Herbert H. Repp, 92, of Hicksville, Ohio passed away Thursday, May 20, 2021 at Vancrest of Hicksville.  Herb was born December 25, 1928 in Warsaw, Indiana, son of the late Charles B. and Ada B. (Oswald) Repp.  He was a 1946 graduate of Pioneer High School, Pioneer, Ohio.  Herb married …

Barbara A. Simpson, 88, of Bryan passed away Thursday, May 20, 2021 in her residence with her family by her side.  Barbara was born November 7, 1932 in St. Marys, Ohio, daughter of the late Henry and Libby (Heil) Burden.  She was a 1950 graduate of St. Marys Memorial High …

Two people are hurt after a pickup truck leaves the road…overturning in a field along C.R. C, near C.R. 18, in Stryker. Officials say the driver…Bryant Wehri, 19, of Edgerton, drove off of the south side of the roadway. Wehri then over-corrected, going off of the north side…into the field …

A Leo man uses his medical alert bracelet…to call for help after his Painter Road home explodes. Rescue crews extricate the homeowner from the wreckage…then get him to an area hospital. He is in serious condition at this hour. Officials tell reporters…the explosion happened in the basement…sparked by a leaking …

The body of a Howe man is recovered from a LaGrange County lake. Officials confirm…it was Duane Bowman, 69, from Little Turkey Lake. Someone found his boat…empty…on the water…adrift…along an unoccupied vehicle with a trailer and some personal belongings, on the shore. Once the call was made…searchers combed the lake …

The state made about $2.1 billion dollars in unemployment insurance overpayments during the coronavirus pandemic…that’s according to Ohio’s human services agency. Officials say the figure includes overpayments that were the result of fraud or errors. The largest amount of nonfraud overpayments came in the federal aid program that covers self-employed …

AJ Rutledge, 95, of Pioneer passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Community Hospital and Wellness Centers in Bryan.  He was born on April 10, 1926 in rural Montpelier to James Albert and Sylvia Belle (Lomis) Rutledge.  On April 10, 1926 AJ married Doral Jean Haughn in rural Montpelier and …

LaVon A. Reas, age 96, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 4:56 A.M. on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, surrounded by his family. Mr. Reas was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in the European Theater during World War II as a heavy equipment truck driver. He was employed …

In Kendallville…a motorcyclist dies…after a vehicle crosses the center line, while taking a curve in the road…hitting him, on Angling Rd. The victim is identified as Raymond Fleck, 64, of Rome City. The driver of the car, John Kay, of Wolcottville…is taken to an area hospital…to check his system for …

The Williams County Board of Elections officially hires Evan Raub, to serve as the elections director. Raub is filling the spot, vacated by Katrena Ebersole, who announced in April she was resigning to move to Tennessee. Raub will be the Democrat representative in the office, coming in as the election …