Ohio Senate President, Larry Obhof says he’s happy to discuss alternative execution methods as the state once again faces long capital punishment delays…this, following Gov. DeWine’s decision to postpone four executions, to allow the state time to develop a new lethal injection method. The governor’s order means it could be …

Sophia Marie Underwood, age 65, of Bryan, Ohio, went to be with her Lord at 12:40 A.M. on Sunday, March 10, 2019, surrounded by her family and friends at Parkview Hospice and Home Healthcare in Fort Wayne. Sophia was a graduate of Bryan High School, received her LPN certification from …

R. Dean Krill, age 93, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 12:25 P.M. on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at Community Health and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, after a brief illness.  Mr. Krill was a 1944 graduate of Edgerton High School and a veteran of the United States Navy, serving …

Area crews take on a house fire in Angola on Stevens Street. At first, a car on the property caught fire, then it spread to the house, next door. The first fire units on the scene knocked the blaze down from the outside. Firefighters were there for roughly two hours. …

A crash in Branch County in Batavia Township on Hodunk Road injures a teenaged driver from Fremont. The 16-year old was ejected from the vehicle. She was alert and conscious and was able to provide medical information for treatment. The girl’s name was not released. She was taken to Bronson …

A Swanton man dies after a head-on collision on N. Main Street. The Highway Patrol is investigating after a van, driven by 60-year-old Peter Nagan was traveling north on North Main, when it traveled left of center and struck head-on, a vehicle driven by Elizabeth Hauenstein of Toledo. Nagan was …

Two dogs are rescued from icy conditions on Crooked Lake in Steuben County. Crews were called to West Orland Road…there, they find the dogs in the water. Both animals were safely brought back to land and reunited with their owner.

The study to see if the Aquifer is a potential water source for seven communities in the region is underway. The Henry County Regional Water Board authorized Poggemeyer Design Group to begin work on calculating transmission costs from the proposed well site near Fayette. In October, the water and sewer …

Daniel David Shaw, age 68, of rural Montpelier, Ohio, died at 1:03 P.M. on Thursday, March 7, 2019, in his home. Mr. Shaw was a graduate of Edon High School and had worked on farms and in manufacturing prior to moving to Port Charlotte, Florida, with his parents, where he …

Vicki S. Rendle, age 65, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at her daughters home in Auburn, Indiana after a brief illness. Mrs. Rendle was a 1972 graduate of Rockledge High School in Rockledge, Florida. A hard worker, she had been employed at …