Ohio’s wildlife agency is asking residents to help count every bald eagle nest in the state to document the bird’s presence. Eagle watchers can submit sightings online through March 31, and also see updates of verified nests. Ohio hosted more than 350 nesting pairs last year, many of them on …

The Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame is seeking nominations to honor people who have continued to contribute to their communities after their military service. Nominees must be current or past Ohio residents, who have been outstanding in volunteerism, advocacy, professional distinction, public service or philanthropy. Each year, the Hall of …

A Bryan freshman is chosen as a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders, in June, in Lowell, Massachusetts. Morgan Hageman will be going. The Congress is an honors-only program for high school students who want to become physicians or go into medical research fields. During the three-day Congress, …

Robert C. “Bob” Leatherman, 86 years, of Edon, passed away Friday evening, January 31, 2020, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, with those he loved at his side.  Bob was born February 7, 1933, in Spencerville, Ohio, the son of the late Eunice Rempfer.  Bob was a 1951 …

Carol A. Feehan, age 72, of Stryker, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, January 30, 2020, in her home. Carol had worked as a home health aide and hairdresser. She had served on Stryker Village Council for 16 years. Carol was born in Henry County, Ohio on February 1, 1947, the …

The woman killed in a two vehicle crash in New Haven Sunday morning has been identified. It is Joyce Eckelbarger, 80 of Fort Wayne. Police and medics were called to a Minnich Road location after an accident with a person pinned inside a vehicle. New Haven Police says witnesses reported …

Swancreek Township trustees hold the second of two public hearings on possibly adopting two permissive license taxes, but only one person showed up. Now, the township will decide whether to adopt the taxes, one available since 1987, the other authorized by Ohio legislators in 2019. They’re two of 11 permissive …

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is offering $3 million in incentives to help current publicly funded child care providers become rated or improve their rating. It’s all a part of the Step Up To Quality program…Ohio’s quality rating system for child care providers. Qualifying child care centers …

The state NAACP endorses an Ohio ballot initiative, aimed at streamlining the state’s voting process. The organization announced its backing for the Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections measure. If voters approve it, Ohioans would be automatically registered to vote when conducting business at state Bureau of Motor Vehicles offices. …

Todd M. Feltz, age 60, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:30 A.M. on Wednesday, January 29, 2020, in his home after an illness of one year. Mr. Feltz was a 1977 graduate of Lima Central Catholic High School and was a veteran of the United States Navy, where he …