Ohio Department of Transportation officials are seeking the public’s input on a proposed traffic roundabout planned at Ohio routes 15 and 18 just west of Defiance. The results of a project feasibility study and other information is available by visiting this ODOT website: transportation.ohio.gov/projects.  

A bill was just introduced to the Ohio House to ban fluoride from public drinking water. Utah is the first state to ban it, and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is pushing for other states to follow suit. Water in Ohio has been fluoridated for decades, but House Bill …

The Ohio State Parks Foundation named Dr. Marcia Sloan Latta as chair, effective the end of March. Latta, a Williams County native, is a founding member having served since its creation in 2021. She succeeds Bob Taft, former Ohio governor (1999-2007).

Fisher-Price has recalled around a quarter of a million stroller toys due to a choking hazard. The move comes after reports that a toy egg component can crack on the Brunch & Go Stroller Toys, creating small parts that pose a choking hazard to children. The recall, which covers around …

Carolyn Jean Miller, age 85, passed away with her family at her bedside Monday, April 14, 2025, at Parkview Bryan Hospital. Carolyn lived all her life in the house in Mark Center where she was born on September 9, 1939. She was the youngest of the late Jesse and Irma …

Burnie J. Potter, 83, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at Majestic Care of Bryan.  Burnie was born September 11, 1941, in Cheboygan, Michigan, son of the late James E. and Norma J. (Tallman) Potter.  He graduated from Toledo Public Schools.  Burnie married Deborah S. Apger on …

Mindi Ann Dachenhaus, age 44, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2025 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne following a courageous battle with cancer. Mindi was a receiving manager at the Pilot Travel Center in Edon. She had previously worked at the Pilot in Napoleon and had been …

Youth wild turkey hunters across Ohio checked 1,740 birds during the state’s special youth-only weekend of turkey hunting on Saturday and Sunday, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. The two-day season was open to hunters aged 17 and younger, and participants were required to be …

Ohio 81st House District Rep. Jim Hoops of Napoleon has declared his candidacy for the Ohio Senate in 2026. Hoops, a Republican, will try for the 1st District seat which represents Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert and Williams counties, and northern Logan County. Republican Rob McColley …

The Four County Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services board approved most of its behavioral health services contracts for the fiscal year starting July 1. The contracts total $5,692,846 and are with nine agencies that serve clients from Defiance, Fulton, Henry and Williams counties. The money will be used …