Four transgender people, challenging an Ohio rule preventing people from changing the gender listings on their birth certificates, have won their day in court. U.S. District Court Judge, Michael Watson denied the state’s request that the lawsuit filed by the ACLU, Lambda Legal and the ACLU of Ohio be dismissed.

Patricia A. Lovejoy, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:52. P.M. on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mrs. Lovejoy was employed by Bryan Custom Plastics and retired in 1996 with twenty years of service. She enjoyed …

Suzanne (Graber) Belter, age 72, of Wauseon, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 20, 2019, at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice, after battling cancer with a heavy heart, for nine years.  She was born in Wauseon on May 15, 1947, to the late Lloyd and Ilean (Simon) Graber.  On November 17, …

DeAnna L. Parcher, age 46, of Wauseon, passed away on Friday, September 20, 2019, at Toledo Hospital following a long battle with cancer. DeAnna had worked for Yanfeng Automotive in Bryan for 25 years. Her and her husband, Glenn, were known for their “Coca Cola” house in Wauseon. DeAnna was …

Ava Victoria Wainwright was born September 16, 2019 and entered the arms of Jesus on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 at Toledo Hospital, Toledo. She was the daughter of Johnathon M. Wainwright and Chaloe A. Rickard. Surviving in addition to her loving parents are her nine siblings, Isaiah Matthew Skeels, Keyonna …

Michael Loop pleads guilty to voluntary manslaughter charges in the killing of a Cecil man in 2018. Loop had been facing a charge of aggravated murder in the death of Phillip Koenn. Sentencing is set for Monday in a Paulding County courtroom. Prosecutors say Loop, in a fit of rage …

Brandi Berry, a former part-time bookkeeper, pleads guilty to the theft of more than $100,000 from the church school that employed her. A March grand jury indictment alleges that she stole funds from St. John Lutheran School from 2016 to 2018. They say she also forged several checks as part …

State election officials are reviewing about 1,000 more Ohio voter registrations that were flagged for cancellation during a recent purge to assure they weren’t improperly deleted. Secretary of State, Frank LaRose’s office undertook the review after Democratic state legislative staffers said they’d identified another flaw in the state’s system for …

Indiana’s attorney general says he is supporting the tentative multibillion-dollar settlement with OxyContin maker, Purdue Pharma, because it would get money flowing to help deal with the opioid crisis. The statement from Attorney General, Curtis Hill is his first about the deal since it was announced a week ago. Connecticut-based …

An Edon man dies after a lawn tractor accident at a County Road I location. Officials tell reporters the victim was underneath the tractor and was not transported from the scene. The man was reportedly found by a family member, who made the call to emergency personnel.