County commissioners, on advice of legal counsel, have rejected a permit application to install water and discharge lines along a 1.25-mile-long section of County Road S for the AquaBounty salmon farm project. The lines were proposed as a public utility within the right-of-way along the south side of County Road …

President, Biden steered clear of partisan politics at Friday’s groundbreaking celebration for a huge new computer chip facility in Ohio. The President, a major force behind the legislation that helped lure Intel to Ohio, went to suburban Columbus to take a victory lap just as voters in the state are …

Karen S. Moriarity, age 63, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away at 11:42 P.M. on Monday, September 5, 2022, at the Toledo Hospital. Karen was a homemaker. She loved animals, and was an avid NASCAR fan, enjoyed watching her shows, especially The Golden Girls. Her greatest joy was her grandchildren, and …

Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Gov. Mike DeWine in his reelection bid after deciding against openly backing him in the primary. In a statement, Trump said DeWine quietly, but professionally and patriotically, goes about doing his job. DeWine fought off three far-right challengers in the GOP primary in May …

An outbreak of bird flu that has led to the deaths of 43 million chickens and turkeys this year across the U.S. has been found at a giant egg-laying operation in Ohio, state and federal agriculture officials say. The case confirmed over the weekend in Defiance County has affected roughly …

Delivery of necessary parts for a substation rehabilitation project in Bryan has been pushed back, but won’t affect project completion. The parts are four 72.5 kilovolt circuit breakers from GE Grid Solutions. The breakers are part of a plan to upgrade the city’s entire sub-transmission electric service system to 69 …

A highway maintenance worker is injured on an I-69 overpass. Indiana State troopers responded in DeKalb County. First units on the scene discovered that a highway worker had been struck by a vehicle. The victim…identified as Yancy Anderson, of Knox, had been trimming weeds along the County Road 11A overpass …

The Fulton County Engineer’s office has announced a pair of road closures. County Road 10, between County Road H and County Road J, will remain closed for 21 days. County Road 7-2, between County Road H & County Road J will remain closed for that same timespan, as well.

Phyllis Heisler Griffin, 92, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Monday, September 5, 2022, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance.  Phyllis was born January 31, 1930, in Edgerton, Ohio, daughter of the late Clarence and Blanche (Haase) Heisler.  She was a 1948 graduate of Farmer High School.  She married …

Betty R. Shull, 93, of Hicksville, Ohio passed away Sunday, September 4, 2022, at Vancrest of Hicksville.  Betty was born January 21, 1929, the daughter of the late George and Hazel (Sanders) Carpenter. She married Leland “Bud” Shull on July 24, 1948, in Sherwood, Ohio and he preceded her in …