In order to remain true to their mission, the Williams County Port Authority says local municipalities will need to redesign planned subdivisions for the authority to get involved. The port authority wants to help bring affordable housing to the county, and some local subdivision plans would simply be too expensive. …

The Edgerton Village Council approves a memorandum of understanding…to allow the police department to utilize the Spillman computer program. Several departments use it in the county and it has been helpful in a few ways. Officials say…the goal is to get everyone else in the county on the system, with …

A Toledo man is sentenced to spend more than 23 years in prison in federal courtroom…after he pled guilty to a list of charges, stemming from his role in a Toledo-area drug trafficking conspiracy. Jackie Green, 53, was accused of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, distribution …

Joseph L. Pilarski, age 88, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away Friday, February 24, 2023 at his daughter’s home near Defiance. Joe worked at Continental General Tire for 28 years, much of those years as a foreman. He was member of First Baptist Church and also participated in Habitat for Humanity …

Darlene Evelyn Hart, age 77, of Edgerton, Ohio, formerly of Hudson, Indiana, passed away in her home early on Friday, February 24, 2023. Darlene was a very spiritual lady who enjoyed being with family and friends. She enjoyed life and loved to shop and dance. Darlene E. Hart was born …

James Miller, 26, Coldwater, Mich., appeared for sentencing on charges of attempted burglary, a third-degree felony; and receiving stolen property, a fourth-degree felony. He was placed on community control for three years, ordered to make $5,784.33 restitution to the victims and given a suspended 180-day jail sentence at the Corrections …

An Indiana man, charged with robbing Defiance’s main State Bank location in 2021 by threatening tellers with a bomb…is sentenced to prison in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Lance Lombrana was given a 64-month sentence in a federal facility…with credit for 12 months served while …

Phoenix Theatres, a Midwest based movie theatre chain, opens its latest movie house to the public on March 9 at the Northtowne Mall…providing Western Ohio moviegoers with a unique combination of amenities revitalizing Defiance’s hometown movie theatre.

Russell Junior Thomas, Jr., age 50, of Toledo, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center in Bryan from injuries sustained in a workplace accident. Russell was a construction worker. Russell was born in Harriman, Tennessee, the son of Russell Junior Thomas, Sr. and Janie …

Larry George Hartman, 81 years, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023, at Parkview Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Larry was born August 15, 1941, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of the late George and Anna (Meyer) Hartman.  He was a 1959 graduate of Fairview High School.  …