News Staff Public schools and colleges in Ohio would be prohibited from requiring individuals to receive vaccines not granted full approval by the FDA…under a bill, targeting coronavirus vaccinations signed into law by Gov., DeWine. The bill, to take effect in 90 days, would also prohibit those…who don’t receive emergency use vaccines…from being denied the chance to … Read more
Advocates for Ohio’s new school funding plan say it should finally provide a level of fairness and reliability that past spending programs lacked. The Fair School Funding Plan, approved as part of the state budget, spends about $12.4 billion dollars this year and $12.6 billion in 2023. At its core…the plan changes how the money … Read more
In DeKalb County…a crash kills a teenage boy, near Waterloo. Officials tell reporters…17-year-old, Alexander Barnhart, of Ashley, veers off the east side of County Road 35. The vehicle then goes over a raised gravel area. That’s when it rolls sideways, several times…smashing into a tree. Reports from other motorists come in…reporting the crash…with the boy’s … Read more
Two people are hurt after two vehicles collide on North Main Street, at U.S. 127, in Bryan. Word is…someone went through a red light. County responders handle the call. No word on injuries…or citations.
In Steuben County…a vehicle theft…pursuit…and crash, leaves a woman with serious injuries. The call from dispatch…it’s a stolen car…from a North Old 27 location. As the police converge…they see the hot car…going fast…on State Road 120. Lights…a 180…siren…gas. The police cruiser quickly catches up to car. The woman tries to outdrive the cops…but stop sticks … Read more
Ohio officials will announce a second coronavirus vaccine incentive program…in the next few days…in a new attempt to boost the state’s vaccination rate, Gov. DeWine doesn’t provide details to reporters…but hints it could include smaller amounts of money…meant to spread out the odds…so more people win. With the Delta Variant picking up steam…health officials are … Read more
A driver is hospitalized…after she drives into the St. Joseph River, in Leo. Police and medics are called to the river, in the area of Grabill and Schwartz roads…on the northeast side of town. There, crews found a vehicle 10 feet offshore, floating in the water, with the driver sitting on top of it. The … Read more
So much for the conspiracy…Ohio’s elections chief…a republican…refers for possible prosecution?…117 apparent noncitizens, who either registered to vote or cast a ballot in last year’s general election. It’s a tiny fraction of the state’s electorate and a significantly reduced number from two years ago, despite the record 2020 turnout. In all…13 cast ballots and 104 … Read more
Volkswagen, which is now subject to Ohio anti-tampering laws that carry the potential of hundreds of billions of dollars in damages…wants time to stop a state lawsuit, seeking those kinds of damages. At issue?…the 2015 scandal in which the automaker was found to have rigged its vehicles to cheat U.S. diesel emissions tests. The company … Read more
A Sylvania motorcyclist is hurt, following a crash in Swanton, on Airport Highway at Waterville Swanton Road. Officials tell reporters, Matthew O’Connell, rides eastbound on Airport…while a minivan, driven by Mary Kihslinger, 79, of Toledo, is going west. They say, Kihslinger took a left, onto Waterville-Swanton…that’s when O’Connell hit her car…sending the rider flying off … Read more