Defiance employer, APG plans to hire 135 workers…to manufacture pumps on 15 automated lines. Local officials who assisted in making the project possible through land deals and tax incentives are excited about the news. Defiance Mayor Mike McCann helped bring NAI Harmon Group to town as a potential developer early …

One of 13 current Republican candidates for Ohio senator in the May primary, J.D. Vance makes his first appearance in Williams County…in an hour-long meet-and-greet Monday with about a dozen locals at Kora in downtown Bryan. Best known for his 2016 memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” Vance spoke briefly, then answered more …

A Fort Wayne man is hospitalized after he loses control of his vehicle in rainy conditions on S.R. 1 in Spencerville. Officials say Maung Po is southbound on 1…when he loses control of his vehicle on the wet roadway. The car fishtails…and then hits another vehicle…driven by Brenda Witmer, of …

Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase on Jan. 1 to $9.30 per hour for non-tipped employees and $4.65 per hour for tipped employees. The minimum wage will apply to employees of businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $342,000 dollars, annually. The current Ohio minimum wage is $8.80 …

Kaye L. Viers, age 74, of Hamilton, Indiana, passed away at 5:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 2, 2021, at The Laurels of DeKalb in Butler, Indiana, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. Ms. Viers was a 1965 graduate of Edgerton High School and received her bachelor’s degree in …

Richard L. “Dick” Goebel, Sr., age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:20 P.M. on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center-Bryan. Dick was part owner of Goebel’s Wrecking and Salvage Yard and was an insurance agent for many years. He was an active member of …

Alice Eileen Hall, age 79, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away at 2:08 A.M. on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Brookview Healthcare Center, Defiance, where she was a resident. She was employed at Spangler Candy Company for 20 years. Alice was a member of Catholic Ladies of Columbia and she enjoyed …

Kenneth H. Brown, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan, after a brief illness. He was a graduate of Montpelier High School and volunteered as a Sheriff Posse for Williams County. Early on, Kenneth worked for North Falcon Western …

David Raber, 73, of Hicksville passed away of an apparent heart attack on Sunday, October 3, 2021, at Community Memorial Hospital. David was born December 30, 1947, in Jerome, Michigan, the son of the late Jacob and Sylvia (Richer) Raber. He married Verna Mae Wagler on February 20, 1969, and …

The dismembered body of a former Defiance resident is found in a residence on the southwest side of Columbus. Authorities here identified the victim as Allyson Lorenz, 32. Columbus Police was attempting to conduct a narcotics investigation search warrant at the home…when the discovery was made. Officials say the residence …