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Gov., DeWine has been visiting hospitals and speaking with families helped and harmed by gender-affirming care…as he decides what action to take on legislation preventing minors from obtaining such treatments. The governor has until Dec. 29 to either sign or veto the gender-affirming care bill, which also blocks transgender student athletes from playing girls’ and … Read more

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in February on whether the Environmental Protection Agency can continue enforcing its anti-air-pollution “good neighbor” rule in 10 states, an effort to restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution. The high court put off a decision on whether to … Read more

GOP Senate candidate, Bernie Moreno has landed Donald Trump’s endorsement in the race for a 2024 contender to unseat third-term Democrat Sherrod Brown, one of his party’s most vulnerable incumbents. The former president and 2024 presidential candidate backed Moreno, a wealthy Cleveland businessman, in a post on his social media network, Truth Social. The endorsement … Read more

The Corrections Commission of Northwest Ohio may extend electronic monitoring services to a non-member county. Executive Director Dennis Sullivan told the board a former employee of the facility, who is now a probation officer in Paulding County, reached out to see if CCNO would be interested in contracting for electronic monitoring services for youth offenders … Read more

A jury trial has been set in Defiance County for a Bryan man accused of four felonies, including assault, strangulation and abduction. Andrew Layne was arrested in October in Defiance County on the charges. A jury trial for the case was set for April 11 at 9 a.m. in Defiance County Common Pleas Court. Bond … Read more

Two people are hurt after an accident near Butler. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says…a car, driven by Chasen Duke, 19, was going south on CR 61 at CR 22…when he “understeered negotiating a curve.” That caused the vehicle to go off the road and into a ditch, officials add. The vehicle then spun 180 … Read more

A week after a Fort Wayne business’s parking lot sustained heavy damage due to a group of car enthusiasts performing burnouts during a large afterhours gathering, New Haven police broke up a similar meet in a large parking lot of a secluded warehouse this past weekend. Roughly 30 to 50 vehicles and 200 people were … Read more

In Pioneer…the North Central Local Schools Board of Education met in regular session and agree to put an income tax levy on the March ballot. The three-year, three quarter percent earned income tax would cost approximately $375 dollars a year for a taxpayer making $50,000 per year. It would generate an estimated $658,314 dollars. The … Read more

Bryan city’s budget for 2024 is lower than what was proposed for this year, but more than what the city is actually spending in 2023. The council passed, under suspension of rules requiring three readings, an ordinance providing for next year’s budget. Officials say next year’s budget is 4.7% lower than what was projected for … Read more

Zachary Hines’ resignation request as band director at Edgerton Local Schools is accepted during the board of education meeting. The resignation will be effective Jan. 1 and the position is currently being advertised by the district. In other business…the Board purchase of a new oven in the lunch room was approved for $9,900 dollars, officials … Read more