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.

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 …

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 …

The Sheriff’s Department is looking for two men who have active warrants. First, Arnold Readon is wanted on a probation violation from Defiance Common Pleas Court. He is a registered sex offender. If you know his whereabouts, call police. He most recently lived on Madison Avenue. Next, police are looking …

Now that Williams County Sheriff’s Deputies are knocking on the doors of registered sex offenders, compliance with the state’s registration law has improved. Lt. Greg Rusky said the department wants to make sure that people are living where they say they are living. He says the vast majority of registered …

Now that Williams County Sheriff’s Deputies are knocking on the doors of registered sex offenders, compliance with the state’s registration law has improved. Lt. Greg Rusky said the department wants to make sure that people are living where they say they are living. He says the vast majority of registered …

Now that Williams County Sheriff’s Deputies are knocking on the doors of registered sex offenders, compliance with the state’s registration law has improved. Lt. Greg Rusky said the department wants to make sure that people are living where they say they are living. He says the vast majority of registered …

James W. Hutchinson, Jr., 84 of Montpelier and formerly of Tulsa, Oklahoma and Tavares, Florida, passed away Sunday evening at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. He was born on November 25, 1931 in Detroit, Michigan to James William and Alice (Gleason) Hutchinson, Sr. In 1950 James graduated from Waldron …

Shirley A. Short, age 81, of Montpelier passed away at 4:30 am on Tuesday, February 23, 2016 at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance, OH. She was born on September 17, 1934 in Northwest Township, Williams County, Ohio to Charles and Iris (Joyce) Pignataro. She graduated from Montpelier …

Lucile A. Seibert, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Monday, February 22, 2016, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, where she was a resident. Mrs. Seibert was a 1944 graduate of Edgerton (Ohio) High School and also graduated from International Business College with an Associate Degree …