Senator, Sherrod Brown of Ohio…stops by Spangler Candy…to celebrate passage of The Butch-Lewis Act…it keeps multi-employer pension plans solvent and well-funded for thirty years, with no cuts to earned benefits of participants and beneficiaries. It restores full benefits for retirees in plans that previously had to take cuts…and increases the …

The Ohio Supreme Court affirms the death penalty imposed on James Worley…in the 2016 murder of 20-year-old Sierah Joughin. In a unanimous opinion, the bench rejected Worley’s appeal of the murder conviction and sentence…including his contention that jury selection in Fulton County and the trial itself was tainted by revelations …

Steuben County deputies are getting the word out on a phone scam in the area. If you get a call from the “Magistrate’s Office”… asking for personal identifying information….hang up. Never give out personal information in cases like that, officials warn. Besides…county officials assure…if the “Magistrate” wants a word with …

Jerry E. Morehouse, age 70, of rural Evansport, passed away June 30, 2021 in Toledo, Ohio. Jerry worked as a maintenance man at the Bryan High School and the West Unity Schools for many years. Jerry was born on July 24, 1950 in Wauseon, Ohio to the late Edward and …

An arrest is made…in connection to that deadly shooting we reported on in Kendallville over the weekend. 24-year-old Matthew Rodriguez…accused of shooting three customers at the Gallops station in town. Justin Smead, of Rome City, was pronounced dead at the scene. Two others, Alyssa Jeffries and Blake Lewis, are taken …

A solo crash one vehicle accident closes a portion of 20A for a time. Officials say Larry Fry of Edgerton lost control of the commercial van he was driving. The vehicle goes off the roadway…hitting the ditch and overturning. Minor injuries reported. Fry is cited. The case continues.

Ohio Senator, Sherrod Brown will be in Bryan…today. He joins leaders from Spangler Candy…Teamsters Local 20 and Spangler’s rank and file…to discuss pension relief he helped secure in the American Rescue Plan. The union and the company recently announced an agreement on a new contract.

Williams County Commissioner, Brian Davis is now the Antwerp village administrator…after the village council approves his appointment, in a special meeting. We reported Davis announced last week…he would not seek another term as commissioner in 2022….ending four consecutive four-year terms.

Jamie Alan Demers, 52, of Bryan, formerly of Clinton, MI, passed away on June 29, 2021. He was born on October 21, 1968 to Clarence W. and Barbara S. (Wright) Demers, Sr. Jamie attended Clinton High School. He worked at Ford Motor in Ypsilanti, MI for 10 years and at …

A home, north of Leo, is badly damaged by fire. Crews are dispatched to a Poplar Creek Place location…they arrive to find flames erupting through the roof of the two story house. The home, under construction offered up a challenge to the fire team. Five departments in all are called …