A bank heist in Defiance…an Hispanic man…5-2 to 5-4…medium build…goes into the State Bank branch on Clinton St. He’s carrying a bag. That’s when he reveals to the teller…he has a bomb…then the demanded for money. The bandit gets some…no one is saying how much…and the robber leaves the place…in …

Sex charges in LaGrange County. Stanley Myers is accused of sexual misconduct with a minor and possession of child pornography. Officials tell reporters the investigation began…when police learned of possible illegal activity…involving Myers…and the girl who had started living at Myers’ home in 2014…when she was 14.

Edwin Laverne St. John, 91 of Pioneer passed away Sunday, July 4, 2021 at Parkview Nursing Home in Edgerton, Ohio.  He was born on November 28, 1929 in Bryan, Ohio to Samuel and Nellie (Clapper) St. John.  On June 23, 1951 he married Clara Tate and she preceded him in …

Ronald R. Stark, age 75, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 10:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 4, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio, where he was a patient. Mr. Stark was a 1963 graduate of Edgerton High School and was employed by The Aro Corporation for …

Sharon K. Kolb (age 81), of Wauseon, passed away peacefully after a 40 year courageous battle with cancer. Sharon was born on May 13, 1940 to the late Lawrence Samuel “Sam” Neis and the late Geneva Jayne (Hibbard) Neis. Sharon was a Wauseon Homecoming Queen, graduating from Wauseon High School in 1958. …

Allen Murray Booth, age 64, of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away on July 2, 2021, at his home after an apparent heart attack. Allen was born on March 8, 1957 to Harold E. and Audra G. (Keener) Booth in East Liverpool, Ohio.  He graduated from East Liverpool High School in 1976.    …

Stacks of fireworks…piled next to a rental truck…ignites…setting off a round of explosions at a Fourth of July block party in Toledo, injuring four people and littering a street with debris. A video from a neighbor shows people yelling and running for cover…as the fireworks exploded in every direction. At …

Gov., DeWine is sending 185 members of the Ohio National Guard to the southwest, later this year, at the request of the federal government. Officials say they will provide non-law enforcement support to U.S. customs agents…as part of the government’s Southwest Border mission. The governor didn’t provide further details about …

Ohio’s consumer utility watchdog is demanding the FirstEnergy Corp. share more information about $4.3 million dollars…paid to an attorney, to end his consulting contract shortly before he became the state’s top utility regulator. Akron-based, FirstEnergy disclosed that payment in the wake of allegations…in connection to that $60 million dollar bribery …

Dolores Munoz Reyna aged 87, passed away peacefully on July 3, 2021, surrounded by family. She was born in Edinburg, Texas.  As a newlywed she moved to Paulding, Ohio then to Defiance Ohio where Dolores lived the majority of her life. Dolores dedicated her life to Jehovah and was baptized …