In an appeal for federal relief from the rain and flooding on behalf of farmers and farm related businesses, Congressman, Bob Latta has sent letters for assistance to the Department of Agriculture. The letter requests an approval of an agriculture disaster declaration, should the agency receive a request for one …

The owner of Ohio’s two nuclear plants is optimistic lawmakers will come up with their financial rescue, even though a deadline set by the company has passed. State leaders are considering adding a fee on every electricity bill in the state in order to stop the plants from closing prematurely. …

Corrective eyeglasses and contact lenses purchased in Ohio are no longer subject to state sales tax. The change went into effect Monday. Hearing aids, prescription drugs and other medical devices already were exempt. Taxpayers are expected to save an estimated $30 million a year. Officials say the change likely means …

Diane R. Bruce, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully at 12:45 P.M. on Sunday, June 30, 2019. Born on April 3, 1937, in Bryan, Diane was the only daughter of Glen and Ann (Meyers) Ensign. She was a 1955 graduate of Bryan High School and went on to …

James M. “Mike” Gibbs, age 73, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2019, at 7:30 P.M. at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier, Ohio. Mike was a truck driver for many years with the former Chamber’s Leasing. He enjoyed watching races at Oak Shade racetrack and truck …

Rev. Robert V. Waggoner, 92 years, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, July 1, 2019 at Fairlawn Haven, Archbold.  Robert was born August 5, 1926 in Toledo, Ohio, to Charles and Lulu (Penry) Waggoner.  When he was six, his Sunday school teacher asked if any of the …

Charles A. “Chad” Coffelt, age 51, of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, June 30, 2019, at Ebeid Hospice in Sylvania, Ohio.  He was born in Marion, Indiana on July 30, 1967to the late Charles Coffelt and Shelia Edwards.  On August 26, 1995, he married Michell Pearson, and she survives.  …

First responders recover the body of wake surfer who went underwater and didn’t resurface Thursday in Clear Lake. 20-year-old John Adams is the victim. Officials have notified the family and an official cause of death will be announced after an autopsy.

Two people, including an 11-year-old boy, go to the hospital for injuries after a crash on I-69. DeKalb County deputies responded to the northbound lane near the 322 mile-marker. Officials tell reporters the car went off of the left shoulder of the road. The driver then over-corrects trying to get …

Two Wisconsin residents, a mother and her adult son, are brought in by officers at the Colonial Manor Motel in Bryan. Officials say they both had warrants out of their home state while they were transporting a baby sought by his own mother. Jebb Sparks, 25, and Gina Sparks, 51, …