Ohio’s attorney general has eliminated 39 jobs at the state’s police officer training academy outside Columbus…as it revamps how advance training of police officers is conducted. Dave Yost says the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy in London has not been self-supporting financially for more than a decade…so, positions would be …

Carol L. (Bates) Wilson, age 79, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away Tuesday night, May 26, 2020 in The Toledo Hospital, Toledo, Ohio.  She was born June 29, 1940 in Wauseon, Ohio to the late Frank and Emily Bates.  She married Danny D. Wilson on February 22, 1969 and he survives.  …

A farmer knocks the lights out in Edgerton. Crews, both utility and fire department, arrive at a County Road 75 location…there, they find some spraying equipment…hung up in some power lines. There, crews shut down power for a time…so they can free the equipment from the wires. They got that …

A motorcycle rider is wanted by West Unity Police. Officers say they tried to pull him over for a traffic citation. Instead it becomes a high speed chase. It began along Madison Street, near Church…before long, the pursuit ends up on the Ohio Turnpike. The rider gets away. They know …

All staff members in Ohio’s nursing homes will be tested for coronavirus. Gov. DeWine announces the ramped-up effort in the state’s hard-hit long-term care facilities. The governor says testing will also be done on residents who are most likely to have been exposed. 14 teams of medically trained National Guard …

Another summer event and Williams County institution…the Fly-In Breakfast…is postponed…COVID-19. The event, held annually on July 4, drew thousands to the Williams County Airport for a breakfast and to see a variety of modern and antique airplanes, some which flew in from out of state. The Kiwanis Club of Williams …

Gladys M. Borton, age 100, passed away Tuesday afternoon, May 26, 2020 in Fulton Manor, Wauseon, Ohio.  She was born February 08, 1920 on a farm east of Burlington, Ohio to the late Menno Simon and Edna Elizabeth (Leu) Rupp.  When Gladys was six the family moved to Tedrow where …

Deborah Zimmerman, 66 years, of Hicksville, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne.  Deb was born December 14, 1953 in Hicksville, Ohio, the daughter of William “Bill” and Floella (Devers) Handy.  She was a 1971 graduate of Hicksville High School.  Deb then attended Davis …

Kimberly J. Mann, age 51, of Holland, Michigan, and a lifelong resident of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away at 7:00 P.M. on Monday 25, 2020, at Holland Mercy Hospital after a courageous two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.  She was a member of the Class of 1987 at Hicksville High School and …

Two men die in a crash on U.S. 20 in Richfield Township. Burton Lutz, 87, of Wauseon, and Eric Estrad, 22, of Toledo, were pronounced dead at the scene. Officials tell reporters Lutz was driving east on 20, near State Route 295. That’s when he tried to overtake a semi. …