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A federal judicial panel declines to grant an order…temporarily blocking certification of 2022 U.S. House races that have gone forward in Ohio, under a disputed congressional map. Ruling on largely technical grounds, the bench advised a group of Black voters from Youngstown…claiming to be disenfranchised by the map…that their issue …

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A Shining Distinction

The Ohio Department of Education announces that the Four County Career Center received Purple Star designation for the class of 2022. Purple Star schools show a significant commitment to serving students and families connected to the nation’s armed forces. Ninety-four Ohio schools received the esteemed award for the first time, …

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The Flap Isn’t Over Yet

A federal judicial panel in Ohio says it will decide by today whether to temporarily block the results of U.S. House races in Ohio that have gone forward…under an unresolved congressional map. Side parties in a federal lawsuit over the state’s unresolved maps of legislative districts have raised issues with …

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From Ohio To Kyiv

Gov., DeWine says the state of Ohio will collect hundreds of donated helmets, protective vests and other surplus police equipment for the civilian defense of Ukraine. Distribution of the equipment will be coordinated by the Fund to Aid Ukraine, a nonprofit organization based in Parma, which has a large Ukrainian-American …

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Some Light On The Subject

The Fountain City Amphitheater in Bryan is getting a little more radiant courtesy of the Bryan Area Foundation. The City council approved the acceptance of a $50,000 grant from BAF last Monday, with the money going toward a lighted marquee sign and ambient lighting in the trees surrounding the theatre…next …

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The Poison Is Gone

The cleanup from the release of a fentanyl-like substance is complete, officials say…as staff and detainees are back in the Northwest Ohio Juvenile Detention, Training and Rehabilitation Center in rural Stryker. The facility holds juvenile misdemeanor offenders, primarily from Williams, Henry, Defiance and Fulton counties. Four juvenile detainees and three …

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Bomb Scare

Officials in Van Wert say all students are safe after bomb threats were called in to at least two western Ohio high schools Friday. Wapakoneta also received one. After crews screen the two campuses…the all clear is given. Students were released on time. State and local investigators are on the …

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Now That Is A Whopper

Mike Gibbons, a leading Ohio Republican Senate candidate, said at a media event last fall that middle-class Americans don’t pay “any kind of a fair share” of income taxes. He said…the top 20% of earners in the United States pay 82% of federal income tax…and, if you do the math…45% …

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No Injuries In Crash

A driver runs off after a fiery crash in northern DeKalb County, at the intersection of Highway 6 and Country Road 19. Officials tell reporters, Alan Northrup, 60, of Ashley, Indiana was hit while driving westbound on 6. As Northrup passed through the intersection…another vehicle going north…slams into the vehicle. …

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Luderman Faces Charges

A Napoleon man faces criminal charges…accused of causing a multi-vehicle crash that killed two people…injuring two others on I-75, north of Cygnet Road in Henry Township. Officials say…Nicholas Luderman was indicted by a Wood County grand jury on two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide and four counts of aggravated vehicular …

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