Ohio and seven other states don’t want medical insurance companies Aetna and Humana to merge, and Attorney General Mike Dewine said in a news release yesterday that his office studied the merger carefully and determined a challenge was necessary to protect Ohioans. A lawsuit challenging the merger alleges if the …

Moats, Barbara A. (nee Acus), passed away, suddenly, Tuesday, July 19, 2016, at the age of 78. Daughter of Oakley and Cordelia Acus, Barbara’s accomplishments began at a young age. She was loved and respected by her peers during her youth being named Salutatorian in High School. She would go …

A man who grew up in Bryan and was hit by a drunk driver while walking in a Florida parking lot, lost both of his legs in that crash. Now, Andrew Elder has written a book about his life and how he adapted to his new life. The book is …

The FBI and the Ohio BCI are looking for a local woman who was reported missing on Tuesday evening. Fulton County Sheriff Roy Miller said yesterday that 20 year-old Sierah Joughin was reported missing by a family member after she failed to return home from a bike ride. She was …

A man was arrested in Napoleon early Tuesday morning on several charges and allegedly possessed a stolen firearm. 33-year-old Isaiah Barbary of Kokomo was stopped for speeding on Appian Avenue on Tuesday about 2:30 a.m. Police saw an alcoholic beverage in the vehicle, and searched the rest of the car, …

U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown made a stop in Defiance on Tuesday, meeting with bankers and lenders at Defiance College’s Serrick Center to discuss various topics, including making sure that small businesses can receive financing to help their businesses grow. Brown said he is in line to be chairman of the …

Police arrested a 25-year-old Wauseon man for allegedly abducting a woman on Tuesday. Police got a call from a manager of a business on Wood Drive in Napoleon who was concerned about the disappearance of a female employee from the business. The officers investigated and learned that the man, Korie …

The fired Ohio State University marching band director’s defamation lawsuit against the university has been dismissed by a state court. Jonathan Waters claimed that negative statements surrounding his dismissal were slanderous, defamatory and an invasion of his privacy. In the ruling this week, the judge at the Ohio Court of …

Jaxon J. Palmer, age 4, passed away Wednesday morning, July 20, 2016 at the Toledo Children’s Hospital after a long battle with cancer. Jaxon was born on July 15, 2012 in Utica, NY, the son of Jake and Brianna (Meadows) Palmer, who survive. He is also survived by a sister, …

Kathy A. Currier, age 56, of Stryker, passed away on Wednesday morning, July 20, 2016, at Evergreen Manor in Montpelier. Prior to her retirement she had worked at Sunnyside, the Enrichment Center and then Quadco Rehabilitation Center. Kathy was born in Toledo on February 23, 1960, the daughter of Jack …