More Ohioans enrolled in a certified drug court treatment program will get help through an expansion of a state program. The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) Bureau of Criminal Justice this week expanded the Addiction Treatment Program (ATP) to eight additional counties in Ohio. The ATP …

Some of the state’s highest ranking Republicans are coming out to support the oil and gas industry and its impact on Ohio in an effort to counter rhetoric in the presidential race. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has said she’d like to crack down on the use of fossil fuels …

Donald L. Humbarger, III., age 47, of Montpelier, passed away surrounded by his family on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at Community Hospital & Wellness Center in Bryan. He was born on January 10, 1969 in Bryan to Donald L. and Linda L. (Green) Humbarger, Jr. Don graduated from Fairview High …

Secretary of State Jon Husted sent out around 7 million absentee ballot applications at the beginning of this month. He says more Ohioans are taking advantage of that option this year. Husted says Ohioans are returning those absentee ballot request applications at a record pace. Husted said so far, the …

Putnam County has the second lowest unemployment rate in the state for August, according to information from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Service. Putnam County’s rate was 3.2 percent. Only one county in the state had a lower unemployment rate than Putnam County. Mercer County’s rate was 3 …

The sound of music and the delicious smell of ribs will dominate downtown Defiance on Saturday as the 2016 Defiance Rockin’ the Rivers – Music and Rib Fest creates a fun time in the city. Celebrate Defiance will be the focus this year for the annual rib fest. As the …

An Indiana man was hospitalized following a car/semi crash on Tuesday near Ridgeville Corners. 56 year old Thomas Pitzen of Fort Wayne, was taken by air ambulance to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, where his condition was unknown. According to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, at 1:52 p.m. on …

Patricia E. Chamberlain, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, September 15, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance, Ohio. Patricia worked as a bus driver for Bryan City Schools for 37 years and had worked at Kmart in Bryan for many years. Born on …

A number of Defiance residents showed considerable interest in Mayor Mike McCann’s hope to support revitalization of their neighborhood during a public meeting Monday night. About 70 persons, including local officials, attended the meeting at Defiance Christian Church to discuss the possibility of using future grant funds to fix up …

Paulding County Common Pleas Court Judge Tiffany Beckman ruled on several issues Monday during the final pretrial hearing in the case against 43 year old Bradley Gillespie of Defiance. Gillespie is charged with two counts of murder. He is accused of killing Paulding residents 21 year old Hannah Fischer and …