Victoria Ridgway, age 82, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away, surrounded by her family, on Thursday, January 7, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Impatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Victoria had worked at several area companies, including Knox Cleaners, Bryan Canning Company, and Bryan Nursing Care Center. But mainly, she was a …

Indiana Conservation Officers rescue three fishermen, who fall through the ice on Big Turkey Lake. Officials say Brad Levitz, 61, of LaGrange and his son, Bradley Levitz, 40, of Hudson, were trying to walk on the ice to go fishing when the whole thing happened. Two nearby fisherman sees this…and …

A COVID-19 pop-up testing site will be available, on Saturday, in the Junior Fair Building at the Fulton County Fairgrounds. Officials say it’s a PCR test. Results are expected within four days but could take longer. After testing, participants with COVID-19 symptoms should stay home until the test results are …

Fulton County unemployment numbers fall slightly in November, that’s according to data from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The jobless rate in Fulton County was 4.2% in November, down from 4.4 in October. It was at 3.5% in November 2019. Roughly, an estimated 900 people are unemployed …

President, Trump “poured gas on the fire”…ahead of the occupation of the U.S. Capitol. That’s what fellow Republican, Gov. Mike DeWine tells reporters…in his harshest criticism of the president to date. He told the press, the president’s continued refusal to accept the election results, without producing any credible evidence of …

Dorlene C. Cottrell, age 70, of Auburn, Indiana, died at 2:21 P.M. on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she was a patient. Ms. Cottrell was a 1969 graduate of Edgerton High School and was employed by DeKalb Metal Finishing in Auburn for thirteen …

William “Jack” Lawson, age 84, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 3:05 P.M. on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville, Ohio, where he was a patient. As a young man, he was raised in the mountains of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, where he helped with the daily …

Jeremiah “Bullfrog” D. Rios, 27 of Bryan passed away Wednesday morning.  He was born on March 2, 1993 in Bryan to Steve Rios and Tina L. Roesch.  Jeremiah graduated from Montpelier High School, he studied welding at the Four County Career Center.  He attended Northwest State Community College. Jeremiah worked …

A Cecil woman…accused of forcing her way into a female acquaintance’s home during a dispute concerning a man…pleads guilty in a Paulding County courtroom. Jodie Diven faces assault charges. Judge, Tiffany Beckman ordered a pre-sentence investigation and continued Diven’s bond. Sentencing was scheduled for Feb. 1st. Prosecutors say back on …

In Ney…a Defiance man gets hurt in a two-vehicle crash. Lowell Crites, 89, was taken to a Toledo hospital with serious injuries. Officials say, Timothy Kinder was on Ohio 15, south of Scott Road. Crites was eastbound in a field, in a utility vehicle. Troopers say Crites failed to yield …