A coalition of cities, counties and civil rights groups sued the U.S. Census Bureau last year…to stop it from ending the 2020 census early…out of fear a premature finish would undercount minority communities. Now, that coalition is attempting to block the state of Ohio from trying to force the statistical …

State wildlife officials are urging Indiana residents to destroy invasive zebra mussels that could be hiding in so-called moss balls sold for aquariums. The Indiana Department of Natural Resources says aquarium owners should destroy any Marimo moss balls they have purchased this year from any aquarium or pet supply store …

Indiana officials have yet to detail any big plans for the influx of federal money coming from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package that Congress approved. Preliminary estimates show roughly $5.8 billion dollars will be directed toward Indiana. About $3 billion would go directly to state government, and $2.6 billion …

Mary Lou (Brinkman) Trejo passed from this life on March 11, 2021. She was born March 9, 1937 in Detwiler Hospital, Wauseon, Ohio to the late Ray C. Brinkman and Edna M. (Burkholder) Brinkman. She was preceded in death by her brothers Jim Brinkman and Wilfred Brinkman. She is survived …

Dean R. Edwards, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, March 15, 2021, at SKLD Bryan. He was a US Navy veteran, serving aboard the USS Des Moines from 1951-1955. He was a teacher and coach at Central Local Schools- Fairview High School- retiring in 1984 after a …

Dekalb County deputies respond to a report of a suicidal male with a gun in a van at the rest park on I-69, near the northbound 324 mile marker. Officials say the man told officers he would pull the trigger…if he saw any first responders in the area. Officers then …

2020 marks the third straight year there were no fatal crashes in the city of Bryan. The last deadly wreck in town?…back in 2017. In their report…police investigated 217 total traffic accidents in 2020, including 18 recorded as injury accidents. That’s down from 275 in 2019. Bryan officers issued 504 …

A bill…restricting a governors’ abilities to issue public health orders during a pandemic is unconstitutional and a violation of the separation of powers. That’s according to Gov. DeWine, who plans to veto the latest legislation headed for his desk while holding out hope for a compromise. The GOP-controlled House approved …

William Joseph Vargo, age 95, of Wauseon, passed away Thursday, March 11, 2021, at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Prior to his retirement he had been a truck driver. William was born in Toledo, Ohio on February 27, 1926, the son of William J. and Rose (Pocs) Vargo. He was an …

Gerald John Piasecki, 81 years, of Hicksville, passed away Friday, March 12, 2021, in his residence, with his family at his side.  Gerald was born September 7, 1939, in Buffalo, New York, the son of the late John and Irene (Karaszewski) Piasecki.  He was a graduate of Emerson Vocational High …