A Butler man tells the police he fell asleep at the wheel, hitting a pole. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department says Robert Yoder, 66, of Butler suffered a broken leg after crashing his truck into a pole in rural Waterloo. Officials tell reporters Yoder was eastbound on U.S. Hwy. 6 …

Two fired executives of FirstEnergy and a former top state utilities regulator plead not guilty to state charges related to that $60 million dollar bribery scheme that centered on securing a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants with the help of a powerful House speaker. Former FirstEnergy CEO, …

Victor E. Silcott II, 49, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Monday, February 12, 2024, at Methodist Olive Branch Hospital in Olive Branch, Mississippi.  Ernie was born December 20, 1974, in Bryan, Ohio, the son of Victor E. and Betsy A. (Kaylor) Silcott.  He was a 1994 graduate of Hicksville …

Nancy Pauline Freeman, age 91, of Edgerton, Ohio, peacefully passed away of natural causes at her home, surrounded by family on February 10, 2024. Nancy was a 1950 high school graduate of Scott High School in Toledo. Following graduation, Nancy worked for the Ohio Bell Telephone Company before moving to …

The Edon Northwest Local School District Board of Education discussed putting a replacement tax levy before voters as well as how to handle the April eclipse event. Before agreeing to put a replacement income tax issue on the ballot, the board had to rescind a previous resolution it passed, authorizing …

The Montpelier Village Council approves selling nearly $100,000 dollars’ worth of renewable energy credits, in a way that will hopefully benefit citizens. RECs are issued when one megawatt-hour of electricity is generated and delivered to the electricity grid from a renewable energy resource. Village Manager, Jason Rockey said they earned …

The former AT&T building in West Unity on State Route 191 is moving closer to being torn down, the Williams County Land Reutilization Corp. learns. Officials say, the site was recently approved for a site assessment grant adding that the cost for remediating the building is not yet known, but …

A man is left with injuries after he crashes in DeKalb County Saturday night. Officials say that the Butler man was on US Highway 6, in the 5,600 block, when he crashed into a ditch. After that, the truck went about another 75 yards, hitting a utility pole, breaking it …

Bryan Municipal Utilities likely will be performing a revenue analysis later this year to determine if rates are adequate. Director of Utilities, Derek Schultz and Operations Manager, Jimmy Dunning provided the Bryan Board of Public Affairs with the 2023 review. Schultz said while the water fund is currently healthy, the …

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is deploying a team of Indiana National Guardsmen to the southern border of Texas and Mexico. In a press release, Holcomb said the decision was made to “support the ongoing border security mission.” A total of fifty Indiana National Guardsmen are being sent to Camp Atterbury …