The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office is investigating allegations that a Steuben County registered sex offender violated Indiana’s Sex and Violent Offender Registry law. Authorities say the alleged violation occurred in DeKalb County. Reports indicate Steuben County Sheriff’s detectives received information that registered sex offender, 29 year old Dominique Morton, who …

Ohio Department of Insurance director, Judith French and Medicare experts from the department’s Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program are hosting a free, virtual town hall on Oct. 4 at 11:30 a.m. to help Ohioans on Medicare understand Medicare changes for 2023, how to compare options and select coverage, ways …

Gary L. Miller, 76, of Phoenix, Arizona, and formerly of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022, at the Phoenix Veterans’ Administration Medical Center. Gary was born August 17, 1946, in Hicksville, Ohio, son of the late John and Kathleen (Edwards) Miller. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in …

Wyatt Lee Finch went to Heaven on September 16, 2022, at 1:19 a.m., son of Bradley Finch and Megan Tressler; sibling to Destiney Kittle, Alexander Finch, Charity Finch, Harmony Finch and Samuel Finch; grandson to Joyce Finch, Bill (Darla) Armstrong, Jerry (Karen) Tressler, Richard (Nancy) Ashbaugh and Martha Shorey; nephew …

Jack L. Riley, age 70, of Stryker, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, September 24, 2022 at Northwest Texas Healthcare in Amarillo, Texas. Jack was a truck driver for YRC. Jack was born in Paulding, Ohio on July 4, 1952, the son of Thomas and Mary Alice (Shilts) Riley. On January …

An appeals court in Columbus has vacated an $8 million dollar freeze of assets belonging to the former chair of the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, saying a judge wrongly granted the freeze sought last year by Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost. A three-judge panel at the 10th District Court …

A judge extended a temporary block on an Ohio law, banning virtually all abortions for an additional 14 days, further pausing a law that had taken effect after federal abortion protections were overturned by the Supreme Court, in June. The decision by Hamilton County Judge Christian Jenkins means pregnancy terminations …

Elaine L. Pickering, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance. Elaine was a homemaker, avid bowler and enjoyed embroidering quilts. She was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, the church’s St. Francis Circle and the …

Jack R. Hageman, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, September 26, 2022, at Parkview Hospital Randallia, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Mr. Hageman was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in United States Air Force and the United States Navy. He was employed at IBEW as an electrician …

Frieda G. Stark, age 96, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, September 27, 2022, at Bryan Care & Rehabilitation Center. Frieda had worked at the Ohio Art Company and later as a machinist at Metal Forge in Stryker. She was a member of the First Church of Christ in …