News Staff An Ohio man, charged with storming the U.S. Capitol and stealing a coat rack…testified Wednesday that he joined thousands of protesters in ransacking the building last year on what he thought were orders from the president, Donald Trump. Dustin Thompson, 38, of Columbus, says he took to websites after being laid off from his exterminator … Read more
Former President, Donald Trump is returning to Ohio to try to boost Republican candidates and turnout ahead of the May 3 primary. Trump will headline an evening rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, north of Columbus, on April 23…certainly to stump for U.S. House candidate Max Miller, his pick for the 7th Congressional District. The … Read more
Near Ridgeville Corners…a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 6 kills a Bryan woman. Officials tell reporters Jamie Nester, 26, was eastbound…when her car ran into the back of a tractor trailer driven by Michael White, of Spring Grove, Ill. He was stopped to make a southbound turn into a driveway. Most of the car was lodged … Read more
A federal judicial panel declines to grant an order…temporarily blocking certification of 2022 U.S. House races that have gone forward in Ohio, under a disputed congressional map. Ruling on largely technical grounds, the bench advised a group of Black voters from Youngstown…claiming to be disenfranchised by the map…that their issue must be litigated separately. The … Read more
The Ohio Department of Education announces that the Four County Career Center received Purple Star designation for the class of 2022. Purple Star schools show a significant commitment to serving students and families connected to the nation’s armed forces. Ninety-four Ohio schools received the esteemed award for the first time, and 169 campuses earned a … Read more
A federal judicial panel in Ohio says it will decide by today whether to temporarily block the results of U.S. House races in Ohio that have gone forward…under an unresolved congressional map. Side parties in a federal lawsuit over the state’s unresolved maps of legislative districts have raised issues with Black representation under the congressional … Read more
Gov., DeWine says the state of Ohio will collect hundreds of donated helmets, protective vests and other surplus police equipment for the civilian defense of Ukraine. Distribution of the equipment will be coordinated by the Fund to Aid Ukraine, a nonprofit organization based in Parma, which has a large Ukrainian-American population. More than two dozen … Read more
The Fountain City Amphitheater in Bryan is getting a little more radiant courtesy of the Bryan Area Foundation. The City council approved the acceptance of a $50,000 grant from BAF last Monday, with the money going toward a lighted marquee sign and ambient lighting in the trees surrounding the theatre…next to the Imagination Station in … Read more
The cleanup from the release of a fentanyl-like substance is complete, officials say…as staff and detainees are back in the Northwest Ohio Juvenile Detention, Training and Rehabilitation Center in rural Stryker. The facility holds juvenile misdemeanor offenders, primarily from Williams, Henry, Defiance and Fulton counties. Four juvenile detainees and three staff members were hospitalized the … Read more
Officials in Van Wert say all students are safe after bomb threats were called in to at least two western Ohio high schools Friday. Wapakoneta also received one. After crews screen the two campuses…the all clear is given. Students were released on time. State and local investigators are on the case at this hour.