George Hoover, 67 years, of Defiance, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance. George was born April 9, 1948 in Tiffin, Ohio, the son of the late Charles A. and Lois M. (Shock) Hoover. He was a 1966 graduate of Lakota High School. George …

Jack B. Stoner, 85 years, of West Unity, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016 at his home. Jack was born February 9, 1930 in West Unity, Ohio, the son of the late Beryl V. and Frances Ruth (Davis) Stoner. He was a 1948 graduate of West Unity High School. He …

Albert B. Watson, 95, of Montpelier passed away Friday night at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. He was born on November 25, 1920 in Raven, Virginia to William E. and Carrie M. (Osborne) Watson. On November 18, 1939 he married S. Juanita Heil and she survives. Al served …

Mary L. Reeves, 85 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, January 22, 2016 at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, Bryan. Mary was born January 31, 1930 in Glouster, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harvey Lee and Nina Adeline (Braley) Reeves. She was a 1948 graduate of Deavertown High School. Mary was …

Eunice E. (Chaney) Williams, age 92, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 12:45 A.M. on Friday, January 22, 2016, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Williams was a cook for many years at Perry’s Towne Haus in Edgerton and also had been employed by MHE …

A for­mer pas­tor and sub­sti­tute bus dri­ver for Lib­erty Cen­ter Schools been charged with hav­ing child pornog­ra­phy. He’s 51-year-old Ger­ald Searle, charged with receiv­ing the images from 2013 to 2015. He was inves­ti­gated by the Office of the Inspec­tor Gen­eral, the Ohio Bureau of Crim­i­nal Inves­ti­ga­tion and being han­dled by …

A 29-year-old Defi­ance woman was sent to prison on Fri­day for drug charges. Char­lotte Holt was sen­tenced to 54 months in prison on felony charges related to meth and endan­ger­ing chil­dren. A co-defendant was sen­tenced last Octo­ber to 8 years for his role. Shawn Clevinger was con­victed of four felony …

Defi­ance County Sher­iff has charged two men in a rob­bery last week in Sher­wood. 19-year-old Damon Cores­sel and 26-year-old Dequa­vis Far­ris are charged with rob­bery and now in the Cor­rec­tions Cen­ter of North­west Ohio. They have a court date this morn­ing in Defi­ance Munic­i­pal Court. The men were arrested after …

The 8th annual March for Life was held in Defi­ance on Fri­day, with a large crowd gath­ered at the Defi­ance County Cour­t­house. The local March is held to coin­cide with the anniver­sary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court deci­sion in 1973 that made abor­tion legal in the states.

Nearly 9,500 flights were can­celed nation­wide over the week­end, while much of the east­ern US and Mid-Atlantic states were buried in up to 3 feet of snow. Travel delays are expected today, so check with your air­line if you’re fly­ing today.