Environmental groups want Indiana residents to comment on a proposed federal settlement over a U.S. Steel plant’s discharging of a hazardous chemical that entered a Lake Michigan tributary. The public comment period on the proposed settlement ends June 6. It calls for U.S. Steel to pay nearly $900,000 in fines …

An area school district gets national attention. Once again, U.S. News & World Report has given the Antwerp school system high marks. District officials told staff the magazine gave Antwerp the highest rating in the Defiance six-county area. It’s the 53rd best in Ohio. The rankings are based on a …

A builder in Perrysburg is now charged with theft after a list of customers say they took their money, didn’t pay the contractors for their work, and then abruptly closed up shop. Slaske Builders has filed for bankruptcy in Ottawa County…they now have a new court date set there for …

State Route 795, between Pemberville and Fostoria roads, near Milbury is closed for a time after a semi lost its wheels and axles there. The big rig sat sideways on 795 for several hours as crews cleaned up the scene. No word on any injuries as officials look over the …

Crews in Huntington County were called to a diesel refinery plant on U.S. 24 for a fire. Flames were not visible at Gladieux Processing when they arrived. Officials say it is unclear how the fire started, but it didn’t take crews long to put it out. At least one person …

Officials tell reporters say six people suffered injuries after a New York City-bound tour bus carrying 28 senior students and three chaperones from Delphos Jefferson High School went down a 40 foot embankment on I-80 near Danville, Pennsylvania. Several were checked out at an area hospital then released. One of …

Mary Ann Martin, 97, of Pioneer passed away surrounded by her family on May 18, 2018 at Hillside Country Living in Bryan. She was born on August 16, 1920 to the late Emery and Minnie (Flory) Clapper. She was a graduate of Stryker High School, Fort Wayne International Business College, …

Roger B. Smith, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 18, 2018, at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier. Mr. Smith was a 1952 graduate of Bryan High School and a veteran of the United States Army serving in the Korean Conflict. He was a longtime employee …

Dennis L. Stoufer, age 69, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Friday, May 18, 2018, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center. He worked for Norfolk & Southern Railroad, owned a paint contracting business and worked in maintenance Fort Myers Beach, Florida. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War from …

Frederick D. “Fritz” Fouty, age 84, of rural Delta, passed away Thursday evening, May 17, 2018, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee. Prior to his retirement he had been a truck driver. Fritz was born in Delta on August 8, 1933, the son of Alfred and Mae (Pontious) Fouty. On …