News Staff A federal judge extends a block on enforcement of an Ohio law…that would require children under 16…to get parental consent to use social media apps…as a legal challenge proceeds. U.S. District Court Judge, Algenon Marbley’s decision to grant a preliminary injunction prevents the law from taking effect…while a lawsuit, filed earlier this month by NetChoice … Read more
The Williams County commissioners give approval for the county 911 department to apply for a grant. The board met with 911 Director, Heather Mercer to discuss applying for the grant through North Western Electric’s donation program. She added she will be asking for funding to purchase air filters for the office, desk treadmills or walking … Read more
A Butler man tells the police…he fell asleep at the wheel…hitting a pole. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department says Robert Yoder, 66, of Butler suffered a broken leg…after crashing his truck into a pole in rural Waterloo. Officials tell reporters…Yoder was eastbound on U.S. Hwy. 6 when he fell asleep and crashed into a ditch … Read more
Two fired executives of FirstEnergy…and a former top state utilities regulator…plead not guilty to state charges related to that $60 million dollar bribery scheme that centered on securing a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants with the help of a powerful House speaker. Former FirstEnergy CEO, Chuck Jones…and Senior Vice President, Michael Dowling … Read more
The Edon Northwest Local School District Board of Education discussed putting a replacement tax levy before voters as well as how to handle the April eclipse event. Before agreeing to put a replacement income tax issue on the ballot, the board had to rescind a previous resolution it passed, authorizing a renewal. Superintendent, Anthony Stevens … Read more
The Montpelier Village Council approves selling nearly $100,000 dollars’ worth of renewable energy credits…in a way that will hopefully benefit citizens. RECs are issued when one megawatt-hour of electricity is generated and delivered to the electricity grid from a renewable energy resource. Village Manager, Jason Rockey said they earned RECs through the solar field, which … Read more
The former AT&T building in West Unity on Ohio 191 is moving closer to being torn down, the Williams County Land Reutilization Corp. learns. Officials say…the site was recently approved for a site assessment grant…adding…the cost for remediating the building is not yet known, but it is believed the next round of funding, in addition … Read more
A man is left with injuries after he crashes in DeKalb County Saturday night. Officials say…the Butler man was on US Highway 6…in the 5,600 block…when he crashed into a ditch. After that, the truck went about another 75 yards…hitting a utility pole, breaking it in half. The driver told officers…he was feeling tired and … Read more
Bryan Municipal Utilities likely will be performing a revenue analysis later this year to determine if rates are adequate. Director of Utilities, Derek Schultz and Operations Manager, Jimmy Dunning provided the Bryan Board of Public Affairs with the 2023 review. Schultz said while the water fund is currently healthy, the last rate increase was in … Read more
Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb is deploying a team of Indiana National Guardsmen to the southern border of Texas and Mexico. In a press release, Holcomb said the decision was made to “support the ongoing border security mission.” A total of fifty Indiana National Guardsmen are being sent to Camp Atterbury in Franklin, Indiana for one … Read more