Mandatory state testing for schools would be ditched this year and Ohioans, who didn’t vote in the March 17 primary, would have until April 28 to cast an absentee ballot…under emergency legislation approved in Columbus to address the impact of the coronavirus. The bill also would allow high school seniors …

Top Indiana officials warn the state’s rapid jump in coronavirus illnesses is just the beginning and that obeying a new stay-at-home order is necessary, even as President, Trump suggested restrictions around the country could be relaxed in a few weeks. Indiana saw its number of confirmed coronavirus cases grow to …

Ohio State lost one of their biggest fans Tuesday evening, John W. Oxender, 61, passed away at his home in Pioneer surrounded by his family, throughout his courageous battle with cancer, he was always “Buckeye Strong”  He was born in Findlay, Ohio on March 31, 1958 to Russell D and …

Larry L. Haver, 80 years, of Hicksville, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at Hickory Creek of Hicksville.  Larry was born March 14, 1940, in Hicksville, the son of the late Lester Woodrow and Marie Maxine (Beree) Haver.  He was a 1958 graduate of Hicksville High School.  He then attended …

Joseph “Joe” H. Kolb (age 78) of Wauseon passed away peacefully at Defiance Inpatient Hospice on (March 25, 2020).   Joe was born on October 20, 1941 to the late Donald F Kolb Sr. and the late Corabelle (Segrist) Kolb.   In the early 1940’s Joe would spend the day at Kolb and …

Robert R. “Bob” Wieland, 77 years, of Bryan, a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, returned to his heavenly home, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at SKLD – Bryan Center, Bryan, Ohio, where he was a resident the past year. Bob was born September 24, 1942 in Wauseon, Ohio, the son …

A staff member with the in the DeKalb Central Schools District is diagnosed with coronavirus. School officials tell families the staff member has been self-quarantined since last week. Students were last in session at DeKalb Central Schools on Friday, March 13

A Continental man is booked after refusing officers’ orders to leave a Bryan residence…while brandishing a weapon. Mark Deel, 39, was at a Haver Drive address…when the home’s owner calls Bryan police and asked to have Deel removed. Officers say Deel held a box cutter knife in an aggressive manner …

The fate of the remaining school year in Ohio, including graduation requirements and state-mandated testing, are among the top issues before lawmakers…planning a return to Columbus this week to address challenges posed by the coronavirus. Concluding the March 17 primary…currently rescheduled for June 2nd…suspending evictions and foreclosures, prohibiting utility cut-offs…and …

The Ohio Supreme Court rules a driver involved in an accident can leave the scene…if the driver is unaware that police have been or will be called…as long as the driver provides proper contact information, The court’s 6-1 decision overturned the conviction of a man found guilty of leaving an …