Health officials say they’re investigating reports of six Ohioans who vape that experienced breathing illnesses. The Ohio Department of Health is asking healthcare providers to report all suspected cases of serious pulmonary illness, where the cause is unclear and the patients have a history of vaping, or using e-cigarettes. Dr. …

After several years of planning, the Williams County Regional Airport starts a $2.7 million taxiway extension project. Airport officials say will improve safety at the facility. The airport will add a 1,850-foot-long by 35-foot-wide taxiway, parallel to the west end of the runway, near County Road 16. A second section …

Amber Clark of Napoleon pleads guilty to tampering with evidence in Fulton County. Prosecutors say she used fake urine during a drug screen in June. She was sentenced to 12 months in prison.

Williams County deputies bring in a man on warrants. They had to kill a dog in the process. Jamie Lucas was wanted by the authorities at a County Road 19 location. As the officers serve the warrant, a pit bull goes after them. Officials say they had no choice but …

Johnny Page, the Archbold man charged with one count of rape, appeared in a Napoleon courtroom. Page waived his right to a preliminary hearing. He was released on his own recognizance and ordered to have no contact with the alleged victim. He also is required to obey a protection order …

A Fort Wayne man dies in a Paulding County crash on Ohio 500, east of County Road 87. Officials say the driver was westbound…misses a curve and goes off the right side of the roadway. The vehicle overturns several times before coming to rest in a field. Aaron Crutchfield, the …

Charles H. Fitzwater, 78 years, of Sherwood, passed away Saturday, August 24, 2019 at Toledo Hospital.  Chuck was born January 4, 1941, in Paulding County, Ohio, the son of the late George and Mabel (Shellenbarger) Fitzwater-Bishop.  He was a 1959 graduate of Oakwood High School.  He married Rebecca J. Dunlap …

Gene A. Kroetz, age 68, of Stryker, passed away Saturday morning, August 24, 2019, in his home. Visitation for Gene will be held from 2:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 29, 2019 at New Hope Community Church, 15627 US-127, Bryan, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 A.M. …

Shelia D. Damon, age 67, of Wauseon, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2019, at Indian Meadows Nursing Home.  She was born in Guin, Alabama, on June 29, 1952 to the late Leroy and Lucille (Nichols) Sanderson.  On September 15, 1973, she married Gerald L. Damon, and he survives. Shelia …

Arlene M. Miller, age 77, of Stryker died at 5:45 P.M. on Thursday, August 22, 2019, at Fairlawn Haven in Archbold. She was a 1960 graduate of Hilltop High School in West Unity. Arlene worked at Spangler Candy Company in Bryan and retired from LaChoy Food Products after 24 years …