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Bryan City Schools wants the Ohio Supreme Court to overturn an Ohio Personnel Board civil ruling twice upheld in court to reinstate Assistant Treasurer Janet Hageman. In 2014, Hageman reported the 2012 purchase of a $1,351 laptop, printer and protection program by Treasurer, Rob Rosswurm with his own funds for …

This year’s Animal and Me program is set for its third year, providing an opportunity for people with disabilities to show animals at the fair with 4-H and FFA mentors. Since 2017, the program has grown to 24 participants. The event begins Tuesday, Sept. 10, at 6:30 p.m. at the …

Ohio Senate President, Larry Obhof says he’s happy to discuss alternative execution methods as the state once again faces long capital punishment delays…this, following Gov. DeWine’s decision to postpone four executions, to allow the state time to develop a new lethal injection method. The governor’s order means it could be …

Area crews take on a house fire in Angola on Stevens Street. At first, a car on the property caught fire, then it spread to the house, next door. The first fire units on the scene knocked the blaze down from the outside. Firefighters were there for roughly two hours. …

A crash in Branch County in Batavia Township on Hodunk Road injures a teenaged driver from Fremont. The 16-year old was ejected from the vehicle. She was alert and conscious and was able to provide medical information for treatment. The girl’s name was not released. She was taken to Bronson …

A Swanton man dies after a head-on collision on N. Main Street. The Highway Patrol is investigating after a van, driven by 60-year-old Peter Nagan was traveling north on North Main, when it traveled left of center and struck head-on, a vehicle driven by Elizabeth Hauenstein of Toledo. Nagan was …

Two dogs are rescued from icy conditions on Crooked Lake in Steuben County. Crews were called to West Orland Road…there, they find the dogs in the water. Both animals were safely brought back to land and reunited with their owner.

The study to see if the Aquifer is a potential water source for seven communities in the region is underway. The Henry County Regional Water Board authorized Poggemeyer Design Group to begin work on calculating transmission costs from the proposed well site near Fayette. In October, the water and sewer …

One woman is dead and two firefighters hospitalized after a house fire in St. Joe on Widney Street. Two people were home at the time. One person was able to escape, but a woman was later found dead. Two firefighters were injured and taken to the hospital. One suffered minor …

Authorities believe speed and alcohol are factors in a crash that left one man in serious condition following an accident near Waterloo. Officials tell reporters an SUV, driven by 43-year-old Shane Marshall of Auburn, was traveling south on County Road 427…that’s when his vehicle went off the road while going …