The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio has submitted a pair of applications for funding to make upgrades to two inmate pods, that’s according to officials. Both upgrades would improve security and make the pods safer for staff and create a better work environment within the 32-year-old regional jail. The facility, …

Joanne Elizabeth Coplin, 90, of Hicksville, Ohio went to be with her Lord and Savior, Thursday, December 15, 2022, at Vancrest of Hicksville. Joanne was born March 23, 1932, in Bryan, Ohio, daughter of the late Arthur Guy and Ina Edith (Gipe) Cronk. Joanne was a 1950 graduate of Payne …

Barbara Jean Tawney, age 76, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at on Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center- Bryan following a brief illness. Barbara was a phlebotomist for 38 years, retiring from Bryan Medical Group. She was a member of Sigma Phi Gamma Sorority and Women …

Defiance Police responds to a solo crash on East River Drive…east of Carpenter Road. The driver took off on foot and then ran into the Maumee River…then swam over to Preston Island. With the assistance of the Defiance Fire Department and private citizens with a boat, officers were able to …

The Wauseon School Board approves a community reinvestment area and tax incentive donation agreement with Ram Tika Management, LLC. Officials say…it will allow for Ram Tika to have a 10-year 100% tax abatement in exchange for the company agreeing to donate 15% of their tax savings back to the school …

Two pickups are totaled…after one of them hit a deer….before the two vehicles collided, head-on in DeKalb County…on County Road 27. Investigators say Codey Shetley of Auburn was headed north when a deer ran into the road. His truck ran into the deer and the resulting damage caused it to …

Eric Rodriguez, 33, Napoleon, pleaded guilty to assault and aggravated menacing, each a first-degree misdemeanor. He was placed on probation for two years, fined $500, ordered to have no contact with the victim and given 180 days in the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio with credit for 79 days served …

Bryan City Schools is getting closer to having a full complement of bus drivers after this week’s school board meeting. The district began the school year short five bus drivers of the 24 needed for assigned bus routes. In the interim, staff members have stepped up to drive bus routes …

Paulding County authorities are still awaiting the return of a man charged with the killing of a Broughton-area couple last week. Clay Dockery, 23, Paulding, was being held in Ashtabula County in northeast Ohio where how was arrested last week and charged with two counts of murder, each an unclassified …

Kenneth L. “Casey” Shininger, 83, of Defiance, Ohio passed away surrounded by his family and friends on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at Vancrest of Payne. Kenneth was born October 16, 1939, in Sherwood, Ohio, son of the late Clarence and Clarice (Arend) Shininger. He was a 1957 graduate of Sherwood …