An Ohio Senate committee will hear from Democrats and a Republican, sponsoring legislation that includes expanding background checks for most firearm purchases. It also includes a red flag law, designed to keep guns from people seen as a threat to themselves or others. Republicans agreed to hold the hearing because …

Walter S. Cliffton, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 3:15 P.M. on Tuesday, September 17, 2019, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Walter was a U.S. Army veteran and worked for Chase Brass as a mill operator. He enjoyed taking his Corvettes and Camaros to …

Hal C. Dietz, 94 of Montpelier, passed away Monday, September 16, 2019 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.   Hal was born January 31, 1925 in Pioneer, OH to Leland A. and Aletha D. (Chapman) Dietz.  Hal married his wife Sandra K. Parnham on May 23,1959 in Montpelier.   …

The City of Bryan gets a donation from Parkview Health for automated external defibrillators. About a dozen in all. An AED can deliver an electric shock to the heart in a cardiac event to re-establish a rhythm. In April, city officials expressed their desire to position the devices around the …

Edon Police is getting a boost in pay and manpower, though the budget is set to remain the same. The Village Council passed two ordinances that would increase the size of the police force to include 10 part-time officers and increase their pay range to $15-$20 an hour.

A Paulding County grand jury indicts a rural Oakwood man for shooting and killing his brother. Donald Richcreek is charged with murder in the shooting death of Anthony Richcreek. Deputies were called to a County Road 187 location in Oakwood, on Aug. 10 for a report of a drive-by shooting. …

A New London woman, charged in a Defiance shooting, has been bound over to a county grand jury. Rebecca Reed waived her right to a preliminary hearing in a Defiance courtroom for assault and more. Officials tell reporters a male victim was shot in the foot during an incident in …

Fire destroys a County Road 10 home in Paulding County. Flames collapsed the roof of the two-story building that was divided into several apartments. All of the residents there are displaced. No injuries reported. The American Red Cross is helping out those in need. Firefighters could give no cause for …

Peter G. Gilbert, Sr., 90, of Stryker and formerly of Montpelier, passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019 at his home. He was born on February 23, 1929 in Flint, MI to Peter A. and Winifred M. (Davis) Gilbert. Peter proudly served his country in the U.S. Navy as a …

Dolores A. Kepler, 90 years, of Hamilton, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2019 at Aperion Nursing Home, Angola.  Dolores was born July 11, 1929, in Branch County, Michigan, the son of the late Cecil and Vera (Knisley) Harger.  She was a 1947 graduate of Hamilton High School.  Dolores married Jerry …