Farmers in 10 more northern Ohio counties will be eligible to receive financial incentives for using new agriculture practices…that improve water quality in Lake Erie. That brings the number of counties eligible now to 24…through the H2Ohio water quality initiative’s farmer program. Nearly 2,000 have applied to enroll more than …

Tougher criminal penalties for hazing will take effect in Ohio this fall, nearly three years after the death of the college student for whom the legislation is named. Gov., DeWine signed “Collin’s Law,”…for Collin Wiant, an 18-year-old Ohio University freshman who died in 2018 after ingesting nitrous oxide at a …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports 16 people lost their lives in 15 traffic crashes during the holiday reporting period, from last Friday to Monday. Impairment is a factor in at least five of those accidents. Troopers made 536 arrests for impaired driving…and 368 on drug-related charges.

Robert L. Bowsher, age 77, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away peacefully at 5:48 P.M. on Monday, July 5, 2021, in his home, surrounded by his family. Mr. Bowsher worked for B.F. Goodrich in Woodburn, Indiana, retiring with forty-two years of service. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, …

Martha Louise Sallows, 86 years old and a lifelong resident of South Bend, Indiana, passed away Saturday, July 3, 2021, at BellTower Health and Rehabilitation Center, Granger, Indiana.  Martha was born March 11, 1935, in Hamilton, Indiana, the daughter of the late Rollie and Martha (Legge) Fraley.  She was a …

Kenneth L. Wilson, 64, of Montpelier passed away Tuesday evening at Community Hospital and Wellness Centers in Montpelier.  He was born on December 22, 1956 in Columbus, Ohio to Denford and Mary (Caldwell) Wilson.  Kenny graduated from North Eastern High School in Springfield, Ohio in 1975.  On July 27, 1979 …

Heather A. McAllister, 33, of Hillsdale, Michigan passed away July 4th at Hillsdale Hospital.  She was born on September 4, 1987 in Bryan to Todd A. and Rhonda L. (Miller) McAllister.  Heather graduated from North Central High School in 2005, then graduated from Jackson College in Jackson, Michigan with studies …

In Henry County…Roberto Rosales is eastbound on Ohio 65 in Damascus Township. He loses control of the vehicle. It careens across both lanes of traffic…off the roadway…and into a tree. Rosales is pronounced dead at the scene…his body is taken to the County Morgue. State and local officials continue their …

Along County Road U in Ridgeville Township…a 4-wheeler, driven by Harlin Gault, 17, of Wauseon, loses control on a dirt trail…the ATV overturns…sending the boy…and passenger, Kendall Smith…he’s 17, too…flying. Smith has minor injuries. Gault has to be flown to an area hospital in serious condition.

Former North Central High School track coach, Jared Stewart…is sentenced on felony charges of gross sexual imposition against a student-athlete. All this…in a Williams County courtroom. He gets six months behind bars…community control…150 hours of community service…pay some restitution…and register as a sex offender. Stewart served as the North Central track …