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A northeast Ohio man with a criminal history in Bryan was back in the area last weekend and was arrested Saturday on charges of disorderly conduct and falsification. Officials tell reporters Gregory Sprow, 28, of Lake Milton in Mahoning County, was continually yelling profanities and refused reasonable warnings, which created …

A Henry County home on County Road 7 is badly damaged by flames. Crews get to the scene, between Napoleon and McClure. By that point, everyone inside the place had gotten out okay. The flames are soon put out. No word on a cause. State and local fire officials are …

The Republican-dominated commission…charged with redrawing the maps of Ohio’s legislative districts…vote along partisan lines…to use a proposed GOP map, as the starting point for three days of public testimony. The 5-2 vote set up a breakneck schedule that in theory will see the commission approve a final version of the …

A blaze in Napoleon. Five fire departments are called to a Lakeview Drive home, just off Oakwood Avenue. In the end…damage is total. They say the flames quickly enveloped the house. Everyone inside got out okay, officials say. Crews from Ridgeville, Liberty-Washington and Monroe township…as well as the Liberty Center …

In Toledo…a car crashes into a drawbridge…while it’s being raised…killing an 8-year-old girl…all this, early Saturday on the Craig Memorial Bridge, spanning the Maumee River. Officials tell reporters the vehicle was heading west on the span…when the car crashed through the drawbridge’s lowered warning gates and then hit the west …

Gov., DeWine postpones four more executions…in keeping with his contention that lethal injection is no longer an option in Ohio…because of the ongoing lack of drugs to put inmates to death. The governor said last year that lawmakers must choose a different method of capital punishment before any inmates can …

The Swanton post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol reports that a 2015 Kenworth semi-tractor trailer driven by Amadou Diarra, 52, of Laramie, Wyo., was traveling westbound on the turnpike in the right lane at approximately 10:50 p.m. when it was struck from behind by a 2016 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van …

Trash pick-up has been delayed in Garrett after a Republic Services truck experienced issues while on its route. In a post on the City of Garrett’s Facebook page, Republic Services said the truck is on its property being looked at. No other trucks were available to finish Wednesday’s services. It …

Wright-Patterson Air Force Base went into lockdown for several hours while security officials investigated reports of a shooter on the campus but eventually gave the all-clear. Two individuals reported hearing one gunshot at the base just east of Dayton. Over the next four hours, officials from the 88th Airbase Wing …

Now weeks into the new school year…about 22% of eligible 12- to 18-year-olds in Williams County are fully vaccinated against COVID-19…that’s according to figures from the Williams County Combined Health District. Of the approximately 2,834 residents in the age group, officials say…746 have received their first dose. As we have …