Ohioans lost the right to appeal disputed tax decisions directly to the state’s high court, a scarcely debated policy change that critics say will have sweeping consequences for businesses, individuals and governments. The Ohio Supreme Court advocated for and defends the change, arguing it was necessary to lighten its docket …

The Community Humane Shelter of Steuben County invited the community to tour its new facility on Thursday. The shelter held an official ribbon cutting and open hours. The animals were moved there in late August. It is twice the size. Construction on the new facility began last October. The $1.6 …

A cause of an explosion that leveled a rural Defiance County home on Aug. 21 is determined. The blast at 15525 Sponseller Road is thought to be an accidental fire. Officials say the probable cause was a propane leak in the crawlspace. Defiance crews were called to the one-story home …

John Ramsey Thiel, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died Sunday, September 24, 2017 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo. Mr. Thiel was a member of Grace Community Church in Bryan. He had been a First Aid instructor for the American Red Cross, was the Sunday school superintendent at …

Annabelle Grace Waidelich, infant daughter of Caleb and Joilyn Waidelich, Stryker, Ohio silently entered this world on September 25, 2017 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center, Bryan, Ohio. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. Online condolences may be made at www.grisierfh.com. Arrangments entrusted to Grisier Funeral Home, Stryker, Ohio.

Esther L. Oyer, age 96, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2017 at Fairlawn Retirement Community, where she had resided for nearly five years. She was born on November 16, 1920 in Wauseon, Ohio to Amiel and Mindy (Goldsmith) Waldfogel. She married Richard L. Oyer in 1948 and he preceded …

Winifred Eileen Hunter, 91 years, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017 at Fountain Park Inn and Villas, Bryan. Winifred was born June 29, 1926, in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the daughter of the late George and Edna (Drake) Miller. She married Marvin L. Hunter on February 22, 1969 in …

Patricia A. Bush, age 55, of Bryan, Ohio passed away on Tuesday, September 26, 2017, at her home. She was a member of Grace Community Church. She enjoyed spending time with friends, playing dice and bingo. Born on September 15, 1962, in Tampa, Florida, she was the daughter of Wayne …

Fiber artists from throughout the region will be gathering in Archbold this weekend for the annual Fiber Arts Fest at Sauder Village. Visitors will be able to watch spinning, weaving, and many other fiber arts demonstrations. There will be workshops, fiber exhibits, and vendors will be there, too.

A Hicksville man is sentenced to a decade in prison in Defiance County on two child sexual abuse charges. Christopher Lake pled guilty in 2016 for sexual contact with a 7-year-old girl at a Hicksville residence. A county grand jury indictment for rape included the possibility of life imprisonment due …