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State Patrol Investigating Wrong-Way Driver OVI Injury Crash.

The Bowling Green Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a wrong-way driver OVI injury crash. The crash was reported on February 25, 2026, at approximately 12:42 a.m., on Interstate 75 north bound near milepost 197, in Rossford. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2012 Lincoln MKS operated …

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Local recycling company is permanently closing its Clyde facility.

According to a notice Evergreen Recycling LLC filed with the state on Tuesday, a local recycling company is permanently closing its Clyde facility, which would result in the loss of 165 employment. The Clyde-based company stated in the notification that the majority of job losses at its home factory and …

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ODOT District 1’s Paint-the-Plow annual contest now accepting applications.

The Ohio Department of Transportation District 1’s Paint-the-Plow annual contest is now accepting applications for the program. Applications will be accepted until March 13th. The program is open to area schools and vocational school groups within the nine-county region of Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert and …

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Job and Family Services to build new group home in downtown Fremont

Job and Family Services will shortly build a new group home in downtown Fremont, in Sandusky County. A facility on Birchard Avenue that will serve high-needs adolescents in county care is undergoing renovations. The building will be Sandusky County’s first publicly operated group home when it opens. According to officials, …

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New pocket park in north Toledo neighborhood.

On Saturday, volunteers from the community turned the proverbial garbage into treasure by taking to the streets of North Toledo. In a new pocket park in a north Toledo neighborhood, volunteers collected used tires for use as vegetable beds as part of a tire reclamation project organized by the North …

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Panther Paws program is still expanding.

Maumee City Schools’ Panther Paws program is still expanding; in January, the district added its sixth site and therapy dog. With the addition of Fiber, a facilities dog, Maumee High School now has a trained dog in each building to assist kids during the school day. The initiative started three …

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BCS Board approves three-year contract with teachers.

The Bryan City Schools Board of Education convened in special session on Friday to approve the five-year forecast and a three-year contract with the teachers organization. According to BCS Superintendent Mark Rairigh, the new teacher contract includes 3% annual wage increases for the duration of the agreement.

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Statement From Ohio AG on Sentencing in Serial Murder Case.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued the following statement regarding Thursday’s sentencing of Rebecca Auborn. A Franklin County judge sentenced her to four consecutive terms of 15 years to life in prison. “This sentence reflects the defendant’s disregard for life and the callousness not only to kill, but to do …

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Ohio Dept. of Commerce urges residents to search for forgotten cash.

The Ohio Department of Commerce is urging residents to take a few minutes in February to search for forgotten cash as part of National Unclaimed Funds Month. The state’s Division of Unclaimed Funds said in a news release Thursday that millions of dollars in dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, and …

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Democracy Day on the calendar in March.

Democracy Day, a public hearing when citizens are asked to submit presentations on the impact of corporate influence in politics, is being held for the tenth year by the Toledo mayor and Toledo City Council. The event this year will be held on March 11th at 5 p.m. in the …

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ODOT realigning districts.

The Ohio Department of Transportation has made a number of realignments among its 12 different districts, including one which will impact Defiance County. Defiance County and its maintenance garage on Baltimore Street for years has been part of District 1, based in Lima, for years. But effective on April 5th, …

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