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Lawmakers are now sifting through the latest budget proposal from Gov. John Kasich. His nearly $144 billion plan features an income tax cut and a broader sales tax. Kasich’s budget includes another income tax cut through restructured brackets and rates along with increased income tax exemptions. However, Kasich is once …

Ohio Gov. John Kasich is expected to unveil the state’s biannual budget today, just weeks after saying the state was heading into a recession and the budget “won’t be pretty.” Kasich’s regional liaison Lu Cooke, told the Williams County Commissioners Thursday that while “there will be money where there needs …

Here at WBNO/WQCT we would like to congratulate one of our own…Sales Executive Cindra Keeler has been named the 2017 president of the Bryan Area Chamber of Commerce at the chamber’s annual banquet and meeting Thursday. Keeler, who served as vice president last year, takes over for 2016 President Russ …

A followup on a story we brought you last week…A Napoleon parochial teacher has been arrested on 13 sex-related charges. Eighth-grade teacher 28 year old Brian Kressbach of Napolean is reportedly on leave from St. Paul Lutheran School. A sexual complaint was reportedly filed with the Napoleon Police Department. Since …

A Defiance man was arrested Thursday on two sex-related charges in connection with minors. 61 year old Ronald Brown of Ohio 111, was arrested on a charge of rape; and gross sexual imposition. According to Defiance County Sheriff Doug Engel, the charges stem from an investigation in which Brown allegedly …

Republican State Senator Cliff Hite (R-Findlay) has been named to serve on the Senate’s influential Standing Committee on Rules and Reference. The Rules and Reference Committee plays a key role in setting the legislative agenda for the Ohio Senate. The committee is tasked with assigning legislation to the Senate’s various …

In a follow up on a story we brought you earlier in the week, a pair of men who police described as armed and dangerous are in police custody. The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department reports that Angola Police and Steuben County deputies captured 32-year-old Aaron Loffer in Angola early Wednesday …

A celebration of life will be held Saturday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Krill Funeral Home, 860 Mulberry St., Bryan for Defiance High School graduate 20 year old Austin Thiel who died from injuries as the result of a two-vehicle crash on Jan. 20 in the Columbus area. According …

President Donald Trump says he thinks millions of illegal votes were cast in the November election though there hasn’t been any confirmation of that. So he is calling for a major investigation to look into votes, particularly those in California and New York. But Ohio’s top elections chief says he’s …

A group announced plans Tuesday to pursue a constitutional amendment requiring notifications for victims of all legal proceedings involving the perpetrators of their crimes. Marsy’s Law for Ohio also would ensure victims’ input into plea deals, notifications of defendants’ releases from prison, and the right to financial restitution for losses …