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Holding a cell phone, or other electronic device while driving in Ohio…would be illegal, under legislation introduced Monday…that takes aim at distracted driving…by targeting not just texting but scrolling through social media and other hands-on phone uses. Having an electronic device in your hand while behind the wheel would also …

Authorities arrest a Toledo woman…in connection to a fatal drug overdose. Ashely Kutzly, 23, of Toledo, died on Jan. 24…a fentanyl overdose. Tiffany Warman is now charged with first-degree felony involuntary manslaughter. She was taken to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio where she remains in custody. Warman’s pretrial hearing …

In DeKalb County…two dogs run in front of a motorcycle…causing a crash and injuries to the rider…all this, on the 600 block of S.R. 327. Officials tell reporters, Keith Reinig, 65, of LaGrange, was southbound…when the dogs ran into the roadway and were hit by the motorcycle. They say Reinig …

Vice President, Kamala Harris promotes a range of benefits…from public transportation, Friday, in an Ohio visit. The VP…along with Senator, Sherrod Brown, met with transportation and business leaders…in a roundtable discussion, hosted by the University of Cincinnati. Harris said easily accessible public transportation helps connect workers with businesses, improves the …

Clinton and Fulton townships will ask voters next Tuesday to approve new levies…one to create a cemetery maintenance fund…and the other to even out the residential cost of fire services. Clinton Township has placed a five-year, 0.15-mill levy on the May 4 ballot, to allow the trustees to create a …

Fulton County’s unemployment rate falls in March. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says it fell to 4.3%…from 5.5 in February. Last March, the jobless rate was 6.3% in the county. Among the state’s 88 counties, preliminary March 2021 unemployment rates ranged from a low of 2.4% in …

In Toledo…seven college students and another man are indicted…in the alcohol-related death of a 20-year-old…found unconscious after a fraternity party. The charges from the grand jury range from involuntary manslaughter to hazing. Stone Foltz, 20, died three days after he and other fraternity pledges at Bowling Green were each given …

A Napoleon man is sentenced to four to 5 1/2 years in prison on a robbery charge involving the theft of a firearm. Dillon Burdue was found to have violated community control terms on three previous convictions. A Henry County grand jury agreed that on Aug. 20 Burdue stole a …

Crews from Gerken Paving of Napoleon, this week are finishing up the first of three paving projects in Bryan. Streets on the mend include Townline Road and portions of Beech, Lynn, Walnut, Maple and Butler streets in the city center. The cost is estimated at about $479,000 and is part …

A single issue, and no candidates, is on the county’s May 4 primary ballot. What is it?…a five-year, 3.8-mill additional levy for North Central Local Schools. If approved, it will raise $420,000 annually. The goal is to avoid an operating deficit. Only voters in North Central Schools’ five precincts….Pioneer village…Bridgewater …