The Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man with a warrant for his arrest for violating his probation. Arnold Readon was last known to live on Madison Avenue in Defiance. The other wanted man is Christopher Ayotte. The Hicksville man has a warrant for his arrest from Common Pleas Court …
Read More »St John’s holding italian-style fundraiser
What’s more fun than eating delicious food and raising money at the same time? That’s what’s happening at St John Lutheran School in Defiance this Saturday evening. The 2nd annual Evening with Friends is hoping to raise $30,000 with over half of that money to go to scholarships. The fundraiser …
Read More »Paulding County proud to procure park
Summer feels like a long time away, but park season is right around the corner. And a new park is coming to Paulding County. And there’s more than just a park. Along with it, a new launch for small watercraft will be built to the Maumee River. The Black Swamp …
Read More »ODOT reschedules Clinton Street work
Changes have been announced in the work on the Clinton Street bridge in Defiance. The soil borings that were scheduled for Tuesday are now set for next week. The work is being done in advance of the bridge replacement that is planned in three years by ODOT. The work will …
Read More »Mary M. “Petie” Rychener, 89
Mary M. “Petie” Rychener, 89 years, of Bryan, passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2016, in Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Petie was born June 12, 1926, in Bryan, Ohio to the late Oscar and Lola (Kintigh) Whitney. She was a 1944 graduate of Bryan High School. She married …
Read More »Two CCNO workers honored for saving lives
Two employees for the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio were honored this week with special recognition. Corrections Officer Tia Whitman was named CCNO Employee of the year for 2015. She has been employed at CCNO since Aug. 20, 2001. The mother of three who lives in Bryan was nominated for …
Read More »West Unity woman arrested on warrant
One arrest by Williams County Sheriffs Deputies… 26 year old Amber Massey of West Unity was arrested on a Bryan Municipal Warrant for failing to appear for a court hearing.The original charge was Theft. She is being held at the Corrections Center of NW Ohio
Read More »Rural home in garage spreads to house
Defiance Firefighters were called to a rural Defiance County home early yesterday morning for a garage fire that spread to the nearby home at 20669 Powers Road. According to the Defiance County Auditor’s Office website, the residence is owned by Aaron Davis.
Read More »Subway robberies near Angola may be related
Angola Police say the Subway on North Wayne was forcibly entered and an undisclosed amount of money was taken on Feb. 15. The business had extensive damage. Meanwhile, police in Columbia City are investigating a nearly identical incident at the Subway on East Chicago Street which is said to have …
Read More »Concerns about school closing are unfounded
Parents and staff were at the Defiance County Board of Developmental Disabilities meeting this week, worried that Good Samaritan School is closing. Board President Tom Weber reiterated the school is not closing. He explained that despite the rumor circulating on social media, the school will not close. A levy will …
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