Alfred Aloysius Lirot, beloved father, grandfather, great- grandfather, and uncle, took the hand of Jesus and was led home on Monday, November 8, 2021, to enjoy endless, sunny, pain-free days with Mom, Pop and twelve siblings and many relatives. He was born on March 31, 1929, in Bryan Ohio, the …

Louann J. Weber, age 79, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 8:34 P.M. on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient, after an extended illness. Mrs. Weber was a graduate of Hamilton High School in Hamilton, Indiana. She worked as …

Carl Daniel Cook of Lyons, Ohio, passed into the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Flower Hospital after a brief illness. “Dan” was born July 3, 1949 to Carl A. and June (Colvin) Cook in Wheeling, WV. His dad later remarried Florence …

Patricia Susan Heckel, age 59, of Delta, Ohio, passed away at home, Tuesday morning, November 30, 2021. She was born August 29, 1962 in Toledo, Ohio to Lee A. Heckel and Elizabeth A. (Hogue) Gustafson. Patricia, Known as Aunt Pat, loved her family and friends unconditionally. She had a great …

The unemployment rate in Fulton County was down during October, according the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The rate was 3.4% in October, a decrease from 3.9% in September. In October of 2020, the unemployment rate in Fulton County was 3.5%. It’s estimated that 700 county residents were …

Jim Renacci, a former Republican congressman, who’s challenging Gov., DeWine in next year’s primary, picks a Christian filmmaker who made a documentary about former President Donald Trump to be his running mate. Joe Knopp of Springboro comes into the race with no political experience. Renacci, a businessman and former Wadsworth …

Lawsuits are accumulating against Ohio’s new congressional map, just as they did for GOP-drawn maps of new legislative districts, as voting and civil-rights groups allege partisan gerrymandering against the state’s ruling Republicans. The latest suit comes from the Ohio arms of the League of Women Voters and the A. Philip …

Two people are hurt, one seriously…in a three-car crash on U.S. 127 at Mud Creek Road in Defiance County. Officials tell reporters…Stephanie Singer, of Ney, was driving south on 127…in front of Micheal Queen, of Bryan…and Alyssa Willey, of Mark Center. When Singer stopped…to turn left onto Mud Creek Road, …

North of Napoleon…two are taken to area hospitals…following a two car crash…at the intersection of County Road U and Ohio 108. Deputies get there…to find one car on its roof…in a field next to the road. The second vehicle…in the same field…but on its wheels. Officials say…Aadon Ford of McClure, …

With a few weeks left in 2021, Ohio has already broken the state record for new business filings. 181,586 new businesses were submitted in the state, this year, officials say. The old record was over 171 thousand…set last year. There’s a simple, new website that can take care of all …