The risk of Ohioans fac­ing an F5 tor­nado is real, and now Ohioans can apply to get up to 75 per­cent of the cost of a safe room paid for by the state. The pro­gram by the Ohio Emer­gency Man­age­ment Agency is now tak­ing appli­ca­tions. The rebate allows for the …

In Ful­ton County, Job and Fam­ily Ser­vices is work­ing to help peo­ple who’ve been released from jail get a sec­ond chance. The pro­gram is Re-Entry Con­nec­tion, now a one-on-one sup­port sys­tem with a trained facil­i­ta­tor to help re-enter soci­ety after release. The pro­gram helps with finan­cial strug­gles, trans­porta­tion issues, edu­ca­tion, …

A man wanted on mul­ti­ple arrest war­rants out of DeKalb County was arrested Fri­day after a traf­fic stop. The man was a pas­sen­ger in the vehi­cle. 24-year-old Bran­don Robert­son of Auburn was arrested for hav­ing a hand­gun with­out a license, and was wanted on drug charges. He was taken into …

A Fre­mont man stabbed on Sat­ur­day is recov­er­ing from the domes­tic assault, and Steuben County Sheriff’s Office says 53-year-old Tim­o­thy Swa­ger was allegedly attacked by his wife, Deb­o­rah. The fight occurred in the 6900 block of North Ray Road. The man was taken to a Fort Wayne hos­pi­tal where he …

Count­ing the home­less in north­west Ohio is hap­pen­ing on Jan­u­ary 26th. Two local orga­ni­za­tions are tak­ing part in the annual point-in-time count. The count is hap­pen­ing across the Buck­eye state to mon­i­tor the num­bers, sup­port efforts to meet their needs and raise aware­ness of home­less­ness. The groups are look­ing for …

Pauld­ing Put­nam Elec­tric is work­ing to raise $70,000 to pay for area vet­er­ans to get a free trip to DC on an upcom­ing Honor Flight. They were cre­ated to honor vet­er­ans for their ser­vice and sac­ri­fices for the nation by fly­ing them to Wash­ing­ton, D.C., to see and reflect at …

Mary L. Morton, age 95, of Swanton, passed away January 14, 2016 at Swanton Valley Center in Swanton. Mary was born in Norwalk, Ohio on January 14, 1921, the daughter of the late Louis W. and the late Katherine C. (Ambruster) Thompson. She married Iro Morton, and he preceded her …

William C. “Bill” Welch, age 85, of Wauseon, passed away on Friday, January 15, 2016 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo. Before retiring, Bill was owner of J & B Feed Company in Wauseon. Bill was born in Mercer County, Kentucky on October 9, 1930, the son of …

Jean Marie Scribner, 84 years, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016, in Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Jean was born on October 18, 1931, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late Francis and Hildred (Hall) Schweitzer. She was a 1950 graduate of Bryan High …

Stanley N. “Ned” Horton, 78 years, of Alvordton, was called home by his Lord and Savior on Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Montpelier. Ned was born April 25, 1937 in Millcreek Township, Ohio, the son of the late Howard and Evalo (Landon) Horton. He was …