News Staff A driver suffers minor injuries…after her vehicle overturns on U.S. 6, near Interstate 69, early Wednesday. DeKalb County police and medics were called to the interchange. Investigators tell reporters, 27-year-old, Amber Brumbaugh of Butler was at the flashing yellow light, preparing to turn onto southbound I-69…when she turned into the path of an eastbound cargo … Read more
Gov., DeWine signs into law…a measure…that will make a concealed weapons permit optional for anyone, legally allowed to carry a gun. It eliminates the requirement that individuals promptly notify police officers that they are carrying a concealed weapon.
Several Republicans competing for the party’s nomination to run for U.S. Senate in Ohio are facing scrutiny for their ties to Russia as the country intensifies its war against Ukraine. Much of the attention has focused on former Ohio Republican Party Chair, Jane Timken, whose husband’s family founded a company that does business in Russia. … Read more
Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich and other speakers on Tuesday shared the experiences of states expanding Medicaid to more working adults, as North Carolina legislators carefully weigh whether they should now accept the coverage. Kasich, a former Republican presidential candidate, and presenters on programs in Montana, Indiana and Michigan, told a General Assembly study committee … Read more
The chief of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources issues approval of a Water Withdrawal and Consumptive Use Permit Application from AquaBounty Farms…for a proposed water well field near Pioneer. AquaBounty proposes a 479,000-square-foot facility in Pioneer to raise commercial genetically modified salmon, with an initial withdrawal from the local aquifer of 3 million gallons … Read more
The Montpelier Village Council approves moving $900,000 dollars to work as an advance payment for the village’s last combined sewer overflow project. A CSO is when untreated stormwater and sewage overflow in local streams and rivers. Montpelier has so far fixed six of these with the last one coming up this year. In order to … Read more
A fire destroys a Ney home, early Sunday. Crews were called to the Main St. location to put out the blaze…then, had to return a few hours later, after it flared back up again. One official tells reporters it looks like something in the electrical system started the fire. No one was hurt in the … Read more
Police are investigating a body that was found in DeKalb County near North County Line Road and State Road. The case continues.
A federal judge on Friday set a January 2023 trial date for the former Ohio Houser speaker facing a 2 1/2-year-old racketeering conspiracy charge in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme. Ex-GOP Speaker Larry Householder is accused of leading the scheme secretly funded by Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. to win legislative approval of a $1 billion … Read more
A Defiance woman has won a $1 million dollar prize, the Ohio Lottery recently announced. Rachel Yonge of Defiance won the top prize on the Ohio Lottery Scratch-Off, Extreme Cash game. She chose the cash option of $1 million and will $720,000…after taxes. She bought her winning ticket at the Pak a Sak on S. … Read more