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Governor, DeWine says Ohio unemployment claimants would receive $300 in federal weekly unemployment assistance under an option provided by the White House that doesn’t require extra state spending. The plan agreed to by the governor means less money for the unemployed under another option, that would provide $400 a week, …

The City of Bryan is again taking residents’ recyclable trash to the recycling center on Buffalo Road. We reported in late March, the city announced recycling operations were being suspended…coronavirus. During the program’s hiatus, city workers continued to collect trash from the red bins provided to residents. However, that was …

Two area men are hoping to increase the production of medical personal protection equipment and will be using a long-vacant Napoleon building in the effort. The Axis LED Group of Defiance will be moving into the former Walmart on Oakwood Avenue, empty for the last 18 years. Officials hope to …

DeKalb County deputies are investigating a crash on County Road 14. A man and child are hurt in the wreck. Officials say Nicholas Martz was eastbound on 14…then, his Jeep leaves the roadway…up a ditch bank, hitting a tree. The SUV flips, upside down. The eight year old boy inside …

You saw this coming. Question…Just how reliable is COVID-19 testing? After Governor DeWine’s positive, then negative, tests results for the illness last week…we reported on that…the issue has now become fuel for the thousands of skeptics out there…who think of government pandemic mandates as no more than over-aggressive policies. All …

Gov., DeWine tests negative for COVID-19…after testing positive earlier in the day before he was to meet with President, Trump. His wife also tested negative, as did staff members. They underwent a different type of test in Columbus…one considered to be more accurate than the rapid-result test, which showed the …

Williams County health officials announce the county is now in a LEVEL 2 Public Emergency. Meaning that 2-3 COVID-19 indicators have been triggered. There are 7 indicators, in all. In Williams County, it’s 1 & 3. One of them?…50 cases per 100,000 residents reported over the last two weeks.

A drug bust in Auburn. Officers make a traffic stop on I-69 South…after they spot an expired license plate on a vehicle. The driver, Angel Mosby, could not provide registration or proof of insurance for the vehicle. No drivers’ license, either. A police dog is brought in to check her …

In New Haven…a FedEx truck is destroyed by fire on S.R. 930, just west of Maplecrest Road. When crews arrived, the truck was partially enveloped in flames. Officials tell reporters the driver of the delivery truck was able to get out of the vehicle safely. No injuries were reported. State …

In Williams County…the Health Department now has an online COVID-19 Safety Complaint Reporting form. It can be used to report concerns or complaints, observed during coronavirus. Face masks…social distancing…group requirements and more can be addressed. The form can be accessed, online.