Nearly 600,000 Ohio schoolchildren in 325 districts will return to school this fall for in-person classes, that’s according to figures released by Gov. Mike DeWine. Almost 400,000 students in 55 districts will be attending online, while about 380,000 students in 154 districts will be doing some combination of in-person and …

The Indiana Black Legislative Caucus calls for state lawmakers to increase accountability and transparency for the state’s police officers. Caucus members released a wide-ranging package of criminal justice reform proposals that they plan to push for during next year’s legislative session. Key to their policy agenda is establishing more frequent …

Indiana’s public schools would be assured of full state funding for the rest of this year…under a plan announced by the governor to sidestep a warning from a top fellow Republicans…that schools could face a 15% cut if they didn’t hold in-person classes. Gov. Holcomb says he and GOP legislative …

Reverend David E. Tilly, 65, of Montpelier passed away Thursday morning at Waterville Healthcare.  He was born on February 4, 1955 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Evan Conrad and Lois A. (Rask) Tilly.  On June 1, 1985 he married Jean L. Voelker and she survives. Dave graduated from North Allegheny High School in …

Keith Alan “Butch” Parady, 74 years, of Orland, Indiana, passed away unexpectedly, Monday, August 10, 2020, in his residence.  Butch was born October 4, 1945, in Payne, Ohio, the son of the late Richard “Dick” and Edna (Miller) Parady.  He was a 1963 graduate of Payne High School, Payne, Ohio.  …

Montpelier school officials pass remote learning plans. They add they will go into effect…only if the school needs to shut down due to COVID-19. The focus of online learning would be on reading, writing and arithmetic. A list of expectations for teachers, students and administrators is set. They will be …

A Bryan man is in jail…after his dog attacks another man. Officers brought in Jamie Lucas, charging him with felonious assault. Lucas was arraigned…his bond set at $15,000. His faces the court again, soon. Officials say Lucas has been in the local court system numerous times. Most recently, charged in …

The United States is suing Meadow Creek Apartments in Bryan, alleging violations of the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The place on E. High Street is one of 82 properties named in the suit. More than half of the others are in Ohio, with sites in …

Health and safety guidelines, that Ohio’s elections chief sent to county boards this week, recommend, but do not mandate, mask-wearing and other preventive measures for those voting in person, this fall. Secretary of State, Frank LaRose says nothing, including the coronavirus and skepticism about mail-in voting that’s been stoked by …

A hearing for a Toledo man, accused of murdering a Montpelier woman, has again been delayed. Thomas Smith was scheduled for a pretrial conference but it has been pushed back to Oct. 13…coronavirus. Prosecutors say Smith stabbed Danialle Swan, several times as she entered a gas station in Toledo. In …