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The right of individuals…to decline the coronavirus vaccine…and the right of businesses…to require it as a condition of employment…are at the center of debate over proposed House Republican legislation in Ohio…limiting employers’ ability to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations. Lawmakers began additional hearings on the bill…after a failed effort last week to …

Several people are in the hospital after a head-on crash at the intersection of S.R. 9 and C.R. 450 S in DeKalb County. Officials tell reporters Gage Naylor, 21, of LaGrange, was turning east onto 450 S…but he fails to yield to a northbound vehicle. Naylor’s SUV hits the car, …

Defiance employer, APG plans to hire 135 workers…to manufacture pumps on 15 automated lines. Local officials who assisted in making the project possible through land deals and tax incentives are excited about the news. Defiance Mayor Mike McCann helped bring NAI Harmon Group to town as a potential developer early …

One of 13 current Republican candidates for Ohio senator in the May primary, J.D. Vance makes his first appearance in Williams County…in an hour-long meet-and-greet Monday with about a dozen locals at Kora in downtown Bryan. Best known for his 2016 memoir, “Hillbilly Elegy,” Vance spoke briefly, then answered more …

A Fort Wayne man is hospitalized after he loses control of his vehicle in rainy conditions on S.R. 1 in Spencerville. Officials say Maung Po is southbound on 1…when he loses control of his vehicle on the wet roadway. The car fishtails…and then hits another vehicle…driven by Brenda Witmer, of …

Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase on Jan. 1 to $9.30 per hour for non-tipped employees and $4.65 per hour for tipped employees. The minimum wage will apply to employees of businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $342,000 dollars, annually. The current Ohio minimum wage is $8.80 …

The dismembered body of a former Defiance resident is found in a residence on the southwest side of Columbus. Authorities here identified the victim as Allyson Lorenz, 32. Columbus Police was attempting to conduct a narcotics investigation search warrant at the home…when the discovery was made. Officials say the residence …

Defiance Police wants information from the public…regarding a felonious assault, last week. Officers were dispatched to Defiance Mercy Hospital for a reported stabbing. They identify the victim as Kellis Hatton Jr., 55, of Defiance. He was treated for his injuries and later released.

In DeKalb County…one woman is hospitalized and another injured in a crash on U.S. 6, at the intersection with County Road 53. Officers arrive to find one vehicle in the ditch and another in the roadway. Jeffrey Spillers, 24, of Auburn tells officers he was traveling west on 6…behind another …

The Bryan City Council takes no action on the fate of Bryan Police Chief, Chris Chapa…after an executive session in council chambers. As of now, he remains on administrative leave. As we reported…an investigation centers on his role in a rift with former assistant chief, Gary Mohre that became public …