News Staff Chipmaker, Intel outlines $150 million dollars in educational funding…aimed at growing the workforce for the semiconductor industry…as part of its $20 billion investment in a production hub in Ohio The company announced the Ohio development in January, part of Intel’s efforts to alleviate a global shortage of chips…powering everything from phones to cars to home … Read more
Seven people were hospitalized Sunday after fentanyl is found in the air ventilation system at the Northwest Ohio Juvenile Detention, Training and Rehabilitation Center in Stryker. Word comes…some children have collapsed. When they arrived…the get the seven…four kids and three adult staff members…to safety. No word on their condition, at this hour. Investigators are on … Read more
A Defiance man is badly hurt in a crash early Sunday morning in Paulding County…on U.S. 24, near County Road 133. Officials tell reporters Everett Dickerson, 61, of Defiance, was eastbound on 24…when he ran into a semi…head-on. The pickup careened off the north side of the roadway. Dickerson is at Defiance Regional with life-threatening … Read more
For the first time in a long time, Williams County is not considered a high incidence county for COVID-19. A last check…the county had 40.9 cases per 100,000 people, well below the 100 per 100,000 threshold for high incidence. Health officials confirm…the county only had one new case of COVID between March 10 and 17. … Read more
The Ohio Redistricting Commission has decided to look for two independent mapmakers and a mediator to help come up with new district maps…following the Ohio Supreme Court’s rejection of a third set of maps presented by the Republican-dominated panel. The seven-member commission hopes to approve the choices in a Monday night meeting.
Two Defiance residents are hurt after a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 6 and Henry County Road 23. Officials say…Terry Clark is flown Mercy-St. Vincent’s in Toledo in serious condition. The passenger…Pamela Clark is in a Wauseon hospital…under observation at this hour. Clark’s vehicle was eastbound on U.S. 6 when a southbound big rig on Ohio … Read more
A debate among Republicans running for Ohio governor is off…after Gov., DeWine declined to participate…and another candidate decided to follow suit. Former congressman, Jim Renacci opted out of the nonpartisan Ohio Debate Commission event, which had been scheduled for March 29. Renacci’s staff says if the governor isn’t going to be at the debate…what’s the … Read more
A West Virginia coal-fired power plant will be sold or retired next year, its owner said. Akron based Energy Harbor announced the plan this week for the Pleasants Power station along with a coal and diesel facility in Stratton, Ohio, as part of its commitment to become carbon free. The facility is located on the … Read more
A man, accused of assaulting a doctor at the hospital in Bryan…is indicted on two counts of felonious assault. Ricki Collins, 61, is the accused in the Feb. 14 incident. Collins’ relative was being treated at the hospital emergency room when he launched an unprovoked attack on Dr. Hussein Kashk, prosecutors say. The doctor says … Read more
Fort Wayne Police arrests a 57-year-old DeKalb County man…for rape and sexual battery Wednesday. Mark Michels, of Garrett is accused of committing the crimes, on Sunday. Michels is a registered sex offender. He was convicted of sexual battery in 2012. He has twice been accused of failing to register. Officers from throughout the region…work together … Read more