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Lucille B Carlin, age 86, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away peacefully at her home on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9, 2021. Mrs. Carlin was a member of the Pulaski United Methodist Church, National Cattlewomens Association and the Ohio Cattlewomens Association, where she served as president in 1988-1989. Lucille was born …

In Defiance County…a man dies after losing control of his vehicle…going off the side of State Road 2…near the intersection of Farmer Mark Road. Investigators say Tyler McIntosh, of Montpelier was heading southwest on 2…when he suddenly veers off the right side of the roadway, he then corrects…flying across to …

A Bowling Green man…wanted for injuring two people in a suspected road-rage incident in Napoleon…is arrested by Toledo police. Kyle Kirby, 38, had a warrant for his arrest in Henry County for attempted murder…and four counts of felonious assault. Kirby is accused of stabbing of Nicholas Winterfield, of Perrysburg, and …

Over in Lyons…officers are investigating a theft…reported on US 20. Officials tell reporters someone stole a homemade, 20-foot aluminum car hauler. The trailer has a flat deck with reflective tape around the sides, aluminum fenders and heavy duty aluminum ramps. Total loss?…estimated at around 12 thousand dollars.

Ohio became the latest state…where Republicans are proposing a significant rewrite of state election laws. Legislation introduced in the Ohio House calls for prohibiting placement of ballot drop boxes anywhere but at a local elections office…eliminating a day of early voting…shortening the window for requesting mail-in ballots…and tightening voter ID …

Voters handily approve a replacement 4-mill EMS levy…meant to equalize funding among Fulton County’s seven emergency stations…and add an eighth, central station to provide mutual aid to the county’s northern communities. Officials say it will generate $4.5 million dollars annually, beginning in January. It replaces the current contract between the …

Pike-Delta-York voters approve a new 1% income tax…that will allow the school district to stave off massive cuts to staff and programs. The five-year tax is estimated to generate approximately $1.7 million dollars a year…to be used for the district’s general operating expenses, such as bus fuel, classroom supplies, facilities …

Ohio’s Republican legislative leaders abandon plans for a fast-moving constitutional amendment…that would have allowed deadlines for making state political maps to be extended due to pandemic-related delays in the 2020 census. Senate President, Matt Huffman says his idea, which would have required a three-fifths majority of both legislative chambers by …

James Coyne is placed on community control in a Paulding County courtroom on three felony wildlife violations and more. Four years of control, in all, in the sentencing. Coyne is also ordered to make a $43 hundred dollar restitution to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Officials confirm three guns, …

In DeKalb County…a woman is in the hospital…after getting rear ended. Angel Loy, 39, of Grabill, tells officers she was at a stop sign…at the C.R. 17, U.S. 6 intersection…but the other vehicle couldn’t stop…bad brakes. Loy is in fair condition after experiencing head, neck and knee pain. State and …