A new splash pad going up in Hicksville Community Park should be open to the public in late July, according to village officials. The project is about two weeks behind schedule due to all the rain that we have had this spring. The completion date should be the end of …

Edon – On June 14, 2024, at approximately 10:15 PM, troopers from the Defiance Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol were dispatched to a crash involving a John Deere riding lawn mower and a mini-van on State Route 49 near mile post 9 in Florence Township, Williams County. Thomas …

A large flag was run up a towering pole along U.S. 24 in Defiance Friday afternoon as the first part of the Defiance County Community Improvement Corporation’s (CIC) multi-phased project honoring veterans and promoting the area came to fruition. The flag raised on Commerce Drive property owned by Keller Logistics …

Christina L. Reyes, age 45, of Bryan, Ohio passed away on Monday, June 17, 2024. Christina enjoyed spending time with her children, going to the lake to watch and feed the ducks, camping and taking car rides. Christina was born March 13, 1979 in Hillsdale, Michigan, the daughter of Wayne …

Arlene K. Murphy, 73 years, of Sherwood, passed away early Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Toledo Promedica Hospital, Toledo, Ohio. Arlene was born July 24, 1950, in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of the late Herbert and Marianna (Notestine) Sudholtz. She married Roger H. Murphy on April 12, 1969, and he …

Kathleen S. Barrow, 85 years, of Fremont, passed away Sunday, June 16, 2024, at Lakeland Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Angola. Kathleen was born June 30, 1938, in Escanaba, Michigan, daughter of the late Joseph and Susan (Lane) Prairie. She was a 1957 graduate of Northside High School, Fort Wayne. Kathleen …

Virginia M. Raabe, 84, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Thursday, June 13, 2024, at Bryan Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center, Bryan, Ohio.  Virginia was born April 4, 1940, in Toledo, Ohio, daughter of the late Alton and Marynette (Meyers) Tripp.  She was a 1958 graduate of Whitmer High School.  Virginia married …

Duane “Scout” C. Hocking, 87, of rural Edgerton, Ohio, passed away Saturday, June 15, 2024, at Mercy Defiance Regional Medical Center – ER, Defiance, Ohio.  Duane was born April 15, 1937, in Cleveland, Ohio, daughter of the late Henry A. and Aleeta (Brightbill) Hocking.  She was a 1955 graduate of …

Gregory D. Nofziger of West Unity, passed away peacefully on June 13, 2024, at the age of 70 in Archbold, Ohio. He was born on December 10, 1953 to William and Adonna Nofziger in Wauseon, Ohio. On September 23, 1983, he entered into a loving union with Linda S. Connolly, …

James R. Reid, Jr., age 53, of Edon passed away Monday, June 10, 2024 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. Jim was a counter clerk at Edgerton Auto Salvage. He enjoyed buying, trading and working on cars. James R. Reid, Jr. was born February 4, 1971 in Bellefontaine, Ohio, the son …