Police say a 1-year-old boy is dead after he was found unre­spon­sive in an Ohio home. It hap­pened in Hamil­ton Fri­day night. The child was rushed to a hos­pi­tal where he died on Sun­day. Hamil­ton police ini­tially charged 20-year-old Dylan Tomp­kins with child endan­ger­ing. Police say charges against Tomp­kins may …

A man who was sched­uled to die this Wednes­day for fatally stab­bing his neigh­bor was found hanged in his cell Sun­day. Prison offi­cials say 44 year old Billy Sla­gle was found at about 5 a.m. at a Cor­rec­tional Insti­tu­tion south of Colum­bus and was declared dead. They say it was …

Lori Lee Connin, 51 years, of Bryan, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne after a sudden illness.  Lori was born March 15, 1962 in Bryan, the daughter of the late Wilson “Beefy” and Erma L. (Musser) Connin.  She was a 1981 graduate of Bryan High …

Herbert William Eckman, age 88, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 7:55 A.M. on Saturday, August 3, 2013, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Eckman was 1943 graduate of Ligonier, Indiana, High School. While attending the University of Texas, in 1943 he joined the United States Maritime Service …

Lolita M. Appel, age 50, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:30 A.M. on Sunday, August 4, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she a patient after an extended illness. Mrs. Appel was a rural postal carrier in Hicksville and is survived by her husband, Duane. …

If you can’t buy it this week­end along US-127, then you prob­a­bly don’t need it. What’s billed as “The World’s Longest Yard Sale” is being held this week­end along US-127 stretch­ing from Addi­son, Michi­gan all the way south to Gads­den, Alabama, and it passes through our area. West Unity, Pulaski, …

Hicksville Com­mu­nity Vaca­tion Bible School will take place Mon­day through Wednes­day, Aug. 5– 7, at St. John Lutheran Church, 812 E. High St., Hicksville. A free meal will be served at 6 p.m. and dis­missal will be at 8 p.m. each evening. Chil­dren ages 3 through sixth grade are invited. …

The vil­lage of Pio­neer will con­duct its hydrant flush­ing and pres­sure test­ing begin­ning Mon­day. Water hydrants will be flushed on the west side of State Street on Mon­day, those on the east side of State Street north of Lynn Street on Tues­day, and those on the south side of town, …

Ariel Cas­tro learned his fate in a Cleve­land court room yes­ter­day, but it was no sur­prise to most onlook­ers. The 53 year old for­mer school bus dri­ver was sen­tenced Thurs­day to life in prison plus 1,000 years. Michelle Knight, one of the three young women Cas­tro held cap­tive in his …

A motor­cy­cle poker run, hog roast and per­for­mances by six bands and musi­cians will be held on Sat­ur­day at the UAW hall in Defi­ance. Pro­ceeds from the event will ben­e­fit local musi­cian and record­ing artist, Tim Vargo of Defi­ance, and his fam­ily with med­ical bills while they are wait­ing for …