Public schools and colleges in Ohio would be prohibited from requiring individuals to receive vaccines not granted full approval by the FDA…under a bill, targeting coronavirus vaccinations signed into law by Gov., DeWine. The bill, to take effect in 90 days, would also prohibit those…who don’t receive emergency use vaccines…from …

Advocates for Ohio’s new school funding plan say it should finally provide a level of fairness and reliability that past spending programs lacked. The Fair School Funding Plan, approved as part of the state budget, spends about $12.4 billion dollars this year and $12.6 billion in 2023. At its core…the …

Kathy Lynn Lewis, age 59, of Hamilton, Indiana, passed away at 5:12 P.M. on Tuesday, July 13, 2021, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient, after an extended illness. Mrs. Lewis was a 1979 graduate of Hamilton High School and worked as a …

Dawn (Schroeder) Cramer went to her heavenly home on July 13, 2021, after a short, courageous fight with cancer. Dawn was born to Harold and Betty Schroeder on August 6, 1959. She graduated from Archbold High School, and later, Northwest State Community College. She married Roger Cramer in 1997. Dawn …

Randy D. Flower, 61, of New Albany, Ohio passed away on June 20, 2021.  He was born on April 25, 1960, in Bryan, Ohio to Gary and Martha (Lucas) Flower.  Randy graduated from Bryan High School in 1978.  While attending Bryan City Schools he was very active in Junior Achievement. …

In DeKalb County…a crash kills a teenage boy, near Waterloo. Officials tell reporters…17-year-old, Alexander Barnhart, of Ashley, veers off the east side of County Road 35. The vehicle then goes over a raised gravel area. That’s when it rolls sideways, several times…smashing into a tree. Reports from other motorists come …

Two people are hurt after two vehicles collide on North Main Street, at U.S. 127, in Bryan. Word is…someone went through a red light. County responders handle the call. No word on injuries…or citations.

In Steuben County…a vehicle theft…pursuit…and crash, leaves a woman with serious injuries. The call from dispatch…it’s a stolen car…from a North Old 27 location. As the police converge…they see the hot car…going fast…on State Road 120. Lights…a 180…siren…gas. The police cruiser quickly catches up to car. The woman tries to …

Ohio officials will announce a second coronavirus vaccine incentive program…in the next few days…in a new attempt to boost the state’s vaccination rate, Gov. DeWine doesn’t provide details to reporters…but hints it could include smaller amounts of money…meant to spread out the odds…so more people win. With the Delta Variant …

Gerry L. Weber, age 79, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 12:30 P.M. on Monday, July 12, 2021, at Fountain Park Inn and Villas in Bryan, Ohio, where he was a resident, surrounded by his family, after an extended illness. Mr. Weber was a 1960 graduate of Edgerton High School. …