News Staff Eligibility for medical marijuana in Ohio would be expanded to include any condition determined by a licensed physician to need treatment…this, under a new bill that would further expand the state’s medicinal marijuana program. The measure would also place regulation of the program solely under the Department of Commerce, removing the current, additional oversight by … Read more
An expensive change order for a delayed downtown improvement project receives Defiance City Council’s approval…but officials say the cost should be covered by grant funds. The order will amend a contract with All Excavating and Demolition, increasing the cost of the removal of buildings in Clinton Street’s 100 block…by $116 thousand dollars…pushing the cost of … Read more
School districts could set their own training requirements for armed employees, under Republican legislation, arising from a court battle…over one district’s reaction to a school shooting. The legislation pending in the GOP-controlled House Criminal Justice Committee would set a minimum of 20 hours of training…on top of what’s needed to obtain a concealed weapons permit. … Read more
Former Williams County Sheriff, Steven Towns asks the Ohio Supreme Court to throw out his 2019 misdemeanor conviction…for posting confidential information, online. Towns, through his Toledo-based attorney, Henry Schaefer, is arguing that the Ohio Ethics Commission needed to…but had not ruled on…the issue before the prosecutor pursued charges. The charges against Towns stem from his … Read more
The westbound lanes of Highway 30 are closed for a time in Van Wert County. This, after several crashes in the fog. All this happened near the intersection at Ohio Road 49, a mile and a half north of Convoy. Traffic was flowing again in a few hours. No word on injuries. State and local … Read more
People attending a rally…who end up accused of violating an anti-riot law…could be targeted with a provision, normally used against terroristic activity…all this…under GOP legislation in the Ohio House. This comes in response to police brutality protests in summer 2020. The bill also would increase penalties for rioting, create the offenses of riot assault and … Read more
A Williams County man pleads guilty to the murder of a 9-month-old infant. Cody Jondreau, 25, faces a minimum of 15 years to life in prison on the murder charge. He also plead guilty to two charges of endangering children. If Jondreau is ever released, he must register as a violent offender for 10 years. … Read more
The Ohio Supreme Court agrees to decide whether Gov., DeWine had the legal ability to end the state’s participation in a federal pandemic unemployment aid program…ahead of a government deadline for stopping the payments. At issue before the court is a weekly $300 dollar federal payment for Ohio residents…to offset the economic impact of the … Read more
The City of Bryan’s Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area program will continue into its second year with no major changes. That was the consensus after a meeting with city leaders and others. Concern over where the event takes place was brought up by some at the courthouse…who were a bit uncomfortable with drinking going on within … Read more
Unemployment rates were down in area counties during the month of September, according to data recently released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. In Fulton County, the jobless rate fell to 4.2% in September. It was 4.7% in August and 5.5 a year ago. In Lucas County, unemployment fell to 5.8% from … Read more