Karen Gallagher was sworn in Monday afternoon to begin her elected term as Williams County Juvenile/Probate Court judge. She’s the first woman to rise to the position in the county’s 201-year history. Gallagher, who was elected in November after serving five years as court magistrate, called the milestone…far too long …

Gov., DeWine is renewing his effort to make distracted driving reason enough for police to pull someone over. DeWine’s proposal would address such activities as writing, sending or looking at texts, watching or recording photos or videos, or livestreaming while handling an electronic device, among other activities. Ohio lags far …

Kevin Moore is facing aggravated murder and felonious assault charges in an Toledo shooting that killed two of his girlfriend’s children and critically wounded a third. Toledo Police says the children were shot during a domestic dispute, outside a unit at an apartment complex in west Toledo. The third child …

Michael E. Weitzel, Sr., 71 years, of Alvordton passed Sunday, February 7, 2021 at his home with is family by his side. Michael was born November 16, 1949 in Montpelier, Ohio the son of the late Edwin and Eileen (Paul) Weitzel. He married Virginia M. Wilcox on July 14, 1990 …

Timothy R. Fitzcharles, age 53, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 11:44 A.M. on Saturday, February 6, 2021, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, Ohio, after a sudden illness. Mr. Fitzcharles was a 1985 graduate of Edgerton High School, where he was active in football and …

One person is hurt in a solo crash. Officials tell reporters Jerrold Spangler, 84, of Bryan was on County Road 12-C…when his pickup veered off the roadway…into a wall. He was taken to an area hospital with non-life threatening injuries. State and local investigators are on the case.

In Dekalb County…an Indianapolis woman is in critical condition after a crash on Highway 6, Sunday afternoon. They say a 17 year old girl goes over the center line…into oncoming traffic…slamming head on, into another vehicle…driven by Cassidy McCoy. She is in an area hospital now…under observation. No word on …

More on that major accident on the toll road in Indiana in LaGrange county, late Thursday. Officials confirm Omar Pleasont of Portage died behind the wheel of his big rig. Investigators say, he lost control of the semi…hauling hydrochloric acid…on eastbound 80. According to crash officials…the semi suddenly veered off …

The new owners of two Ohio nuclear power plants have given indications they are no longer interested in receiving as much as $1 billion in subsidies handed out in a tainted energy bill. Sen. Jerry Cirino, he’s a republican…cosponsors Senate Bill 44. It cancels the subsidies that would have been …

Albino J. Martinez, Jr., 60 years of Hicksville, passed away Saturday, February 6, 2021, at Parkview Hospital Randallia Campus, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Junior was born August 7, 1960, in Hicksville, Ohio, the son of the late Albino and Christina A. (Ortiz) Martinez.  He was a 1979 graduate of Hicksville High …