News Staff An Oakwood enters a plea in a Paulding County courtroom…in connection to a September, 2021 shooting. Charles Brown, 32, pled guilty to assault and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle. Sentencing is scheduled for today. Brown is accused of shooting Dustin Dobbelaere, 37, of Defiance, several times during a fight, outside The Landing Strip … Read more
After months of buildup, Ohio’s primary in May was supposed to usher in a busier phase of the political season, when voters would begin lining up behind party winners in fall races for control of Congress, governor’s seats and key elections offices across the United States. Instead, the campaign season in Ohio has drifted into … Read more
The Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments in May…on whether Gov., DeWine had the legal ability to end the state’s participation in a federal pandemic unemployment aid program last year…ahead of a government deadline for stopping the payments. At issue before the court is a weekly $300 federal payment for Ohioans to offset the economic … Read more
The Pioneer Village Council approves AquaBounty to set up temporary construction housing at the Pioneer North Industrial Park. The housing will be for the estimated 400 out-of-area contractors needed for the construction of the indoor salmon farm. While it would be temporary, it would be needed for three years of construction.
Utility giant, FirstEnergy’s former chief executive and a top official masterminded payments to public officials…in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme to win a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear plants. We reported yesterday the judge in the case ordered the defense to produce the names of those responsible. The two attorneys, under order from … Read more
Gov., DeWine used his first State of the State speech in three years to boast about Ohio’s recovery from the pandemic and its economic health…while also pledging new investments in Appalachia and calling for more efforts to address mental illness treatment. Even with the governor in the midst of a reelection campaign this year, he … Read more
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered attorneys for investors in utility giant, FirstEnergy Corp…to reveal who, from the company…paid bribes in an alleged $60 million dollar scheme to win a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear plants. U.S District Court Judge, John Adams tells the lawyers…he wants the names by noon…today…saying…the public has a right … Read more
After three failures, Ohio’s powerful political mapmaking body convened Tuesday…setting a series of meetings for hammering out a constitutional compromise on boundaries for state legislative districts. The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected three sets of Ohio House and Ohio Senate maps drawn by the panel, ruling in a 4-3 vote each time that the plans … Read more
A Napoleon man is taken to an area hospital in serious condition after a solo crash. Klaus Szabo, 71, of Napoleon, is at Henry County Hospital. Officials tell reporters Szabo was eastbound on U.S. 6, west of County Road 18 when his vehicle left the roadway…hitting a ditch. The car then plowed into a power … Read more
A near fist fight in the nasty Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio led to a demand Monday from some military veterans…that one candidate apologize for his insult, while the target of their request says…he respects and honors the military but stands by his statement. The heated argument came during a debate among five … Read more