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President, Biden pledged 3D printing technology will help return factory jobs to the U.S. and reduce inflationary pressures…as he traveled to Ohio…with a Senate seat in play…to make his case for the future of manufacturing. Inflation at a 40-year high and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine have caused …

Fresh off a victory in the first real test of his power as GOP kingmaker, former President Donald Trump enters the next stretch of the midterm campaign emboldened and facing new risks. Trump’s late-stage endorsement of JD Vance in Ohio’s GOP Senate primary catapulted the “Hillbilly Elegy” author to victory …

The Bryan Board of Public Affairs rejects the lone bid for a project in the Deerfield subdivision. The city has been working to replace direct buried electrical lines in subdivisions around the community. BMU went out for bids in March and opened the lone bid, which came in at $137,386. …

Garrett Mayor, Todd Fiandt asks Police Chief Roland McPherson for his resignation, citing performance-related issues. In March, the DeKalb County prosecutor claimed that a 2020 death investigation was significantly compromised…because police didn’t follow protocol. In May 2020, Garrett Police responded to a home…where David Converset’s wife reported his death. When …

A worker at the Hillandale Farms operation northeast of Defiance dies in an accident Monday afternoon on Rosedale Road. Officials tell reporters…Sergio Ical-ba, 21, of Hicksville, died when he became caught in a conveyer belt. Hillandale Farms on Rosedale Road in Hicksville Township is a large producer of eggs…with millions …

Ohio’s political mapmaking panel met again Wednesday ahead of a court-ordered Friday deadline to fix a fourth set of invalidated legislative maps. The GOP-controlled commission convened without state Senate President, Matt Huffman, who stepped down Tuesday, and House Speaker Bob Cupp, who stepped down Wednesday. Both are Republicans. Huffman said …

Supporters of recreational marijuana legalization in Ohio have sued state legislative leaders in an anticipated dispute over whether a legalization referendum can appear on this November’s ballot. The lawsuit was filed in Columbus…in a belief that Ohio’s Republican legislative leaders will argue petitions gathered by the pro-marijuana group weren’t submitted …

A Roman Catholic priest…accused of sexually assaulting minors…including when he was pastor in Montpelier and Blakeslee from 1984 to 1994…has been defrocked. Church leaders in Rome have affirmed the Toledo Diocese’s decision in 2019 that Nelson Beaver, charged with sexual abuse of minors during the late 1980s or early 1990s, …

The Bryan City Council on Monday paved the way for a major expansion project at a longtime area manufacturer. The Airmate Company is expanding its 40,000-square-foot facility, on County Road D, by about 26,000 square feet to accommodate increased demand. To meet safety regulations, the facility needs a more robust …

The former Edon Northwest Local Schools building will get a brownfield assessment thanks to a state grant. Gov., DeWine announced $60 million dollars in brownfield remediation and assessment grants last week, including a $25,848 grant for the Edon school building. The property consists of eight vacant structures that were the …