News Staff Mike Gibbons, a leading Ohio Republican Senate candidate, said at a media event last fall that middle-class Americans don’t pay “any kind of a fair share” of income taxes. He said…the top 20% of earners in the United States pay 82% of federal income tax…and, if you do the math…45% to 50% don’t pay any … Read more
A driver runs off after a fiery crash in northern DeKalb County, at the intersection of Highway 6 and Country Road 19. Officials tell reporters, Alan Northrup, 60, of Ashley, Indiana was hit while driving westbound on 6. As Northrup passed through the intersection…another vehicle going north…slams into the vehicle. The second car bursts into … Read more
A Napoleon man faces criminal charges…accused of causing a multi-vehicle crash that killed two people…injuring two others on I-75, north of Cygnet Road in Henry Township. Officials say…Nicholas Luderman was indicted by a Wood County grand jury on two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and four counts of aggravated vehicular assault. He is also charged … Read more
Republican, JD Vance receives the coveted endorsement Thursday of Ohio’s oldest and largest anti-abortion group, Ohio Right to Life. The announcement could distinguish the venture capitalist and author of “Hillbilly Elegy” with GOP primary voters in the crowded race to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Rob Portman. Early voting is already underway in the May 3 … Read more
Delta Police is investigating a crash that injured several people and left some buildings damaged…on US 20A, near Enterprise Drive. Officials say the lone vehicle suddenly left the roadway and into the side of the NAPA Auto Parts store. A parked car got hit, too, officials say. The driver was taken to the Fulton County … Read more
Officers in DeKalb County arrest six people after officers raided a home and found a meth-making operation. The case continues.
Two people are hurt…one seriously…in a two-car crash at the intersection of Domersville Road and Deerwood Drive, just north of the Maumee River…in Defiance. David Riggenbach was taken by ambulance to a Toledo hospital with life-threatening injuries. Officials say…Riggenbach was stopped at the light…when he was rear ended by Melissa Ketcham. Ketcham was treated and … Read more
State regulation of streams that flow temporarily after rainfall would be restricted under proposed Ohio legislation, months in the works. Construction companies, the mining industry and other business groups say removing so-called ephemeral streams from regulation would make Ohio’s practice consistent with federal law. The EPA says about 36,500 miles of the state’s 115,200 miles … Read more
Ohio first lady, Fran DeWine gave the first official story time reading at the renovated children’s area at the Williams County Public Library on Tuesday afternoon. Williams County was DeWine’s second stop for the day. She took the opportunity to promote reading and the Governor’s Imagination Library, which mails an age-appropriate book every month to … Read more
The Edgerton Village Council approved administrators to seek bids for water tower repairs during their meeting, Tuesday evening. Village Administrator, Dawn Fitzcharles says the council approved an agreement with Poggemeyer Design Group for the project in August of last year. The project will make repairs needed in both the village’s water towers after an inspection … Read more