Sherwood News

An Edgerton boy drowned Saturday afternoon in a pond near here while attending a family function.

A local firefighter will be laid to rest Thursday, three days after his sudden death.

A Sherwood-area church group is putting its faith into action by helping Hicksville Relay for Life.

Firefighters from four area fire departments responded to a silo fire this morning at the Hicksville Grain Co., 259 E. High St.

Mr. and Mrs. Doug Fedderke of Defiance will celebrate their silver wedding anniversary.

Significant precinct voting and polling changes were discussed by Defiance County commissioners during their Monday meeting.

FINDLAY - Downtown business owners piled sandbags in front of their storefronts Monday to protect against rising waters in a city still recovering from two previous floods in the last year and a half.

The town of Findlay in northwest Ohio saw rising waters force some people from their homes today and was bracing for more flooding as forecasts called for additional rain tomorrow through Wednesday.

Northwest Ohio has been hit by strong storms. Areas have seen confirmed tornadoes touch down, damaging winds and heavy rains.

One tornado touched down near Sherwood on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

At least one tornado is believed to have touched down in Defiance County on Sunday, bringing with it strong winds that damaged homes and other property.

A funnel cloud touched down in the village of Sherwood in western Defiance County Sunday, damaging at least three houses and a barn, authorities said.

The Defiance County Library system will celebrate Teen Tech Week, March 8-14. The theme is "Press Play @ Your Library." Teen Tech Week will be observed at the Defiance Public Library, Johnson Memorial Library ...

Seth and Kelly Mikel, Defiance, a son, 7 lbs. 12 oz., at 8:55 a.m. Adam and Nicole Stough, Fayette, a daughter, 7 lbs.

Thirty cars and two locomotives of a CSX freight train derailed along U.S. 24 west of the city Monday morning, causing a brief fire and closing the road but no injuries or public-safety threat.

A fire that broke out Monday afternoon caused heavy damage to a Sherwood home and closed U.S. 127 for nearly three hours.

A Defiance County grand jury has returned indictments against 15 persons, according to Prosecutor Jeff Strausbaugh.

By TODD HELBERG cnedit@crescent-news.com A Defiance woman and her daughter have been indicted on several felony charges in the wake of a family dispute last month.

The holiday frenzy skids to a dead stop on the polished hardwood floors of Mike and Mary Beth Wielgopolski's living room.

An Evansport teen-ager was critically injured Monday morning in a one-vehicle crash near here.