News Staff Demolition crews are in the process of tearing down the former ServiceMaster By Custom Cleaners building, on W. High St., in Bryan. Work should continue to demolish the structure and dig up the foundation. Dangler Excavating, of Paulding, is doing the work. City officials say the site will be occupied by a Dollar General store. … Read more
Racism would be declared a public health crisis in Ohio…and the day celebrating the official end of slavery would become a paid state holiday under racial justice measures reintroduced in Columbus. The effort passed through the Senate unanimously in the last General Assembly but didn’t make it to the House. If passed, the bipartisan bill … Read more
A bridge replacement project will close a stretch of Ohio 2 in Defiance County for roughly the next four months, starting next Monday. ODOT says workers will be replacing the bridge over Lost Creek, between Blosser and Ensign roads, two miles south of Farmer. The suggested detour is Ohio 249…to Ohio 49…back to Ohio 2.
Gov., DeWine and his wife get the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Currently, Ohio residents, 65 and older, can get the shot, along with residents and employees of long-term care facilities. Frontline medical responders, school employees, and people with severe congenital conditions can get in line, too. The 7-day rolling average of daily new … Read more
A political dark money group that authorities say was used as part of a $60 million dollar bribery scheme to pass nuclear bailout legislation in Ohio…pleads guilty to a federal racketeering charge. Generation Now Inc. also agreed in federal court in Cincinnati to forfeit $1.5 million dollars from two bank accounts. Federal investigators say former … Read more
Ohio’s major league sports teams, beginning their seasons this spring, could be allowed up to 30% of fan capacity under approved pandemic plans. Gov. DeWine makes the call. It’s all contingent on social distancing and continued mask wearing, the governor adds. A formal announcement is set for Thursday. The expanded fan capacity would apply to … Read more
Two of the biggest remaining American tire companies are joining forces. Goodyear Tire & Rubber is acquiring Cooper…in a deal with an equity value of $2.8 billion dollars that will combine the two century-old Ohio manufacturers. Cooper, founded in 1914, is the 5th largest tire maker in North America, based on revenue. The company has … Read more
In Defiance County…the Highway Patrol is investigating a serious injury crash on CR 13, north of CR J. Officials tell reporters Ethan Pontious, 16, of Montpelier, was northbound when he loses control and careens off the right side of the roadway. The vehicle hits a mailbox and rolls several times. Pontious was ejected from the … Read more
Educators in Paulding County get their first round of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. It’s part of the state’s vaccination program, designed to get the state’s schools back to in-person learning by March 1. Antwerp scheduled a remote learning day, so their staff did not have to worry about any side effects. So far this year, … Read more
The Coast Guard and fire department personnel rescue 10 people…stranded on ice floes in Lake Erie in Cleveland. A helicopter was dispatched from Air Station Detroit for air support. Six people were rescued in an ice skiff. Seven adults and three children were involved. The ten were on a finger of ice on the lake…then, … Read more