherwood, Ohio, the daughter of the late Henry and Ethel (Lipp) Sohn. She was a 1961 graduate of Hilltop …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting 11 deaths on Ohio roadways over the Memorial Day weekend. This is a decrease compared to recent years, as 16 fatalities occurred in 2015 and 13 occurred in 2014. Four of this year’s fatalities were motorcyclists, and two were pedestrians. In Williams County …

A second area school district in Williams County has changed its policy and will now arm staff members to keep students safe. The Edgerton district said the change is necessary after looking at last year’s national statistics which saw 64 school gun violence incidents and 372 mass shootings, resulting in …