Two arrests are made for a pair of break ins in Hicksville. Javier Carrillo was picked up by police after an East Cornelia Street burglary. His bond was set at $50,000. Officials say another suspect was brought in after another break in, this time at a West High Street location. …

Edgerton is waiving late fees on utility bills until further notice. No penalty will be added to delinquent bills, and arrangements will be handled in a case-by-case basis. Also, no water meters or electric meters will be disconnected for nonpayment right now, but a limiter may be installed on electric …

Steuben County health officials confirm two new cases of coronavirus. Both patients are under 60 years old. One is in isolation, receiving treatment in an Allen County hospital. The county says they have been in contact with the patients and the Indiana State Department of Health epidemiologist…to identify and monitor …

Ohio’s expanded stay-at-home order that takes effect includes several new provisions. Essential businesses are now being told to determine and enforce a maximum number of customers allowed in a store at one time, and to ensure that people waiting outside are maintaining safe social distancing. Travelers arriving in Ohio are …

Gov., DeWine tells reporters he won’t require people to wear cloth masks in public…but is strongly encouraging their use. He signed an executive order, removing training requirements for mental health and marriage counselors, to make remote “telehealth” visits more accessible. He added the state is working to procure more N95 …

A federal judge in Cleveland dismisses an effort by pharmacy companies to shift their liability for the opioid crisis to physicians and practitioners in the two Ohio counties suing them, alleging they created a public nuisance. The judge added, adding claims against prescribers would cause a significant delay in the …

Theodore M. “Ted” Kirkpatrick, Jr., age 71, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 5:37 P.M. on Saturday, April 4, 2020, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Ted was a 1967 graduate of Bryan High School, attended Tri-State University, and later received his …

Alice N. Hancock, age 78, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 6:45 A.M. on Friday, April 3, 2020, surrounded by her family, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio, where she was a patient after an extended illness. Alice was a 1959 graduate of Montpelier High School. She …

Robert L. Brown, 94, of Montpelier passed away Thursday evening at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  He was born on August 24, 1925 in Bridgewater Township to Earl Leslie and Ethel M. (Lanum) Brown.  Robert married Maxine Somers and she preceded him in death on November 26, 2010.  He …

Roger Leroy Rahmer, 79, passed away peacefully Thursday, April 2, 2020 at Northern Lakes in Angola. He was born on April 7, 1940 to the late Glenn and Mildred (Lipp) Rahmer.  Roger grew up farming and gardening in Pioneer.  He graduated in 1959 from North Central High School.  He worked …