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Ohio lawmakers introduce a bill to forbid employment and housing discrimination against members of the LGBTQ community. The latest version of the Ohio Fairness Act was introduced by state Rep., Michael Skindell. The bill’s unveiling comes about two weeks after a request from minority Democrats to extend employment protections to …

The Williams County Board of Elections votes to decrease the number of poll workers needed at multiple precincts. Officials say the Ohio law regarding the number of poll workers needed at a precinct for non-presidential election years has changed. The number of workers will still be split evenly between Democrats …

After meeting in executive session, the Bryan Board of Public Affairs votes to make this Veterans Day, Nov. 11, a paid holiday for all Bryan Municipal Utilities collective bargaining unit employees. The move applies only to the holiday in 2019 and the issue is subject to future contract negotiation. The …

Hundreds of winged creatures will take up residence at Oxbow Lake Wildlife Area, off Ohio 15 between Defiance and Ney, in the coming weeks, in a statewide effort to bolster hunting potential. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Wildlife is releasing more than 14,000 ring-necked pheasants this fall …

General Motors CEO Mary Barra joined negotiators at the bargaining table, an indication that a deal may be near to end the monthlong strike. The walk off by the United Auto Workers has paralyzed the company’s factories. Barra and GM President Mark Reuss were in the bargaining room. The appearance …

A new Ohio law taking raises the minimum age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21. Ohio is one of 18 states that have raised the minimum age for purchasing cigarettes, cigars, electronic cigarettes and other tobacco products. The law signed in July by Gov. DeWine also applies to …

The sentencing of Bruce Guilford, the Hicksville man, accused of gross sexual imposition, has to wait…it has been continued for a second time. A new hearing date has not been set. Guilford is free on a personal-recognizance bond.

Allegations the Rev. Nelson Beaver sexually abused minors about a quarter century ago, are deemed substantiated after a review by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo. They agree Beaver, who served as pastor at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Montpelier, from 1984 to 1994 is not suitable for the ministry. …

Things continue to take shape at the Clinton Street Bridge project in Defiance. The span’s concrete deck is poured and now cured. Crews are now working on the structure’s north approach and readying the ground on North Clinton Street…between the bridge and High Street…for new asphalt pavement. Next week, attention …

Voters in the Ayersville Local Schools District will decide on Nov. 5 to pass a 1% income tax levy for operating expenses of the district. The levy, which is for three years, is for an additional 1% in income tax revenue. The current 1% income tax levy passed in 2007, …