A trial date is set in a murder case involving a 3-month-old boy in Paulding County. Tristen Blair of Grover Hill will have a date of May 15. Blair is accused in the death of his 3-month-old son. An autopsy indicated evidence of blunt force trauma. In November, Blair pleaded …

The giant Ohio online charter school that abruptly closed mid-school-year lost another round of its battle with the state over funding, even as many of its 12,000 students are looking for new schools. The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow is challenging how Ohio tallied student participation to determine the publicly funded …

Joseph L. Baldwin, age 63, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 1:27 A.M. on Friday, January 19, 2018, as a result of injuries he suffered in a car accident. Mr. Baldwin retired from Norfolk & Southern railroad after 41 years of service, most recently as a foreman. Joe was a …

Rachel G. McKelvey, age 99, of Montpelier passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon January 20, 2018 at the Defiance Inpatient Hospice in Defiance, Ohio. She was born April 21, 1918 in Superior Township, Ohio to Alva and Myrta (White) Shankster. She married Carl W. McKelvey and he preceded her in death …

A silo collapse in New Carlisle sends about 10,000 tons of corn onto an Ohio road, shutting it down for days. Crews first responded to calls of an explosion at the Miami Valley Feed & Grain Co. late Sunday night. Fire officials say there was no explosion and the sounds …

Jason Rockey, who was elected to the Montpelier Village Council in November and slated to be seated Jan. 8, will not be seated after all. Rockey emailed Mayor Steve Yagelski, Village Administrator, Kevin Brooks, and council members, saying that due to circumstances unforeseen prior to his election, he would not …

A Bryan man faces an enticement charge. Defiance police responded to a report of a suspicious person at a gas station on N. Clinton St. Michael Corwin was charged. He was released on his own recognizance and ordered to appear in Defiance Municipal Court on Jan. 29. Apparently, he tried …

John Jay Kreischer, Sr., age 90 , of Montpelier passed away early Sunday morning at the Defiance Inpatient Hospice in Defiance, Ohio. He was born March 19, 1927 in Auburn, Indiana to Carroll J. and Lenna M. (Zolman) Kreischer. John graduated from Montpelier High School in 1947 and served his …

Naomi I. Day 96, of Montpelier passed away early Saturday morning, January 20, 2018 at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio. She was born July 23, 1921 to Ervin and Vada (Wolfe) Kirkingburg. She married Clinton A. Day on May 12, 1937 in Waterloo, Indiana and he …

Ellen “Elly” May Herman, age 54, of Edon, Ohio, died on Wednesday, January 17, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after battling cancer. Her family would like to extend their thanks to the Parkview staff for the excellent care they gave to Ellen. A 1981 graduate …