A Defi­ance man has been arrested after being indicted on sev­eral high-level drug traf­fick­ing charges. 40 year old Jesse Sanchez was charged wtih engag­ing in a pat­tern of cor­rupt activ­ity; three counts of traf­fick­ing in cocaine; and per­mit­ting drug abuse, all felonies. Sanchez entered a plea of not guilty in …

Betty Irene Sauder, 65 of Archbold, Ohio went home to be with her Lord and Savior Thursday October 1, 2015 in her home with her family around her. Betty was born on August 25, 1950 in Williams County Ohio, the daughter of the late Lewis “Jack” and Viola Huffman.  On …

It’s been a tense few days, but yes­ter­day things eased up a bit as the City of Toledo announced that it is mak­ing its fourth-quarter pay­ment to the Cor­rec­tions Cen­ter of North­west Ohio. Still how­ever, the jail’s long-term via­bil­ity remains uncer­tain. Toledo announced last month that it may not be …

A Williams County man died early Thurs­day morn­ing in a two-vehicle crash.It hap­pened yes­ter­day morn­ing just before 7AM at U.S. 20A and Williams County Road 17 in Jef­fer­son Town­ship, when an east­bound vehi­cle dri­ven by 28 year old Samuel Sierra of West Unity, ran into the rear axle of a …

Indi­ana State Police say the Auburn woman who was the sub­ject of a Sil­ver Alert was con­fused and dis­ori­ented when a trooper pulled her over near Peru. 79-year-old Car­olin Carteaux was then taken to Dukes Memo­r­ial Hos­pi­tal in Peru for an eval­u­a­tion. State Police say they pulled the car over …

A Hills­dale County woman was flown to a Toledo Hos­pi­tal after she was shot in the chest while her daugh­ter was tar­get shoot­ing at their home. It hap­pened on West Bear Lake Road, as 46-year-old Jen­nifer Nay­back was walk­ing in front of her home, when she was struck by a …

Dorothy A. Semer, 82 of Montpelier, passed away Tuesday afternoon at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Montpelier.  She was born on March 9, 1933 in West Unity to Jacob F. and Mary C. (Rutledge) Zuver. A Williams County resident for all of her life.  She graduated from West Unity Schools …

Robert H. Lee, age 62, of Stryker, passed away Wednesday afternoon, September 30, 2015, in his home. Arrangements are pending at the Grisier Funeral Home in Stryker.

Donna Darlene Haskell, 57, of Camden, Michigan, passed away at her home early Monday morning. She was born on Aug. 14, 1958 in Hillsdale, Michigan to Charles E. and Norma J. (Smith) Haskell. Donna worked for Universal Industrial Products for 36 years in the grinding, inspection and hinge departments. She …

Ilee Fleming, 90 of Alvordton, Ohio, formerly of Lakeland, Florida passed away Sunday morning at the Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance, Ohio.  She was born on December 21, 1924 in Cromona, Kentucky to Luther and Allie (Anderson) Wright. Ilee was a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother.  She is survived by …