Two Williams County residents are indicted by a grand jury in Defiance County. Brandon John, and Nicholas Finney, both of West Unity, face felony theft charges. Prosecutors say on Dec. 1 they both stole property valued at over $1,000 from a business on North Clinton Street in Defiance. John was …

The state Medical Board is accepting new petitions through the end of the year from those seeking to add illnesses as qualifying conditions for physicians to recommend medical marijuana to Ohio patients. The board continues to take the position that once an illness is added to the list of approved …

Biking and walking would be made bigger priorities under a plan approved by a regional Ohio transportation agency. Goals of the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study include balancing recreational opportunities with healthy travel options and safety. The group does research for northeastern Ohio. The study’s 38-page plan puts a priority …

The state Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments from a group attempting to overturn the roughly $1 billion financial rescue of Ohio’s two nuclear power plants. Lawmakers in July approved the rescue by adding a new fee on every electricity bill in the state. The fees will generate $150 million …

Ohio’s Bureau of Motor Vehicles plans to begin a vehicle safety recall notification program, using the state’s vehicle registration renewal process. Vehicle safety recall information will be printed on registration renewal notices sent through the mail, beginning in January. An open recall will not interfere to renew vehicle registrations. BMV …

As Indiana Attorney General, Curtis Hill awaits the outcome of a professional misconduct complaint, involving his alleged drunken groping of four women, the embattled Republican is facing scrutiny over a string of financial decisions he’s made since taking office. Shortly after he was sworn in in 2017, Hill asked for …

A major Indiana utility company agrees to pay a $1 million fine in settling a federal complaint that it discriminated against some 1,500 female or black job applicants. Northern Indiana Public Service Co. reached the deal with federal officials after a U.S. Department of Labor investigation found the utility discriminated …

Devin Jordan Thiel, age 21 of Defiance, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019 following a brief illness. Devin was a 2017 graduate of Defiance High School and Four County Vocational School. He was employed as a production worker at Reifel Industries in Pioneer, Ohio. Devin was a kind hearted …

Carman J. Oxender, 85, of Pioneer passed away Tuesday morning at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home in Archbold.  She was born on August 6, 1934 in Angola, Indiana to Clyde O. and Dimmie (Cook) Hagelberger.  Carman graduated from Kunkle High School in 1952.  On September 16, 1956 she married Raymond B. …

A Bryan woman faces dozens of charges in Branch County, Michigan. Kathy Jo Contreras is accused of stealing from the Girl Scouts of America…to the tune of $1,280 from three Girl Scout accounts on 11 occasions without authorization. A Michigan State Police investigation started in May and a warrant for …