Violet Edna Kinkaid, age 93, of Archbold, passed away on Sunday, November 1, 2020, at Fairlawn Haven. She attended Lockport Mennonite Church. She worked as an assembler at Cable & Wire prior to her retirement. Violet was born on April 2, 1927, in Swanton, Ohio, the daughter of Howard and …

Vickie J. Cornell, age 64, of Edon, Ohio, died at 4:59 A.M. on Saturday, October 31, 2020, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan. Mrs. Cornell was a devoted homemaker who loved anything to do with animals and crafting, enjoyed working with ceramics, and taking care …

Hermena Marie Case, 98 years, of Sherwood, passed away Sunday, November 1, 2020 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance.  Hermena was born September 27, 1922, in Mark Township, Defiance County, Ohio, the daughter of the late Seagfried and Lucinda (Backhaus) Joost.  She was a 1940 graduate of Mark …

The application period for pandemic relief programs, announced by the state, opens today. The programs assist small businesses, bars and restaurants affected by COVID-19. It’s all funded through the federal CARES Act. The Small Business Relief Grant provides $125 million for grants to small businesses with no more than 25 …

In Toledo…FirstEnergy…under investigation for its role in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme involving one of Ohio’s most powerful politicians…fires its chief executive following an internal review. Utility officials say the company’s investigation found CEO, Chuck Jones and two other company officials, also fired, violated company policies and its code …

Bryan Municipal Utilities is now expecting to collect almost $2 million dollars less in total revenue from electricity sales than what was initially budgeted for 2020…coronavirus. Officials say the original forecast projected $19.85 million in revenue from electric sales. BMU’s updated budget forecast puts the total now at $17.86 million.

A Kendallville woman is badly hurt in a DeKalb County crash on County Road 68, near County Road 19. Officials tell reporters 69-year-old Carolyn Swogger was eastbound on 68 when her Jeep went off the roadway in front of a home. The vehicle then traveled through the home’s yard, and …

Elias Rash of Archbold pleads guilty to two counts of gross sexual imposition. A pre-sentence investigation is ordered and his personal-recognizance bond was continued. Sentencing is now scheduled for Dec. 9th. A Williams County grand jury came to the conclusion that back in January…he engaged he had sex with two …

Gov. DeWine warns…as nearly every county in the state is at a high-risk level for coronavirus infections…there is no place left to hide. This, as Ohio joins dozens of other states, facing a new wave COVID-19. Right now…Ohio is breaking records previously set when the pandemic first hit in March. …

Two Ohio political operatives plead guilty to charges they conspired as part of an alliance, aimed at bailing out two aging Ohio nuclear power plants. Former House Speaker, Larry Householder and four others…are charged with racketeering for their roles in the alleged scheme, under a law federal prosecutors typically use …