News Staff An Ohio business says its insurance company must compensate it for financial losses suffered during a pandemic-related shutdown. The insurance company refused to pay, saying its policy didn’t cover such losses. The Ohio Supreme Court heard arguments from both sides this month. At issue before the court is a policy purchased by Neuro-Communication Services Inc., … Read more
Two sets of Edgerton officials meet…and separately approve preliminary plans for implementing the Safe Routes to School plan in the village. Together, the plans intend to improve safety at the school and across the village through better crosswalks, crossing signs and more. The move allows the town to apply for $2.4 million dollars in funding.
The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio board agrees to convert the regional jail’s C-Unit to an honors unit. The move was recommended by CCNO staff…after the regional jail was not awarded a $3.1 million dollar state grant. It would have funded an upgrade to include new locks, sinks, toilets and other items in each of … Read more
That political stalemate over Ohio’s new legislative maps plunges the state into confusion…even as members of a new map-drawing commission defend themselves against potential contempt charges they face…for failing to meet the latest court order, requiring them to stop gerrymandering. Members of the bipartisan Ohio Redistricting Commission…including Gov., DeWine…tried to deflect the threatened sanctions by … Read more
Tuesday was the last day for public comments on AquaBounty’s Water Withdrawal and Consumptive Use Permit application…most comments were negative. So far, around 455 comments had been submitted electronically to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The last response was given on Feb. 18. The ODNR website has 89 pages of scanned, write-in comments, all … Read more
The Bryan City Council votes to formally oppose a housing project for senior citizens…concerned it would detract from the adjacent upscale neighborhood and create potential traffic issues. The St. Mary Development Corporation of Dayton…wants to bring a 43-unit, three-story rental project to 1200 Center St., directly east of the Greystone neighborhood and close to the … Read more
Arguments that a racketeering conspiracy charge in a $60 million bribery scheme should be dismissed against former Ohio House Speaker, Larry Householder are invalid…because they apply the wrong legal standards and ignore the substance of the allegations against him. That’s what federal prosecutors argued in a motion filed, Tuesday. The motion was in response to … Read more
A missing Holgate man is found dead in Napoleon. Officials tell reporters…Cory Karcher, 36, left Holgate around 5:30 p.m. Friday to visit a friend in Toledo. The sheriff’s office was contacted Saturday morning at 11 a.m. by a family member…Karcher had not returned home. A be-on-the-lookout alert was issued for Karcher to area police…and, when … Read more
The stalemate over redrawing state legislative maps…in the face of a court-set deadline…is depriving voters of the rights to know their voting districts and interact with candidates ahead of elections…that’s what a group of Republican voters say…in a federal lawsuit, seeking to force the implementation of a new set of maps. In a separate complaint, … Read more
Williams County Elections Director, Evan Raub has submitted his resignation, effective Feb. 28. It was accepted by the elections board at a special meeting. Raub, a Democrat, had served since May 2021, filling the spot vacated by Katrena Ebersole, who had resigned to move to out of state. The board has approved advertising for a … Read more