Betty J. Zehr, 92, of Montpelier passed away Saturday, March 19, 2022 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.  She was born on March 13, 1930 in Butler, Indiana to Charles and Edna Mae (Slentz) Albertson.  Betty attended Butler Schools in Butler, Indiana.  On June 24, 1950 she married Rolland Zehr …

Seven people were hospitalized Sunday after fentanyl is found in the air ventilation system at the Northwest Ohio Juvenile Detention, Training and Rehabilitation Center in Stryker. Word comes…some children have collapsed. When they arrived…the get the seven…four kids and three adult staff members…to safety. No word on their condition, at …

A Defiance man is badly hurt in a crash early Sunday morning in Paulding County…on U.S. 24, near County Road 133. Officials tell reporters Everett Dickerson, 61, of Defiance, was eastbound on 24…when he ran into a semi…head-on. The pickup careened off the north side of the roadway. Dickerson is …

For the first time in a long time, Williams County is not considered a high incidence county for COVID-19. A last check…the county had 40.9 cases per 100,000 people, well below the 100 per 100,000 threshold for high incidence. Health officials confirm…the county only had one new case of COVID …

The Ohio Redistricting Commission has decided to look for two independent mapmakers and a mediator to help come up with new district maps…following the Ohio Supreme Court’s rejection of a third set of maps presented by the Republican-dominated panel. The seven-member commission hopes to approve the choices in a Monday …

A West Virginia coal-fired power plant will be sold or retired next year, its owner said. Akron based Energy Harbor announced the plan this week for the Pleasants Power station along with a coal and diesel facility in Stratton, Ohio, as part of its commitment to become carbon free. The …

A debate among Republicans running for Ohio governor is off…after Gov., DeWine declined to participate…and another candidate decided to follow suit. Former congressman, Jim Renacci opted out of the nonpartisan Ohio Debate Commission event, which had been scheduled for March 29. Renacci’s staff says if the governor isn’t going to …

Two Defiance residents are hurt after a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 6 and Henry County Road 23. Officials say…Terry Clark is flown Mercy-St. Vincent’s in Toledo in serious condition. The passenger…Pamela Clark is in a Wauseon hospital…under observation at this hour. Clark’s vehicle was eastbound on U.S. 6 when a …

Mary E. Miller, 93, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2022.  She was born February 16, 1929, in Hicksville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Ward and Dorothy (Poth) Bell.  Mary was a 1947 graduate of Hicksville High School.  She married Marlin E. Miller on July 6, 1949 …

Jennie L. (Cook) Scheuer, 88, of Petersburg, Michigan and formerly of Pioneer passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2022 at Aspen grove Assistive Living in Lambertville, Michigan.  She was born on December 2, 1933 in Toledo to Arthur and Della B. (Waggoner) Leland.  Jennie graduated from Alvordton High School in 1951. …