In DeKalb County…a woman falls asleep behind the wheel…her car leaves the roadway…hits a rise…and launches airborne…careening into an embankment, on Thursday. All this…along S.R. 8. They say the car plowed through a field for a bit…then went skyward. Kjia Woodcox, 31, of Butler was the driver. She reports minor …

The weekly $300 dollar federal unemployment payment for Ohio residents…to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, will end next month. Gov., DeWine says the payment, which came on top of state unemployment benefits, was a necessary tool to buoy those unemployed during the pandemic…as jobs dried up. But …

Fulton County commissioners approve the acceptance of a Community Development Block Grant…to fund technical assistance for the Nova Tube and Steel plant…under construction in Delta. The $500,000 dollars was awarded by the Competitive Economic Benefit Program. Officials say the county made the application for the funds through the Maumee Valley …

Howard LeRoy Apple, age 85, of Bryan, passed away Wednesday, May 12, 2021 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center- Bryan. Mr. Apple was a press operator at the Ohio Art Company and retired with over 40 years of service. He was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Stryker. …

COVID-19 caused the cancellation of last year’s Fourth of July Fly-In Breakfast at the Williams County Airport…but it’s coming back this year…and they say it’ll be bigger and better than ever. Williams County Airport Authority Vice President, Brent Wilson makes the announcement. Breakfast will be served from 7-11 on Independence …

Ohio’s solicitor general urges a panel of appellate judges…to hold the U.S. Census Bureau’s feet to the fire…by issuing an order, requiring the statistical agency to release data, used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts, by mid-August. Solicitor General, Benjamin Flowers tells three federal judges on an appellate court in …

Gov., DeWine unveils a lottery system…to entice people to get COVID-19 shots…offering a weekly $1 million dollar prize…and full-ride college scholarships…in a bid to overcome the vaccine hesitancy that remains a stubborn problem across the nation. The move comes as governors, health officials and community leaders are coming up with …

Frank H. Paxson, age 57, of Brayn, Ohio, passed away at his home on Friday, May 7, 2021. Frank was a truck driver before retiring due to disability. He was a member of the Church of the Latter Day Saints. He was born on January 13, 1964, in Toledo, Ohio, …

Ella Mae Ward, age 88, of Edon, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Hillside Country Living, where she had been a resident. Ella retired from Fulton Tubing in Archbold. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Montpelier. Ella was an avid reader, enjoyed …

Alice M. Kurtz, age 86, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 11:50 A.M. on Tuesday, May 11, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Mrs. Kurtz was a graduate of Montpelier High School and a devoted homemaker. She was also an avid fan …