COVID-19 deaths in Defiance County continue to rise this week, with the total reaching 48. County health officials now report two more deaths related to coronavirus…two men male…one in his 70s with underlying health conditions and a male in his 90s with health problems, as well.

An Archbold teen is given five years community control with several conditions in a Williams County courtroom, on a pair of amended sexual abuse charges. Elias Rash will also serve 30 days in CCNO, beginning next month. Community service applies, in the case, as well. He also was classified as …

A car and an SUV collide on Highway 20, near the intersection with CR 500 west, in rural Steuben County…pinning one of the drivers in his car for a short time. Officials tell reporters Jamie Cassabon of Angola was eastbound on 20, near the county airport, when he pulled into …

Anna Belle Reagle, age 93, a long time resident of the Farmer area, joined her Heavenly Father and family on Thursday, December 10, 2020, at Hickory Creek in Hicksville. Anna was born the oldest of five siblings on August 21, 1927, in Fulton County, the daughter of Elmer J. and …

Nancy Lou Pruden, 84 years, of West Unity, passed away Thursday, December 10, 2020, at SKLD-Bryan Center, Bryan, Ohio.   Nancy was born August 22, 1936, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the daughter of the late William and Marion (Manning) Wrench.  She was a 1954 graduate of Diamondale High School, Diamondale, Michigan.  …

Dennis R. Steele, 69 years, of Defiance passed away Monday, December 7, 2020 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Dennis was born September 12, 1951 in Paulding, Ohio, the son of the late Dorris and Myrtel (Wilcox) Steele. He was a 1969 graduate of Paulding High School. Dennis …

Cheryl  R. Hahn, age 56, of Adrian, MI passed away on December 9, 2020 at the UTMC Hospital in Toledo, Ohio. She worked in the dietary department at the Fulton County Health Center for many years. Cheryl was born on July 6, 1964 in Wauseon, Ohio to the late Alton and …

A Napoleon man is placed on community control in a Henry County courtroom…in a case involving an assault on a police officer. Eric Gossman gets five years for felonious assault. He also could get a four- to six-year prison term…if Gossman violates terms of community control. He was given credit …

Two more Williams County residents die from COVID-19. Health officials confirm both were males, aged 76. That brings the county’s death count to 14 since the Ohio Department of Health began recording pandemic statistics earlier this year. The county has reported 10 COVID-19 deaths since Nov. 1.Williams County also is …

Students at Wauseon High School will learn remotely for one week, beginning Friday…coronavirus. Troy Armstrong, district superintendent, sent a letter to parents Wednesday…confirming that grades 9-12 will transition to the Plan C…the Remote Learning Model…between Dec. 11 and Dec. 18. The remote learning plan applies only to the school district’s …