Henry County News

A probation officer in Maumee Municipal Court was named Thursday morning as the new director of the Lucas County Board of Elections.

The heavy rainstorms which have burst through northwest Ohio over the last few weeks have led to reports of flooded basements in Napoleon, Liberty Center, Wauseon and other communities.

The northwest Ohio corn, soybean and wheat crop has faced challenges from hard rains, large hail and marching insects, but area agriculture experts report a large portion of local crops are growing well.

Heather Westrick and son, Defiance. Paulding County Dismissed Sunday -- Henry County Dismissed Sunday -- Heather McGuire and son, Bowling Green.

The Napoleon/Henry County Visitors' Bureau rib fest will hit the streets of downtown Napoleon Friday, June 20, from 5:30-10:30 p.m. A total of 14 local non-profit agencies will smoke ribs for the thousands of ...

Between 9:20 p.m. and 9:50 p.m., some 20 to 30 mph winds and a brief period of light rain occurred here at home in the Douglas-Sylvania area of West Toledo but that was it.

Two people were hurt, at least one of them seriously late Sunday when both of them were thrown off their motorcycle when it struck a deer north of this Henry County community, authorities said.

Got gas? Now you need to protect it as gasoline siphoning is on the rise locally and across the country.

Defiance Dismissed Sunday " Joe Silva, Defiance. Amanda Brown and daughter, Hicksville.

An 18-year-old man was arrested early Monday after he was accused of fleeing the scene of a car crash.

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy will undergo surgery Monday at Duke University Medical Center for his cancerous brain tumor and then faces chemotherapy and radiation treatment, his office said.

Construction of the first five miles of a new U.S. 24 between Napoleon and Waterville will begin next week, and Jamie Black couldn't be happier.

William J. Spiess, director of career and technical education at the Four County Career Center in Henry County, has been named the school's superintendent.

State lawmakers began reviewing nearly $1.3 billion in capital spending Monday, part of the biennial projects bill they plan to approve before breaking for the summer.

Words will never be able to express my most sincere, heartfelt thanks for my recent trip to the National World War II Memorial.

Margie Weber says it all started when she saw little Brexton's face during our first I-Team report.

“It's the first case I've seen of a child dying of an overdose of this kind of drug. And I've been doing this for 30 years”

A Napoleon man remains free on bond tonight, after pleading not guilty in the drugging death of a toddler. via WNWO-TV Toledo

“It seems primarily because ARMs (adjusted rate mortgages) are coming due. They don't feel like they have the money to pay that.”

By LISA NICELY nicely@crescent-news.com As the economy continues its slump, the number of bankruptcy filings are rising. via Crescent-News.com

“With all these ethanol plants going in, then I don't think even the economists really know for sure what's going into the prices”

WHEN CORN prices surged to $6 a bushel last fall because of higher demand for the fuel additive ethanol, Henry County farmer Dan Durham thought about planting more corn this spring and reaping a bigger payday. via Toledo Blade

Tim and Amber Dumire, Napoleon, a daughter, 8 lbs., at 6:05 a.m. Admitted Sunday -- Roberta Philpot, Defiance. via Crescent-News.com