The unemployment rate in Fulton County was up slightly in June, but still down from last year, that’s according to data released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The county’s jobless rate in June was 3.8%, according to the civilian labor force estimates. That is up from …

Officials say…two cars are totaled in an accident that in DeKalb County, late Thursday. 17-year-old Marie Johnson of Huntertown was crossing the intersection of CR 68 and CR 427 when she didn’t yield to 51-year-old Kristi Baker of Leo, who had the right of way. They say Johnson Hit Baker’s …

An Ohio man who admitted threatening a witness after posting videos from the U.S. Capitol riots is sentenced to two years of probation. Justin Stoll had pled guilty in January in U.S. District Court in Cincinnati to transmitting a threat to injure. Authorities allege Stoll breached the security barricades at …

Leonard B. Siebenaler, 88, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, July 27, 2022.  He was born May 30, 1934, in Huntington, Indiana, the son of Bernard and Susan (Ruppert) Siebenaler.  He was a 1952 graduate of Hicksville High School, and a life-long farmer.  Leonard served with the U.S. Army from …

A local elected official has pleaded not guilty to charges filed against him in Fulton County. Hugh Perry, 66, of rural Edgerton, was booked into the jail on charges of menacing by stalking and telecommunications harassment, both first-degree misdemeanors. Perry is a St. Joseph Township trustee who was last elected …

West Unity officials cut the ribbon on its splash pad…officially opening the water attraction for residents. Unofficially, it has been in operation for a few weeks and kids have already made plenty of use of it during that time, including right before the ribbon cutting. Village officials applied for a …

A Toledo man was sentenced to prison in a Henry County courtroom in a marijuana trafficking case involving hundreds of pounds. Nathan Mowery was given a six- to nine-year prison term and fined $10,000 on a charge of engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity, a second-degree felony. Mowery was …

Jacquline “Jacque” Kay Bell, 73, of Montpelier, passed away on July 26, 2022 at her home. She was born on July 10, 1949 in Wauseon to Donald Everett and Elouise (Marshall) Steele. Jacque graduated from Hilltop High School in 1967, She went on to obtain her bachelor’s degree in education …

Eugene Victor ”Vic” Martinich, age 92 of Montpelier, passed away Tuesday morning, July 26, at Bryan Healthcare & Rehab after a brief illness. At a young age, Vic worked in the coal mines of West Virginia. He Served his country as a proud Marine in the Korean War as a …

Jerry S. Shaw, age 81, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at his home. Jerry started out as a factory laborer and worked his way up to the Plant Manager at Dana Corporation and had served as Personnel Manager at Fayette Tubular . He was a …