Shirley Jean Rowbotham, 71 years of Hamilton, passed away Thursday, April 14, 2022, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Shirley was born March 30, 1951, in Coldwater, Michigan, the daughter of the late Burdette Guy and Mary Grine (Schroll) Lewis. Shirley was a 1969 graduate of Homer High …

Defiance County deputies are investigating after a pedestrian is hit and killed by a train, near Miller Road, just west of Hicksville. Officials have identified the victim…it’s Logan Schambers, 18, of Avilla. He used to live in Hicksville. Schambers’ body was taken to the Lucas County Coroner’s Office. The investigation …

In Cecil…three people are taken to a Fort Wayne hospital…after a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 24. Officials tell reporters…Gale and Karen Mansfield, both of Paulding, were flown from the scene at Paulding County Road 115…to Parkview Hospital, following the accident.

Former President, Donald Trump endorses “Hillbilly Elegy” author, JD Vance in Ohio’s bitterly competitive Republican Senate primary, ending months of jockeying in a race where his backing could be pivotal. In a statement, Trump described Vance as “the candidate most qualified and ready to win in November.” The decision marks …

Dawn M. Palan, 65, of Toledo, Ohio passed away Tuesday, April 12, 2022, at University of Toledo Medical Center, Toledo. Dawn was born November 27, 1956, in Toledo, Ohio the daughter of the late Lyle and Donna (Sliker) Palan. Dawn worked as a laborer in numerous factories. She especially cherished …

Jaime Nicole Nester, age 26, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 9:45 A.M. on Tuesday, April 12, 2022, from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Ridgeville Corners, Ohio. Jaime was a 2014 graduate of Edgerton High School, where she was active in volleyball, basketball, and softball, holding several school …

Dozens of Republican leaders in Ohio are mounting a last-minute effort to urge former President Donald Trump not to endorse JD Vance in the crowded upcoming primary for an open Senate seat. A draft letter, circulating among Republicans…calls on Trump to remain neutral in the race. It was written following …

A divided Ohio Supreme Court issues a now fourth rebuke of the state’s Republican-controlled redistricting panel…declaring mapmakers’ latest maps for Statehouse districts were yet another partisan gerrymander. The court set a May 6 deadline for completing the next plan. Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor, a moderate Republican, again joined the court’s …

Gerald Lee “Squeak” McCool, age 86, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:15 P.M. on Monday, April 11, 2022, at Meadows of Delphos in Delphos, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mr. McCool was a 1954 graduate of Montpelier High School and worked in tool and die, beginning his career at …

An Ohio man, charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and stealing a coat rack…testified Wednesday that he joined thousands of protesters in ransacking the building last year on what he thought were orders from the president, Donald Trump. Dustin Thompson, 38, of Columbus, says he took to websites after being …