Courtney Montague

IN Lawmakers Want More Control

The Indiana Senate votes to approve a proposal…that would curb the governor’s authority under the state emergency powers law…following months of complaints from conservatives about Gov. Eric Holcomb’s coronavirus-related orders. The bill would establish a new process for the General Assembly to call itself into a 40-day emergency session…to consider …

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School Voucher Battle Warms Up

Republican lawmakers remain resolute on their push for a big expansion of Indiana’s private school voucher program…in the face of pushback from public school leaders, across the state. The Republican-dominated state Senate has not yet unveiled any revisions to the voucher expansion plan, approved in February by the House. It’s …

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Deborah A. (Craley) Seibert, 58

Deborah A. (Craley) Seibert, 58, passed away on Monday, March 29, 2021 after a brief battle with cancer. She was born on April 30, 1962 to Charles and Sandra Craley. She was a loving mother to four sons, Stephen McElfresh of Mark Center, Ohio, Scott (Hollie) McElfresh of Bryan, Ohio, …

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Janet L. Kline, 60

Janet L. Kline, 60 years, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 28, 2021 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance, Ohio, with her family at her side.  Janet was born on May 23, 1960 in Wauseon, Ohio, daughter of Don and Mary Lou (Mandly) Yoder.  She …

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Two Badly Hurt In Napoleon

Road rage leads to two people hospitalized in serious condition. Two vehicles…and the people in them…get into some sort of argument on Highway 24, near Napoleon. The pair pull off at the Wal-Mart in town, on Scott Street. One driver follows the other on foot after they park. The two …

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Fatal Accident Near Payne

A solo crash, west of Payne…kills two. The Ohio Highway Patrol says the fatal accident happened on Township Road 94, west of Township Road 21 in Harrison Township. Officials say Kathy Szumanski was westbound on 94 when the car suddenly goes off the right side of the roadway and overturns. …

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Wierman Faces Charges

A Maumee man is arrested after leading police on a multi-county chase through northwestern Ohio at speeds of more than 100 mph. Officers say 24-year-old Brandon Wierman drove away from a traffic stop in Delta. The police fan out…looking for him. Then in Wauseon…the police spots Wierman…they try to force …

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Ruby A. Rupp, 91

Ruby A. Rupp, 91 years, of Bryan, Ohio passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 27, 2021 at her residence with her family by her side.  Ruby was born on September 14, 1929 in Hudson Michigan, daughter of the late George Ray and Ruth (Bell) Cole.  She was a graduate of …

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Allisyn L. Herman, 35

Allisyn L. Herman, 35, of Bryan passed away Friday, March 26, 2021 at St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, after a medical incident, with her family and friends by her side. Ali was born December 20, 1985 in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of Loren and Cyndi (Bishop) Held. She attended St. …

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Injury Crash In DKC

DeKalb County deputies are investigating a crash that sends two drivers to the hospital in critical condition. Officials tell reporters Nathaniel Wopshall, 21, from Fremont, was driving at a high rate of speed, heading north on I-69, near mile marker 324, up by Auburn. They say that’s when he rear-ends …

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