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A representative of a fiber optic company addresses the Defiance City Council…saying his firm plans to invest $9.5 million in town to provide fast internet. Bryan McAfee, director of business development with the new firm Omni Fiber, told the panel…his company wants to install new fiber optic throughout Defiance during …

A 50-year-old Bryan man is dead after a crash between a motorcycle and pickup truck Tuesday, on County Road 9 in Defiance. Officials tell reporters…Gary McCarty was riding south on his Harley on County Road 9. At the same time…68-year-old Kevin Van Gussel, of Kendallville, was northbound. Van Gussel tried …

Ohio’s new “constitutional carry” firearms law is set to go into effect on June 13th. State Senate Bill 215 was passed earlier this year by the General Assembly…then signed into law by Gov. DeWine. The law no longer requires training certification for qualifying gun owners to carry a concealed firearm. …

Holiday City is looking to save some money by running power lines to 20/20 Custom Molded Plastics underground. Officials say…the project will allow the village to get a stronger power line to 20/20, which is bringing in new equipment that will take its electric consumption right up to the limits …

The former director of the Ohio state prison system has emerged as a leading contender to run the crisis-plagued federal Bureau of Prisons. Officials say…Gary Mohr, who has also worked in the private prison industry, is at the top of the list of candidates to replace Bureau of Prisons Director, …

The Central Local Board of Education accepts the resignation of a popular elementary school principal during their meeting. Sheryl Brown has served as Fairview Elementary School principal since 2017, and her resignation takes effect on July 31. Her resignation comes a month after Roger Zeedyk, a former school board member, …

Reducing state funding to local municipalities by the amount those communities collected through the use of traffic cameras doesn’t violate the state Constitution, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The court also upheld the constitutionality of a law requiring that municipalities must pay an advance deposit to cover court costs …

Judges in Ohio would be required to consider criminal suspects’ threat to public safety when setting bail amounts under both legislation and a proposal for a state constitutional amendment being advanced by House Republicans. The GOP proposals followed a ruling by a divided Ohio Supreme Court earlier this year that …

The 2010 season of the Ohio State University football team, vacated after a memorabilia-for-cash scandal, should be restored because of recent changes allowing college athletes to be compensated, under a symbolic resolution approved by House lawmakers. The vacating of the season followed revelations that players in 2009 and 2010 accepted …

A Pioneer area resident is accused of attempted murder by a Williams County grand jury. Joshua Smallwood is said to have grabbed a woman by her neck, strangling her and throwing her to the ground on May 4. Smallwood was previously convicted of felonious assault, abduction and domestic violence in …