Joe Nell Beggs, 89, of Montpelier passed away Thursday night at Evergreen Manor in Montpelier.  She was born on May 11, 1932 in Metropolis, Illinois to Charles W. and Mary L. (Lorenz) Corbett.  In 1950 Joe Nell graduated from Carrier Mills High School in Illinois.  She married James C. Beggs …

In Pioneer…a man douses himself with kerosene…then backs his car into another in the parking lot of the Main Stop on State Street. He then takes off at high speed, away from the place. Not too long after that…the man is seen speeding away from a Bryan location. Soon…he is …

Several are in the hospital…after a man fell asleep at the wheel, after a crash in DeKalb County. The vehicle then plows into oncoming traffic Friday morning. Officials tell reporters, James Eversole was heading east on State Road 8 just west of County Road 7…when he passed out. Eversole then …

Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost says he hopes everyone receives the coronavirus vaccine, but it should be a person’s choice, not the result of a government mandate. Yost…who is fully vaccinated and had the booster, also said people should base their decision on conversations with doctors, not research on the …

Patricia Ann Lovejoy, 62, of Montpelier passed away early Thursday morning at Evergreen Manor in Montpelier.  She was born on October 8, 1959 in Bryan to Lyle and Vera (Pike) Lovejoy.  Patricia graduated from Montpelier High School in 1977 and attended North West State where she studied business. She married …

Tamara Jean (Pelland) Cooper, age 57, of Edgerton, Ohio, peacefully passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022, in her home, surrounded by her loved ones, after an extended illness. She enjoyed crafting, floral arranging, gardening, and spending time with her family. Tamara was born on January 12, 1964, in Toledo, …

Kathy Jo Bergman, 72, of Cecil, Ohio passed away Wednesday, January 5, 2022, in her residence.  She was born August 12, 1949 in Defiance, Ohio, daughter of the late Harold and Inga (Stenger) Strait.  Kathy was a 1967 graduate of Fairview High School.  She married Lynn Bergman on December 20, …

Gov. DeWine announces the launch of a new grant program to help revitalize local communities through the demolition of blighted and vacant buildings. The new Ohio Building Demolition and Site Revitalization Program will provide nearly $150 million in grants…to raze dilapidated commercial and residential buildings and revitalize surrounding properties. The …

Governor, DeWine announces…the Ohio Department of Health, the Ohio National Guard, and the Ohio Hospital Association will expand coronavirus testing locations in nine cities, including several new locations, starting now. The additional testing locations will be mobilized with support from Ohio National Guard personnel. The locations, which are intended to …

Williams County deputies respond to a tip…there’s a fugitive at 210 Walnut St., in Pulaski. Officials say…Jason Dennis, 37, of Bryan, was wanted for failure to appear in Bryan Municipal Court for a parole violation hearing. The cops get there…Dennis sees them…he takes off running. A police dog tracks Dennis …