The Ohio Supreme Court rules $43 million in charges by FirstEnergy, from 2009 to 2011, are non-refundable to consumers. Insiders say the funds were collected in order for the company to pay for expensive Renewable Energy Certificates, or credits. It did so in order to make up for not meeting …

A Pulaski business issues a recall for misbranding and regulatory deviations. The Divine Living company on U.S. 127, is recalling its Silver, Nano Silver and “Tooth Brushing Spray” products. The Nano Silver and Silver products are being recalled due to the failure of the firm to maintain records, implement quality …

A malfunction in an outside wood burner damages a house east of Harrison Lake. The residents will be staying with family until the home on Fulton County Road M can be repaired from fire damage. Icy conditions, combined with no fire hydrants anywhere near close, made the operation a challenge …

Lora L. Harper, age 68 of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 3:30 A.M. on Wednesday, January 24, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Harper had been employed at Allied Moulded as a press operator for eleven years prior to her retirement. She …

Shane B. Middleton, age 43, of Bryan Ohio, passed away at his home on Thursday, January 25, 2018, after a near year long battle with cancer. Shane was a 1993 graduate of Bryan High School and had worked for the Bryan City Schools since 2010 as the Head High School …

Brenna Bowser, age 33, of Swanton, Ohio, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, Thursday, January 25, 2018 at Swanton Valley Health Center. She was born December 12, 1984 in Wauseon, Ohio to William Bowser and Diana Shively. Brenna was a 2003 graduate of Springfield High School. During her junior …

Lovanna “Kay” Rector, 65, of Montpelier passed away Wednesday at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan. She was born on August 26, 1952 in Berea, Kentucky to Raymond and Clara G. (Redmon) Huff. Family was a very important part of Kay’s life, she was a very kind person that made …

Eugene R. “Gene” Brodbeck, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:50 A.M. on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Mr. Brodbeck was a veteran of the United States Air Force and had been employed as a machinist at The Aro Corporation in …

Roger W. Ellis, age 85, recently of Monclova, Ohio, and formerly a long time resident of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 23, 2018, at Hospice of Northwest Ohio in Perrysburg, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. Ellis was a 1950 graduate of Bryan High School and …

Dennis “Denny” J. Balser, 70, of Pioneer passed away Thursday morning at Ebeid Hospice Residence in Sylvania, Ohio. He was born on September 8, 1947 in Jackson, Michigan to John S. and Luella M. (Moses) Balser. Denny graduated from Hilltop High School in 1965. He proudly served his country in …