News Staff A proposal to implement downtown traffic changes, aimed at increased pedestrian safety…moved along with Defiance City Council’s approval of a related design contract this week. An ordinance in that matter was one of four legislative items passed by council, including one concerning long-standing discussions with Ohio EPA on mandated wastewater projects. The downtown safety-related ordinance … Read more
Officials take an 18-year-old male to the hospital…after his car flips over in a solo crash in DeKalb County. They say…18-year-old, Tyler Caudill was westbound on County Road 28…approaching an “S” curve, near County Road 100. That’s when Caudill…at high speed…missed the first curve, causing the vehicle to head off road, flipping over. The car … Read more
Ohio State University is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to consider questions about the law known as Title IX…in a case that affects whether more than 230 men can proceed with lawsuits against the school…over decades-old sexual abuse by a team doctor, the late Richard Strauss. The petition urges the high court to hear the … Read more
A tractor trailer fire on U.S. 24 in Henry County shuts down traffic for more than two hours. A vehicle carrier was in flames…in the eastbound lanes…officials tell reporters…the cab of the truck was saved. The trailer was destroyed and vehicles on it…damaged. Napoleon Fire was called to the scene…along with at the fire teams … Read more
Backers of a proposal…to enshrine abortion rights in the Ohio Constitution…can begin collecting the more than 413,000 voter signatures required to put the issue before voters this fall…all this…after the petition cleared another hurdle this week. The constitutional amendment moves to the signature-gathering phase after the Ohio Ballot Board confirmed the petition language. Abortion remains … Read more
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose unveiled legislation that would clarify and standardize the way election data is organized, stored and shared across the state, a proposal that the Republican says can serve as a national model in addressing the “crisis of confidence” in American elections. The Data Analysis Transparency Archive Act, sponsored by GOP … Read more
Former U.S. Sen. Rob Portman is joining forces with the University of Cincinnati to create a new academic center that will foster civility, open and inclusive dialogue and bipartisanship in politics, the Republican and the university announce. The newly established Portman Center for Policy Solutions will be housed within the university’s School of Public and … Read more
In DeKalb County… Terry Sands the driver, accused of killing Trooper, James Bailey will face a charge of murder. Bailey was placing stop sticks on I-69 in Auburn to deter Sands…as he was leading authorities on a pursuit. Sands hit the Trooper, killing him. The prosecution is requesting life without parole for Sands. He who … Read more
The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office warns…about recent Amazon text scams after receiving complaints from concerned residents. Detectives say the texts claim the person’s Amazon account has been locked and offers a link to fix it. They are telling people not to click or respond to those text messages and to delete them because scammers are … Read more
Ohio House Speaker, Larry Householder and former state Republican Party Chair, Matt Borges are convicted in a $60 million dollar bribery scheme that federal prosecutors have called the largest corruption case in state history. A jury in Cincinnati found the two guilty of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise involving bribery and money laundering. … Read more