Defiance officials are laying the groundwork for one area employer, Johns Manville. A new proposal establishes a job creation incentive program for the company, which is planning a $50 million expansion at its Carpenter Road plant. The company promises to create no fewer than 24 new jobs. In return, the …

The Ohio Power Sitting Board held a public meeting to discuss the proposed Timber Road Wind Farm IV in Paulding. The proposed wind farm would be located in Benton, Blue Creek, Crane, Harrison and Paulding townships. The 125-megawatt project would have 31 total turbines. Officials say a buyer for the …

An area man is accused of injuring a child. Investigators say Keagan DeWitt hurt the Delaware Bend minor. At this hour, the victim is at Toledo Children’s hospital, under observation. The police were called to the Flickinger Road home to find the child unresponsive. DeWitt appeared in Defiance Municipal Court …

Progress was made in the Ohio Statehouse regarding Sierah’s Law as it passed the Ohio House committee by an unanimous 12 to 0 vote. The law is named after Sierah Joughin who was murdered in summer 2016. The law, which also passed the state senate, would create a violent offender …

Minnesota Attorney General, Lori Swanson is suing an Indiana company over a data breach that exposed the information of over 8,000 Minnesota residents. Swanson filed the lawsuit Monday against Medical Informatics Engineering. According to Swanson, hackers in 2015 stole protected health information of thousands of Minnesotans from MIE, which provides …

Christopher “Supe” M. Beals, 31 of Pioneer passed away Monday evening surrounded by his loved ones at the University of Toledo Medical Center. He was born on August 11, 1987 in Bryan to Mark Alan and Jennifer Lynn (Bickham) Beals. Chris graduated from North Central High School in 2006 and …

Eva Lee J. Krathwohl, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 11:55 A.M. on Sunday, December 2, 2018, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center in Bryan where she was a resident. Mrs. Krathwohl was graduate of Hudson High School in Hudson, Michigan and had been employed by the Aro Corporation, retiring …

Marjorie A. “Midge” Culbertson, 92 years, of Bryan, passed away Monday, December 3, 2018 in The Inn at Fountain Park, Bryan. Midge was born June 26, 1926 in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late Rudy and Mabel (Miller) Lichty. She was a 1944 graduate of Bryan High School. Midge …

Kevin J. Browning, age 45, of Toledo, passed away Sunday, December 2, 2018, at the Toledo Hospital. He had worked in technical support in the computer industry. Kevin was born in Wauseon, Ohio, on September 16, 1973, the son of David and Eva (Hill) Browning. In 1998 he married Erin …

Embattled Indiana Attorney General, Curtis Hill wants lawmakers to increase his budget by about $5 million, despite previously drawing their ire for spending $300,000 on office renovations and a van. Hill did not appear in person to request the increase from the State Budget Committee, which is gathering input before …