The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio Board unanimously agrees to solicit a request for proposals for new electronic monitoring services. Executive Director, Dennis Sullivan says the current equipment is outdated and the software system is no longer supported. He estimates the cost of a new electronic monitoring system at about …

In Continental…the demolition of the town’s old water tower began after being postponed from its original date due to bad weather. The demolition will continue with the removal of the foundation going on this week. The new tower holds 150,000 gallon of water, an increase of 50,000 over the old …

Sharon M. Marihugh, 69, of Montpelier passed away Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at her daughter’s home in Montpelier.  She was born on August 17, 1952 in Montpelier to Ernest L. and Viola M. (Price) Tressler. Sharon graduated from Montpelier High School and on September 18, 1971 she married Clarence “Ike” …

Sally A. Thomas, of Bryan, Ohio, died on April 27, 2022, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan, after a brief illness. Sally loved nature and enjoyed being outdoors, camping, raising animals and bowling. She was also an avid archer, enjoyed hunting with her husband, Glen, and was a member …

Authorities charge a man in the fatal shooting death of a Defiance resident in South Carolina…while wounding the victim’s daughter. James Lewis, 46, Murrells Inlet, S.C., will be charged with murder, attempted murder, burglary and more. Jim Thomas was found inside his daughter’s residence…dead. Lewis also is charged with shooting …

A male teen who was struck and killed by a CSX train in Hicksville on April 15 has been identified. Logan Schambers died when he was hit by the train along the railroad tracks, east of Miller Road.

A new poll by Triple A finds Ohio residents are making big plans to get away this summer…despite the highest gas prices in years. In fact, more than 55% of Ohio residents surveyed say they are planning to travel more this summer than last summer and many say it will …

Sue Ann Smith, age 74, of Stryker, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center. Sue Ann had worked for the former Oberlin Turkey Farm. Sue Ann was born in Williams County, Ohio on September 29, 1947, the daughter of Russ and Ruth Ann (Luty) …

Holly Renee Small, age 58, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away at 1:15 P.M. on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, in her home, surrounded by her family, after a courageous four-year battle with cancer. Holly was a 1981 graduate of Edgerton High School, where she was a member of the state …

A Defiance man is shot and killed…south of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Jim Thomas, 76, died at the scene in Murrells Inlet. Officials confirm…his daughter is injured during the incident. Thomas was the quartermaster at VFW Post 3360, in Defiance. The case continues in South Carolina.