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A convicted sex offender in Wauseon is sentenced in a Fulton County courtroom to 10 months in prison for failing to notify authorities of a change of address. Prosecutors say Dylan Shepard didn’t give written notice to the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, as required by law. Judge Jeffrey Robinson also …

DeKalb County deputies are investigating a deadly off-road vehicle accident near the 2200 block of State Road 1. Officials tell reporters Michael Slentz of Butler was southbound, on the shoulder of the roadway. Slentz then tried to cross to the other side…into the path of a car. The car hits …

A motorcycle crash leaves two people hurt in Van Wert County. Officials say Eric Sanders of Hilliard was riding east on Highway 30 with passenger Ashley Stockton of Galloway. The motorcycle blows a tire just east of U.S. 224…then drifts off the left side of the road into the median…then …

Zoos, theaters, playgrounds and other indoor and outdoor facilities in Ohio can reopen June 10. Gov. DeWine makes the announcement. The governor’s directive also applies to country clubs, museums, laser tag facilities…roller skating and ice skating rinks. Mass gatherings, like concerts, sporting events and amusement parks?…still no call on that. …

More than 34 thousand Ohioans file unemployment claims during the last week of May. That’s the lowest figure since Ohio’s stay-at-home orders led to widespread layoffs. The claims are still among the highest on record in the state over the past few decades. The 34,575 claims filed for the week …

This summer’s Indiana State Fair has been called off…COVID-19. Scheduled for Aug. 7-through the 23rd, officials had hoped to hold it at the Indianapolis fairgrounds since the governor said he planned to lift most statewide coronavirus restrictions on July 4. Fair officials say preparing for the event requires coordination with …

Indiana health leaders say they are working to determine why a federal report found about 200 more coronavirus-related deaths among the state’s nursing home residents than state officials had tallied. An apparent slowdown of coronavirus-related deaths is continuing in Indiana as figures released by state health officials show it has …

The Bryan Community Health Center will offer COVID-19 testing to the public, beginning Monday morning. Officials say once the test is scheduled, it is conducted as a drive-through, self-administered test, outside the health center on S. Main St., in Bryan. The test is a live virus test, in which a …

Crews respond to a two-vehicle crash at County Roads V and 10, three miles northwest of Liberty Center. Several are hurt. At least one person was flown to St. Vincent’s in Toledo. Rescue and fire units from Napoleon and Delta were also at the scene. Investigators say it appears one …

The Delta swimming pool will be closed for the season…COVID-19. The difficulty in achieving mandated sanitizing and social distancing in the pool…cited as a major factor in the decision. The mandated reduction in the allowed capacity inside the fenced area of the pool also could present major challenges, such as …