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The number of unintentional drug overdose deaths in Ohio increased again in 2015, driven by a sharp rise in fentanyl-related deaths, according to a new report released by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH). The number of fentanyl-related deaths in Ohio has increased from 84 in 2013, to 503 in …

Motorists in Bryan will have new areas to watch out for with the beginning of the new school year and re-purposing of some school buildings. There are also a few not-so-new rules of the road. The Bryan Times reports a total of 18 new bus-route color-coded stops have been added …

Drivers on the Ohio Turnpike may look up next month and see something that will catch their attention and maybe even keep them safe, but it’s not Superman. The Ohio Turnpike is putting a new technology of drones to work. Turnpike officials hope to keep a closer eye on its …

A motorcyclist and his passenger were injured Tuesday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash near here. According to the Defiance post of the Ohio Highway Patrol, at 2:16 p.m., a trike motorcycle ridden by 70 year old James Benien of Toledo, was eastbound on Flory Road, west of the Defiance-Henry County …

Call it an offer they couldn’t refuse. West Unity officials report the village has purchased the former West Unity Medical Clinic building on 224 W. Jackson St. and will be moving its police and administrative offices there from their current location…just a few doors down at 118 W. Jackson St. …

On Tuesday afternoon, the Defiance County Health Department reported that a Defiance County resident, who traveled in July to a country where the Zika virus is prevalent, has tested positive for the disease. Zika virus is primarily transmitted through the bite of an infected mosquito, although it can also be …

There may be no week in which Ohioans can register and cast ballots at the same time, if a ruling from a panel of three federal judges shortening Ohio’s early voting period holds up. Two of the three judges shot down a previous judge’s ruling, which said a Republican-backed state …

Bids for the Jackson Street water and storm sewer lines project were opened in the office of the county commissioners on Monday. The Bryan Times reports the project consists of 1,300 feet of 8″ water line on the north side of Jackson Street, and 1,400 feet of storm sewer on …

A Sandusky county grand jury has issued 43 indictments – of which 38 are felonies – against Sandusky County Sheriff Kyle Overmyer. Fox 8 reports the indictments come following an investigation by the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation that began in September of 2015. The investigation started when a number …

38 year old Renee Nino of Wauseon was sentenced in Fulton County Common Pleas Court to 1 year of community control and ordered to pay $400 in restitution for charges of misuse of credit cards. 31 year old Austin WIDE-LICK of Wauseon was sentenced to 4 years of community control …