News Staff A mass vaccination clinic, with the capacity to administer 6,000 COVID-19 vaccines a day, will open in Cleveland this month…with support from the Biden administration. The community vaccination center will open on March 17 at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center in downtown Cleveland…after state and federal officials designated the area based on its proximity to … Read more
More than 8,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in the first three days of a vaccination clinic at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The state’s first mass vaccination clinic runs through today…all appointments have been booked. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb received a shot at the site on Friday. Overall, nearly 700,000 people in … Read more
Four children and their father are in the hospital after a minivan runs off the road and rolls on the Indiana Toll in Steuben County, near the 135 mile marker. Two of the children were flown from the scene to a Fort Wayne area hospital. The father and two other children were taken by ambulance … Read more
Bryan Police releases a list of 239 warrants for residents who have failed to file city taxes. Anyone listed can make an appearance at the Don North Municipal Building, on E. High St., from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Gov. DeWine sets a specific target of reduced coronavirus cases as the benchmark for ending public health orders in Ohio, including mask wearing. Those orders will be lifted…once the state hits the mark of 50 coronavirus cases per 100,000 people for two weeks,. The governor calls the goal “very doable,” noting that that figure has … Read more
The Ohio Legislature appears to be making progress on eliminating most of the provisions included in a corruption-tainted energy bill, now the subject of federal investigations. Lawmakers voted unanimously to approve a bill that removes the most scrutinized provision…a $1 billion bailout for two Ohio nuclear plants that were operated by a subsidiary of Akron-based … Read more
Gary Eitzman, 53, of Napoleon…charged with purposely running his vehicle into another man’s truck in Henry County in a road rage incident in 2019…faced the court. Instead of reaching a verdict in the case…the judge ordered counsel to submit legal briefs on the matter. A decision in may take some time, officials say. Eitzman is … Read more
A federal judge extends a temporary stay on Ohio’s 2019 “heartbeat” abortion ban, saying he will delay a decision on whether to permanently block the law until two intertwined abortion cases are decided. U.S. District Judge, Michael Barrett’s order means that enforcement of the law…signed by Gov., DeWine two years ago…will remain on hold. Lawyers … Read more
Ohio’s mask mandate will continue until a “critical mass” has been reached for those who have received the coronavirus vaccine. Despite announcements that mask orders in Texas and other states are being lifted, Governor, DeWine believes it’s important to continue mask wearing and social distancing, as the vaccinations continue. DeWine issued the state’s mask mandate, … Read more
A giant, now-defunct online charter school continues its yearslong fight against repaying Ohio tens of millions of dollars…as the state Supreme Court heard arguments over the process for appealing that refund order. A lawyer for the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, which was once one of the country’s largest virtual charter schools, argued Ohio law allows … Read more