The remains of a World War II pilot from Ohio are identified, 75 years after his plane was shot down over Germany. The remains of Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Steve Nagy will be buried in his hometown of Lorain at a date yet to be determined. He was 23 …

The Ohio Supreme Court rejects a lawsuit, attempting to block a proposed statewide vote that aims to overturn a financial rescue for Ohio’s two nuclear plants. The plants’ owner, FirstEnergy Solutions, had argued the financial rescue approved by state lawmakers in July can’t be overturned by voters because it amounts …

Anna Lea Grider, age 56, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away Saturday, November 23, 2019, at Community Hospitals & Wellness Centers in Montpelier. Anna took great pride in writing Google reviews for various places. Anna Lea Grider was born on November 13, 1963, the daughter of Emery Weldon and Ruth Margaret …

Jeffery Smith, the area man who stole a CSX vehicle that he left on a Defiance railroad crossing, where it was struck by a train, is sentenced to prison in Defiance County. Smith was given a 54-month prison term on charges of intimidation, vandalism and interference with the operation of …

Work to clean up the former SK Hand Tool property in Richland Township will soon rest with the EPA. County officials agreed to submit an application for EPA grant funds to help clean up the site on Hickory St., just outside Defiance. The application deadline is Dec. 4. The thought …

The English-Bonter-Mitchell Foundation pledges a half million dollars to support the planned expansion at Trine University’s Allen School of Engineering and Computing. The $10 million expansion, announced last year, will provide added space and resources for Trine’s growing engineering and computer science and information technology programs. The new area is …

FirstEnergy Solutions, the Ohio-based coal and nuclear power generating agency, says it will change its name once it restructures amid filing bankruptcy. The new name? Energy Harbor. The company was founded in 1997 as a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. and runs nuclear power and coal plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania, …

A new warrant is issued for Edward Ramirez. Officials say while out on bond and awaiting trial in Williams County, Ramirez was booked at the Shelby County Jail. The bust caused him to miss a Williams County pretrial date, leading to a new bench for failure to appear. After leading …

Megan Hausch officially has the interim tag removed from her title as executive director of Williams County Economic Development Corporation. Hausch was selected as the interim director in September, after Matt Davis stepped down to take a new role. The appointment, also approved unanimously by commissioners, officially takes effect on …

The state is calling for nominations, honoring older Ohioans for their contributions to communities, their fields of work or other ways they’ve made a difference in their later years. The deadline is Friday to suggest candidates for the Ohio Senior Citizens Hall of Fame. Nominees must be at least age …