A train hits an SUV on the tracks in Swanton, causing a derailment and power outage. 13 train cars left the rails, between Main Street and Munson Road, some dangerously close to homes along the tracks. Residents in the immediate area were evacuated for a time, due to the possibility …

The Ohio Senate has its first female sergeant-at-arms. Suzanna Dawson, a retired police lieutenant from Granville, was sworn into her new job. Dawson joins a four-member team that provides security for Senate members and staff, and to members of the public visiting Senate chambers, offices and committee rooms.

Two state highways in Williams County will be temporarily closed this month, that’s according to the Ohio Department of Transportation. Currently, Ohio 34, between county roads 6 and 7.H, is closed through Friday, for two culvert replacements. The detour is Ohio 49 to U.S. 6 to Ohio 576. Ohio 576, …

Carl M. Schlachter, age 63, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, June 8, 2019, in his home. Mr. Schlachter was employed by Dooley Electric,, then Koontz-Wagner, repairing and rewinding electric motors. He was a member of the Bryan Eagles Aerie 2233. Carl M. Schlachter was born on December 21, …

Mark Alan Hancock, 59, of Stryker, Ohio passed away on Friday, June 7th, 2019 at 8:30 a.m. surrounded by his family, after a courageous 3 year battle with cancer. Mark was born March 5th, 1960, at Montpelier Hospital in Montpelier Ohio, to Richard and Paula (Shaffer) Hancock. Mark is survived …

Gov. DeWine is more than doubling the size of Ohio’s jail inspections team. The change comes following a review that was prompted by discrepancies in reports about a county jail in Cleveland, where eight inmates died in 2018. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction’s 2017 report showed few issues …

A major resurfacing project on Shoop Avenue and Elm Street in Wauseon is scheduled to begin on Tuesday. The Ohio Department of Transportation notified the city it will begin grinding the roadway on Shoop, from Airport Highway to the intersection of Elm. The project will continue down Elm, through the …

Matt Killion, Bryan Municipal Utilities Power Production Superintendent is retiring after 11 years with the outfit at end of the month. The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approved the retirement during their regular meeting. The board also approved BMU to seek Killion’s successor.

Carlene K. Fackler, 75, of Camden, Michigan passed away early Friday morning in Coldwater, Michigan.  She was born on August 22, 1943 in Hillsdale, Michigan to Russel C. and Pauline Rhoada (Chapman) Chamberlain.  Carlene graduated from Waldron High School.  She married Aubrey “David” Fackler and he preceded her in death. …

Aundrea R. Cummins, age 46, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, June 5, 2019, as a result of injuries sustained in an auto accident. Aundrea was a 1992 graduate of Bryan High School and received her RN degree from Northwest State Community College. She received her BSN from Aspen …