An upstart electric vehicle maker says it now has more than 100,000 orders for its new pickup truck. Lordstown Motors plans to begin production of the Endurance All-Electric Pickup Truck in September…at a former General Motors assembly plant near Youngstown. The company took over the plant after GM in 2019 …

A more contagious variant of the coronavirus…first identified in the United Kingdom late last year…has been found in Indiana, state health officials announced on Monday. The Indiana State Department of Health said the variant was identified in the state through testing by the state agency’s laboratory and the Centers for …

Leo Henry Cupp, 85 years, of West Unity passed away Monday, January 11, 2021 at The Laurels of Defiance, Defiance. Leo was born March 23, 1935 in Defiance, Ohio, the son of the late Harry and Reba Hilda (Wolf) Cupp. He married Carol Ann Vedder on May 15, 1965 in …

Wilfred J. Brinkman, Sr., age 86, of Liberty Center, Ohio passed away peacefully on January 8, 2021. He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather. Wilfred was born on December 25, 1934 to Ray and Edna (Burkholder) Brinkman in Wauseon, Ohio. In 1952, he joined the United State Army and …

Barbara C. Markey, born in Ft. Wayne July 26, 1926, died January 8, 2021, in Marion, Indiana. She lived and worked most of her life in Ft. Wayne. She worked very hard all of her life. She spent 30 years working at Keys Lane Bowling Alley and 32 years working …

Williams County has lost six more people to COVID-19. Half of the deaths, three women, ages 98, 90 and 85, were in long-term care facilities. The other three were two men, ages 81 and 70 and one woman, who was 70. As of Friday, there have been a total of …

There is a local connection to last week’s insurgency in Washington, D.C. Nicholas Ochs, now in federal custody in connection to the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol, last week…appears to have attended Huntington North High School. Ochs is the founder of the “Proud Boys” Hawaii chapter. He was one …

The body of a second worker, killed in that power plant collapse in southern Ohio has been located. A spokesperson for Detroit-based demolition contractor, Adamo Group says the family and other loved ones of 47-year-old Jamie Fitzgerald have been notified. The collapse came as the coal-fired generation plant, some 75 …

An appointee to the Ohio Arts Council resigns after making a vulgar comment on social media about Vice President-elect Kamala Harris…that also supported President, Trump’s false claims that he won the election. Gov., DeWine accepts Susan Allan Block’s resignation a day after his office issued a statement…saying her comments were …

Barbara J. Hancock, 69 years, of Bryan passed away Friday, January 8, 2021 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center- Bryan Hospital, in the Emergency Room. Barbara was born July 10, 1951 in Hicksville, Ohio, the daughter of the late William O. and Editha B. (Schroeder) Williams. She was a 1969 …