Evelyn L. Fox, 97, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 26, 2021 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio, with her family at her side.  Evelyn was born on April 2, 1924 in Montpelier, Ohio daughter of the late Clarence and Elma (Deisler) Shankster.  She …

The man hospitalized after a shootout with Fort Wayne police last week is released from medical care and transferred to Allen County Jail. Justin Weikel is currently detained on an outstanding Noble County arrest warrant, charges which are unrelated to the police action shooting incident. On Wednesday night, he was …

Activity across the Ohio housing marketplace rose in March, as sales increased 3.1% from the level reached during the same month a year ago…that’s according to the group, Ohio REALTORS. Around the state, 13 of the 16 markets tracked experienced an increase in average price for the month compared to …

Elections will be held in August and November to fill an upcoming congressional vacancy in Ohio. Gov. DeWine says a partisan primary in the special election to fill the 15th Congressional District seat…now held by Rep. Steve Stivers…will be held Aug. 3, with the general election on Nov. 2. Stivers, …

Gladys, M. Skiles, age 101, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 11:03 A.M. at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan, where she was a patient. Mrs. Skiles was called to nursing and completed the LVN program at Cameron Hospital in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a devoted nurse for twenty years. …

Clarence Thigpen…the Michigan man…accused of stabbing Ney-area resident…the shot by a deputy…pleads guilty to two counts of felonious assault in a Defiance County courtroom. Prosecutors say Thigpen attacked someone on May 17th , at a Ney-Williams Center Road location, with a hunting knife. The victim was hospitalized for a time…he …

Vaccine rates have slowed locally so the Williams County Health Department is trying a new tactic to increase those numbers. Officials have approached several of the larger workplaces in the county to set up vaccine clinics, there. So far, over 98 hundred county residents, over the age of 18 have …

A man on an ATV dies from his injuries after it rolled over on him while on his property on Christy Road in Defiance, on Saturday. Deputies responded to a hospital call, informing them Michael Lucas, 58, had been involved in the accident behind the property on Christy Road. Lucas …

Derrick A. Carroll, age 35, passed away on Friday, April 23, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers- Bryan. Derrick was an aspiring tattoo artist. Derrick A. Carroll was born February 9, 1986 in Amherst, Ohio, the son of Anthony D. and Deborah L. (Brock) Carroll. He married Renee L. …

Steve A. Wise, age 56, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away at 3:25 P.M. on Wednesday, April 21, 2021, shortly after admittance to ProMedica Defiance Hospital in Defiance after a sudden illness. Mr. Wise was a 1983 graduate of Defiance High School and entered the United States Marine Corp with his …