A vacant home that caught on fire has drawn the attention of the Defiance Police Department and the County Sheriff’s office. A fire in the 100 block of E. High Street at a home owned by Don Wright caused about $10,000 damage. The cause is undetermined and still be investigated.

An update on the Crestwood Dr. fire from the Defiance Fire Department. The home is owned by Rebecca Sullivan, and the fire caused about $60,000 damage, beginning in the attached garage. According to the fire department, the blaze was sparked by a welder being used too close to a gasoline …

The town hall meeting we told you about earlier this week about the heroin problem drew hundreds to Putnam County last night. The speakers on a panel included state and local officials, recovering addicts, parents of addicts and members of the Governor’s opiate action team. The consensus was that addicts …

A Bryan man being arrested for being in a bar fight allegedly punched an officer while he was being booked into the jail. The suspect, Darold Borton, was initially being charged for disorderly conduct for the scuffle at Club Bentley’s on W. High St. about 2:30 Sunday morning. Now Borton …

Two Williams County commissioner candidates missed the deadline for filing their pre-primary campaign finance reports. Terry Rummel, from Pioneer and JB Orendorff of Bryan will now be referred to the Ohio Elections Commission. They could be fined. Both said the missed filings were oversights. Reports are required by any candidate, …

Crime Stoppers is asking for help finding a truck thief in Fulton County. The Ford F-350 pickup was taken from the 1300 block of Fulton County Road K in Swanton on February 22nd. It was later found in a field on County Road 12 with parts missing. Anyone with information …

Governor John Kasich did not win in Michigan in yesterday’s primary voting. That went to Donald Trump. Both men are headed for Ohio in front of next Tuesday’s primary. Both Kasich and Trump will make campaign stops in Dayton. Kasich for an hour long town hall meeting Friday evening at …

Mary L. Stickan, age 86, of Butler, Indiana, died at 3:10 P.M. on Saturday, March 5, 2016, at the Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, where she was a resident. Mary Lou (Calhoon) Stickan was born on November 25, 1929, in Gilead, Michigan, the daughter of Lynn and Mildred (Keesler) Calhoon. …

Wanda Bacon, age 94, of Bryan, Ohio, and a long time resident of Fayette, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Mrs. Bacon worked for many years in the cafeteria for the Fayette Schools. Wanda was born on June 15, 1921, in …

Clarann Rhoads, 65 years, of Edgerton, passed away Sunday, March 6, 2016 at her residence. Clarann was born June 20, 1950 in Sturgis, Michigan, the daughter of the late Jack Allen and Beverly Jane (Dauber) Mizner. She was a 1968 graduate of Sturgis High School, Sturgis, Michigan. A devoted homemaker, …