Indiana’s governor signs a new two-year budget and pledges to work to restore some of the money lawmakers trimmed from his proposal to boost funding for the state’s child welfare agency…if the amount ends up being insufficient. Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the budget during a Statehouse ceremony, five days after …

The Eyes of Freedom: Lima Company Memorial, which features life-sized portraits of 23 fallen Marines and Navy Corpsman, will be featured at the Fulton County Museum and Welcome Center from May 11-18. The back of the portraits feature details about the fallen Marines depicted on the canvas. The service men …

An inmate dies while in custody at CCNO. Officials tell reporters a 26-year-old man being transported to the jail from Defiance County, became unresponsive shortly before arrival. Williams County EMS was dispatched to the jail. They took the inmate to Community Hospitals in Bryan, where he was pronounced dead. The …

The Ohio Departments of Administrative Services, Medicaid, and Job and Family Services are taking steps to address the potential disclosure of personal information in the Ohio Benefits System. Officials say the data potentially viewed in these incidents involved case and claim numbers, names and addresses, and may include contact information …

Gov. DeWine says he’s pursuing a red flag law in Ohio to allow guns to be seized temporarily from owners believed to be a threat to themselves or others. This, in response to the synagogue shootings in California over the weekend. The governor told reporters his team is trying to …

It’s long been known as a celebration and a homecoming…the annual Bryan Jubilee. After some work, the event will be near the county courthouse for three days in June. This year’s event marks the 68th celebration of the Jubilee. Officials say it is going to be different this time around. …

Maxine Cottrell, 87 years, of Hicksville passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2019 in her residence with her daughters by her side. Maxine was born November 25, 1931 in Sherwood, Ohio the daughter of the late John and Estella (Smith) Sohn. She was a 1949 graduate of Sherwood Delaware High School. …

Glenn F. Lorntz, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2019 from complications of a stroke. Mr. Lorntz was a graduate of Bryan High School which prepared him for an office job with Northwest Materials in Bryan. He served in the United States Marine Corps for …

A verdict in the Scott Laser trial. Jurors concluded whether or not Laser abducted his son’s 14-year-old girlfriend last November, remains undetermined but on all other counts he is found guilty. The jury deliberated for seven and a half hours. Williams County prosecutors closed the state’s case, arguing that “Laser …

A man drowns while trying to rescue his dog from the Ottawa River. Police in Lima say the fast-moving water in the swollen river swept him more than a mile downstream. A coroner identified the victim as 35-year-old Eric Nolte of Lima. His body was found about an hour after …