Harold O. Conley, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of Paulding, Ohio, passed away at 3:44 P.M. on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, shortly after admittance to Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio, after a sudden illness. Mr. Conley was a graduate of Pax High School in Pax, West Virginia, …

Crews from Middle Point, Van Wert, Delphos, Ohio City and Spencerville are called to a home on Converse Roselm Road, just west of Delphos to take on a house fire. Officials tell reporters the homeowners and pets were able to escape. No injuries reported. The cause of the fire was …

In Montpelier…the Village Council takes one more step on the Iron Horse River Trail project. The village has received approval for $850,000 in grants from the state Transportation Alternatives Program, through the Ohio Department of Transportation. The grant is for development of a recreational trail generally along the St. Joseph …

House Republicans in Ohio are discussing a repeal of the death penalty, as executions remain on hold, amid the state’s struggles to obtain lethal injection drugs. GOP House Speaker, Larry Householder tells reporters members of his majority caucus are discussing various options, including doing away with capital punishment. This, as …

High-speed internet would spread to about 1 million unserved or underserved Ohioans along rural routes and highways, previously off-limits, to private development under a strategic plan. If approved by the Department of Agriculture, the aggressive blueprint for expanding and improving broadband access across the state also would give extra points …

Hugh Whitehead, the Bryan man accused of raping and assaulting a woman, is indicted by a Williams County grand jury. Prosecutors say it happened on Dec. 6. The indictment further contends that Whitehead is a sexually violent predator. He has another court date in January.

A woman is killed when her minivan rear-ends a pickup at the intersection of C.R. 400 South and S.R. 5a in LaGrange County. Officials say 74-year-old, Linda Short was headed north on 5, when she failed to see a pickup that was stopped, waiting to turn on to 400 South. …

The American Civil Liberties Union says it’s back on board with a bill, designed to reduce low-level drug possessions to misdemeanors and increase penalties for drug dealers. The legislation is part of a long-running attempt by lawmakers to reduce Ohio’s prison population. The ACLU, a past supporter of the legislation, …

The Ohio Supreme Court rules a dog, suspected of posing a danger to people, does not have to carry an official dangerous dog label to charge an owner for violating the law. As long as prosecutors have evidence that the dog in question would meet the definition of the law, …

Carol N. Pollock, 75 years, of Bryan, Ohio passed away Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio. Carol was born January 1, 1944 in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late Oakley and Mildred (Bechtol) Pollock. She worked at Custom Cleaners as a presser …