News Staff A network of ancient American Indian ceremonial and burial mounds in Ohio, described as “part cathedral, part cemetery and part astronomical observatory”…is added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Preservationists, led by the Ohio History Connection, and indigenous tribes, many with ancestral ties to the state, pushed to recognize the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks … Read more
The Ohio Redistricting Commission tentatively adopts a new set of Republican-drawn Statehouse maps over Democrats’ objections…in a plan that again would deliver large legislative majorities to the GOP. A series of public meetings is expected over the next week to gather public input. The time-crunched panel seeks to set district boundaries for legislative candidates before … Read more
Bryan Municipal Utilities is glad to help out other communities when they need it, but that does come at a cost. The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approves disbursing reimbursement payments that have been to the city’s electric fund to the individual line items that need them, specifically overtime. They add…those communities do reimburse Bryan … Read more
Three Napoleon residents involved in a crash in Williams County in July are awarded the Ohio State Patrol’s Saved by the Belt award. Lt. Rustun Schack of the Patrol presented Colin and Brewer Sabins and Allison Boles with the award. On July 22nd, the Sabins were eastbound on Ohio 2 when they hit another vehicle, … Read more
The Williams County commissioners accept a recommendation to go with a two-year contract for energy aggregation, and may offer the program up to more of the county. The commissioners met with Amy Hoffman of Palmer Energy Co., the county’s electric aggregation consultant. She provided results from the recent request for proposals sent out for a … Read more
Edgerton Local Schools’ enrollment is at an all-time low…district officials say. The latest report found the enrollment to be at 579, prompting them to send out a survey letter to families of students who are open enrolled out of the district and to homeschooled kids. It will be sent out next week. The survey gives … Read more
The Williams County commissioners takes a step to alleviate an office space problem that has been going on for nearly a decade. The commissioners approved the purchase of office space at two different locations at a cost of just over $1.5 million dollars. The locations are 677 N. Main St. and an adjacent area that … Read more
Norfolk Southern’s CEO pledges to continue working to improve safety after the consultant the railroad hired following the fiery Ohio derailment…recommended making sure that safety is truly a priority at all levels and continuing many efforts it has already begun. CEO Alan Shaw told the railroad’s employees in a letter that Norfolk Southern will take … Read more
The Ohio Attorney General’s Office again rejects petition language for a constitutional amendment…aimed at remaking the state’s troubled system for drawing political maps, frustrating the effort’s backers. In his rejection letter, Dave Yost said Citizens Not Politicians’ second submission had one “critical omission”: How party affiliation would be determined under the new system. He says … Read more
Online giant, Google will invest an additional $1.7 billion dollars to support three data center campuses in central Ohio. It now operates a center in New Albany and announced in May that it would build additional centers in Columbus and Lancaster to help power its artificial intelligence technology and other tools. Officials say…the additional money … Read more