A state lawmaker has made a procedural move that could force a vote in the Ohio House…on a proposal to make it more difficult to amend the Ohio Constitution, a measure that could impact the fate of a measure protecting abortion rights that’s moving toward fall ballots. Republican state Rep. …
Read More »Over At The Meeting
The Montpelier Village Council began the process of increasing their water and sewer rates at their regularly scheduled meeting this week. Council authorized an amendment for the increase. They have not gone up since August 2020. Village Manager Jason Rockey explained that all three utility department rates are not sufficient …
Read More »Bridge Fixes Are On
Repairs are underway on the Ohio Turnpike overpass on Ohio 15 at Holiday City. We reported…the bridge was damaged in January…after a semi caught fire and pulled over underneath the span. Although the bridge was stable, overall…the incident resulted in “extensive damage” to the bridge’s concrete pier, concrete deck, components …
Read More »Roadwork Approaches
The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission has announced capital improvement projects in 13 counties in northern Ohio, including in Williams County. Beaver Excavating out of Canton has been selected to work on a base pavement replacement project, according to officials… stretch from the state’s border with Indiana into the Westgate …
Read More »Keber Faces Charges
Van Wert County deputies arrest a man for arson. The suspect has been identified as 31-year-old Scott Keber, of Ohio City. The fire happened at a home in Glenmore. A witness reported seeing someone lighting a fire at the residence. Deputies were able to locate a vehicle believed to be …
Read More »Hennessey In Court
A Defiance woman charged with leaving a threatening note that caused the evacuation of a local restaurant in early 2022 is sentenced in a Defiance County courtroom. Courtney Hennessey, 26, appeared for sentencing on a charge of inducing panic, a fifth-degree felony. She was placed on community control for two …
Read More »Fatal Crash In FC
One man is dead…after his truck goes off the road, hitting a tree. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says…59-year-old Scott Berger was northbound on County Road 2, near County Road C in Fulton County, near Swan Creek Township, in his SUV…when he suddenly ran off the road. The vehicle struck …
Read More »Voting Requirement Worries
As Ohio’s primary approaches, a strict new photo ID requirement is stirring concerns for military veterans and out-of-state college students, in Amish communities and among older voters. Other Republican-led states are moving in the same direction as they respond to conservative voters unsettled by unfounded claims of widespread fraud and …
Read More »In Columbus…
Ohio senators reacting to the East Palestine train derailment proposed state oversight of wayside detectors that can spot railway defects, among other safety provisions, in a nearly $13.5 billion dollar transportation budget that passed Thursday with bipartisan support. The proposal will now go to a joint House and Senate conference …
Read More »Plan Moves Forward
Archbold Area Schools’ board of education received approval of its precautionary plan at their regular meeting. The board had approved on Feb. 27 its plan to move forward with a levy on the May 2 ballot. On March 14 the board received its approval from the Ohio Department of Education. …
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