he energy giant at the center of a $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio admits to using dark money groups to fund the effort…and agrees to pay $230 million dollars and other conditions…so prosecutors won’t forge ahead with a criminal case against the company. Authorities charged Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. with …

President, Biden was in Cincinnati…to push his economic policies. It’s the third visit of his presidency to Ohio, the only state he lost that he has visited multiple times. Ohio Republicans, for their part, see the presidential attention as a chance to make the case against Democrats. The state faces …

Virginia R. Karalis, 95, of Montpelier passed away Friday morning, July 23, 2021 at her home. She was born on October 24, 1925 to Frank and Victoria (Postek) Mielnicki. Virginia graduated from Pershing High School in Detroit, Michigan. She was a supervisor of housekeeping and laundry at Hillside Nursing Home …

Dawson L. Sapp, 19, of Montpelier passed away Thursday, July 22, 2021, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier. He was born on April 3, 2002 in Defiance, Ohio to Kevin M. Sapp and Brandy S. (Tillman) Sapp. Dawson graduated from Montpelier High School in 2021. He was an …

Paul W. Rush III, age 61, of Pioneer, Ohio, passed away on Thursday, July 22, 2021, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio. He was a truck driver for Upstaging, Inc. for the last ten years. Paul was a U.S. Army veteran, having served from 1978-1984. Paul was a talented …

Scott A. Frazier, age 49, of Wauseon passed away July 22, 2021, in Toledo, Ohio. Scott worked for the Jeep Motor Company. On November 19, 1971, Scott was born to Bart and Karen (Leymaster) Frazier. On September 29, 2018, Scott married Pam Cairns, who survives. Those left to remember Scott …

A pair of Ohio teens are hurt…after a car crashes into a tree over the weekend in Steuben County. Deputies are dispatched to US 20, near County Road 935 East, in rural York Township. When they get there…they see a vehicle…up against a tree on the south side of the …

A Bryan man faces assault and aggravated menacing charges…after officials tell reporters a dispute got out of hand. Gavin Lloyd, 22, of Bryan, apparently threatened to cause serious bodily harm to one female subject by using a weed wacker and a push lawn mower…then he threatens to murder another person…while …

An Ashley man is arrested for possession of methamphetamine. The police are called about a suspicious male walking down the middle of Railroad Street. Officers see Austin Bonecutter, is on something. When the police go through his pockets?…they find what appears to be some methamphetamine. Possession charges, now. Bonecutter faces …

Bryan’s two water towers are in fairly good condition after a major inspection. Officials add…keep taking care of them…and they will last for years to come.