News Staff Transgender girls would be barred from competing in sports in Ohio under the latest effort by Republican lawmakers to pass a transgender athletes ban. The measure was inserted into an unrelated education bill this week and approved along partisan lines. The legislation says no school or athletic conference “shall permit individuals of the male sex … Read more
A Defiance man is badly hurt on U.S. 24…west of the city…after he is hit by a semi after getting out of his vehicle, following a crash. David Morton, 52, was taken to an area hospital in serious condition. Officials say…Morton was eastbound on 24, between Krouse Road and Paulding County Road 143…when he lost … Read more
An audit of the May 3 primary election by the William County Elections Board finds no discrepancy between those results and results from the election certification. Ohio is one of 34 states that mandate post-election audits. All this comes on the heels of an issue that was discovered very early on Election Day, when it … Read more
Ohio school district employees could once again be allowed to carry guns, under legislation being fast-tracked by Republican lawmakers…to counter the impact of a court ruling that restricted the practice. The measure aims to undo the effect of an Ohio Supreme Court ruling last year, which held that under current law, armed school workers would … Read more
Montpelier Police had a busy holiday weekend, including a high-speed chase and multiple arrests on drug-related charges. Early Monday morning, officers executed search warrants at homes on Lafayette and Mill streets…locating various drug-related items, including meth and marijuana. They weren’t able to find Aaron Garrett, 36, who was wanted on outstanding felony warrants. Soon after…Garrett … Read more
A man is in police custody after barricading himself inside a Garrett mobile home park early Tuesday morning. Around 5 a.m., multiple police units were seen inside the North Pointe Crossing mobile home park in Garrett…near the intersection of State Roads 327 and 8. Officers order the man to come out. Then…a flash bang device … Read more
Defiance’s CSX Railroad viaduct on South Clinton Street was the scene Monday of another crash involving a truck that would not fit beneath it. The driver was not injured. Defiance police handled the crash report. Trucks have struck the low viaduct numerous times over the years. State and local officials are working together in the … Read more
A person is shot and killed on the grounds of the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus over the weekend. Officers tried to revive the victim but he was pronounced dead shortly afterward, officials say. The victim wasn’t immediately identified. Officials say…the shooting wasn’t related to any official business at the Statehouse, where the highway patrol provides … Read more
Republican state lawmakers in Ohio have fast-tracked a fall ballot measure that would expressly prohibit noncitizens from voting in local elections. The proposed noncitizen voting ban — which emerged just last week and cleared the Ohio House 68-28 on Wednesday — stands to ignite GOP voters ahead of this year’s high-stakes midterm elections, when Republicans … Read more
In June 2021, Gov. DeWine ended Ohio’s participation in a federal pandemic unemployment aid program ahead of a government deadline for stopping the payments. Attorneys for the Republican governor argue he had the legal authority to do so. People who lost out on additional benefits say DeWine didn’t, and should have continued them. The Ohio … Read more