Ohio lawmakers, looking at creating a statewide database of violent offenders, now are considering making all of that information only available to law enforcement. A revised proposal calls for allowing the public to get a list of offenders only within their home county if they stop by their local sheriff’s …

A woman is indicted on involuntary manslaughter and child-endangering charges in the death of a 12-year-old boy who died from a fentanyl overdose during a sleepover at her Ohio apartment. The Franklin County prosecutor says the boy, Kanye Champelle, got the drug from atop a refrigerator and ingested it while …

Michigan’s jobless rate saw an increase in the month of September. The state Department of Technology, Management and Budget says unemployment in September rose by four-tenths of a percent from August to 4.3 percent. The number of unemployed increased in September by 19,000 while total employment was essentially flat.

Montpelier joins other Ohio towns to join a legal battle against the state, challenging the constitutionality of a change in the way income tax is collected. The coalition opposes a provision of Gov. Kasich’s two-year budget that would allow business owners to file net-profit income-tax returns with the Ohio Department …

A man is struck by an arrow in Fostoria. It happened on Walnut Street. Police found a 24-year-old man wounded through his lower extremities. The man was taken to Fostoria Community Hospital, then flown to a trauma center. A juvenile was practicing with a target behind his house when he …

Mary Lou Short, age 82, of Archbold, passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2017, at Brookdale Bay Pines in St. Petersburg, Florida. Mary Lou was born in Stryker, Ohio on May 18, 1935, the daughter of Ralph and Ester (Lipp) Parker. She married Charles Short, and he preceded her in …

Myles William Keller, infant son of Tyra J. Bloomer and Bryce W. Keller of Wauseon, was born and and passed away at the Fulton County Health Center on Thursday, October 19, 2017. According to the family’s wishes, cremation has taken place and there will be no services. The Edgar-Grisier Funeral …

Sandra Fitzenrider, 70 years, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2017. She was passionate-about life, her family and work. Sandy was an avid gardener, had an infectious smile and a “can do” attitude. She was known for being friendly and for doing anything for anyone. People may remember …

Johnnie L. White, 82 of Merry Lake, in Camden, Michigan passed away Friday evening at Borgess Hospital in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He was born on May 10, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan to William T. and Irene (Bryles) White. Johnnie served his country in the US Air Force during peacetime from 1953-1961. …

Kelly J. Spiker, age 51, passed away at her home in McMinnville, Tennessee on Thursday, October 19, 2017. She had lived in Hamilton, Indiana and was a member of New Hope Christian Church in Waterloo, Indiana. Kelly worked at Spangler Candy Company in Bryan from 1988-2000 and then was store …