Central Local Schools students, who choose the remote learning option this year, will be instructed by the district’s teachers. The Board of Education approved both the district’s school restart plan, as well as its remote one. One protocol?…Masks for everyone, just about…per state orders, on campus.

Plans to start building a steel plant in Delta this summer were delayed by the coronavirus pandemic…and now they have been pushed back to early next year. We reported Nova Tube and Steel, and their $70 million project, will eventually bring 102 jobs to the area. That’s now all pushed …

In DeKalb County…two people are taken to the hospital after a motorcycle crash on C.R. 9-A, at C.R. 327. Officials tell reporters James Anderson of Garrett was eastbound on 9-A in a sedan…when he stopped at the sign. Anderson then pulled out…in front of the motorcycle, ridden by Tony Ash …

Larry A. Radloff, 70 years, of Stryker, Ohio passed away Monday, August 10, 2020 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center – Bryan. Larry was born July 28, 1950 in Edgerton, Wisconsin, the son of the late Janell Radloff. He was a 1969 graduate of Stryker High School and attended Bowling …

Richard L. Hess, M.D. 79 years, of Bryan passed away peacefully, Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance. Richard was born in Clarksburg, West Virginia on December 12, 1940, to Paul R. and Carol L. (Swiger) Hess. He graduated from Victory High School with the …

Rassini Chassis Systems on Magda Drive in Montpelier, will be permanently closing its doors in October. Approximately 70 employees are expected to be terminated within the month and by Dec. 31. Rassini is an international company that provides engineering solutions for suspension, brakes and anti-vibration systems for the automotive industry. …

Bryan Police accuses an area resident of using a Molotov cocktail to set fire to a home on South Union Street. Officials say Hope Williams committed the crime back on July 25…when crews were called to the scene. The blaze ultimately destroyed a mobile home there. Officers say someone was …

One person is hurt after a tractor rolls over on County Road S, between County roads 11 and 12, near Pioneer. Officials say the tractor hit the ditch and flipped. The driver, pinned under one of the tires. Crews free the victim and get him on a helicopter for Parkview …

Janis Ann Kelley (Thomas), age 85, of Napoleon, Ohio passed away August 9, 2020 in Defiance Ohio. She was born on July 12, 1935 at home in Grand Rapids, Ohio to John and Ruth (Soash) Thomas. Janis married Douglas Kelley on November 9, 1957 and he survives. Janis liked to …

Governor, DeWine says Ohio unemployment claimants would receive $300 in federal weekly unemployment assistance under an option provided by the White House that doesn’t require extra state spending. The plan agreed to by the governor means less money for the unemployed under another option, that would provide $400 a week, …