The recent hot weather takes its toll on everyone. The elderly and the young, along with those in poor health generally are most at risk from the excessive heat. With that in mind, Northwest State Community College has announced that it is open to the public as a “cooling center.“ …
Read More »SCHOOL OFFICER RETAINED
The Board of Education at Millcreek-West Unity Local Schools unanimously elected at last night’s meeting, to bring back its school resource officer for the coming school year. The position was created in January of the 2012–13 school year, and the officer is provided by the village of West Unity Police. …
Read More »E-Coli Found In Area Waterway
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency says it has discovered E. coli in an area waterway. The Agency says the bug was found in Mill Creek, and the county has 30 days to create a plan to address it. The EPA reports that it collected three samples, one on June 25, another on …
Read More »Fair Attendance Drops In Defiance
Officials report that overall attendance was up at the gates, but not at the events during the recent 136th Annual Defiance County Fair. Truck pulls and harness racing had good turnouts, even despite the rain on Thursday. Unfortunately, two other events fell short. Comedian Gallagher’s “Last Smash Tour” before his …
Read More »CCNO INSTITUTES VIDEO VISITS
Family and friends now have a new process to visit those incarcerated at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. Video visitation was recently implemented, allowing the visitor to schedule visits on line as well as schedule an off-site visit via web camera. Under the new procedure, the visitor will now …
Read More »BRYAN PD REPORT
Bryan Police say they arrested a 20 year old Fort Wayne man Sunday for underage drinking. Travis Oxley also was wanted on a warrant out of Defiance Municipal Court. He was locked up at CCNO. Also arrested on Sunday was 19 year old Sean Crocker of Bryan. Crocker was charged …
Read More »DEFIANCE WILL VOTE ON TAX INCREASE
Defiance voters will be asked to approve a ballot issue on Nov. 5 that would increase the municipal income tax from 1.5 percent to 1.8 percent. The 0.3 percent increase would be used to support police and fire services only, whose budgets (totaling $4.4 million) appear in the city’s $9.2 …
Read More »SCHOOL MEETING IN DEFIANCE TONIGHT
The Defiance City Schools Board of Education will hold its regular meeting on Monday at 7 p.m. at the city of Defiance community room to discuss business and to enter into executive session if needed.
Read More »Phillip E. Crass, 82
Phillip E. Crass, age 82, of Stryker, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, August 23, 2013 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan. He was born in Stoughton, Wisconsin on May 20, 1931, the son of Edgar J. and Edna (McNeil) Crass. On September 1, 1950 he married Emma Joyce …
Read More »Barbara Rains, 70
Barbara M. (Monroe) Rains, 70, of Wauseon, died early Thursday morning, August 22, 2013 in her home. She was born September 18, 1942 in Monroe County, Michigan to the late Walter L. and Margia A. (Sattler) Monroe. Barbara married Thomas E. Rains, Sr. on September 08, 1962 and he preceded …
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