A Defiance County grand jury returns an attempted murder indictment. The panel accuses Tre Vasquez, on a list of felony charges. Prosecutors say Vasquez tried to strangle an adult female at a Seneca Street residence in Defiance. They add he intended to kill her. This happened back on October 8th. …

Daniel J. Lamneck, 55, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away Friday, October 22, 2021, in his home with his family by his side.  He was born November 6, 1965 in Maumee, Ohio, son of Dennis Lamneck and Mary (Corbin) Stantz.  Daniel married his high school sweetheart, Dorcas Crocker, on June 26, …

Sandra E. Tyler, 69 years of Hicksville, passed away Thursday, October 21, 2021, at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville, Ohio.  Sandra was born October 11, 1952, in Van Wert, Ohio, the daughter of the late Merle and Mary (Stuttler) Waldron. She was a 1970 graduate of Fairview High School.  Sandra married …

Ricky J. Loomis, age 60, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away early Friday morning, October 22, 2021, at Community Health & Wellness Centers-Bryan, after a brief illness. Ric had worked at The Ohio Art Company for several years and had owned an aquarium business in Bryan. He enjoyed drawing and painting, …

Georgette A. Gibbs, age 68, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021, at Evergreen Manor in Montpelier, Ohio, surrounded by her family. Georgette was a homemaker. She was a former member of the Defiance Moose and VFW. She loved playing bingo and spending time with her grandchildren …

Lucinda M. “Cindy” Smith, age 55, of Butler, Indiana, passed away at 4:24 P.M. on Thursday, October 21, 2021, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Cindy was a 1984 graduate of Edgerton High School and was a CNA and QMA, working in the …

Richard T. “Tom” Sickel, age 84, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 3:34 A.M. on Thursday, October 21, 2021, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Tom was a 1955 graduate of Caledonia High School and attended the Marion branch of The Ohio State University …

Ruby D. Fulk, age 86, of Perrysburg, Ohio, passed away peacefully at the Elizabeth Scott Community in Maumee, Ohio, on Thursday, October 21, 2021. Ruby worked at the former K-Mart in Bryan, Ohio, and retired as an assistant manager and then worked in the deli at Chief Supermarket. Ruby was …

Rev. L. Eugene McCormack, 95, died at his home in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on October 21, 2021. He was born April 8, 1926, to Lee and Lucy (Shell) McCormack in Harrisburg, Illinois. He married Jane Niebel on August 12, 1951. Gene graduated from McKendree University and the University of Dubuque, …

A teen driver is arrested…charged with a minor consuming alcohol…after crashing into a Waterloo field with two passengers in the car. Officials say, early Sunday, 18-year-old Summer Restle of Garrett was driving southbound on CR 27. She tries to turn east onto CR 14 at a high rate of speed. …