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The Ohio State High­way Patrol is shift­ing focus now to enforc­ing com­mer­cial vehi­cle laws, includ­ing speed, fol­low­ing too closely, improper pass­ing, dis­tracted dri­ving and lane use. A new ini­tia­tive began this week, and OSP hopes to reduce the num­ber of crashes of com­mer­cial vehi­cles through this pro­gram. It’s a multi-state …

Choos­ing a school dis­trict is an impor­tant deci­sion. Two local dis­tricts are being rec­og­nized by NerdWallet.com for pro­vid­ing the best value in Ohio schools. Stryker Local is ranked third in the state, and Millcreek-West Unity is 9th. Nerd­Wal­let looked at 608 Ohio school dis­tricts. They con­sid­ered fac­tors includ­ing test scores, …

Ohio Attor­ney Gen­eral Mike Dewine announced new require­ments for all appli­cants to Ohio peace offi­cer basic train­ing acad­e­mies. North­west State Com­mu­nity Col­lege in Arch­bold is one of many in Ohio. Dewine said the new rules pro­vide uni­for­mity, includ­ing all must pass a drug screen before admis­sion, a psy­cho­log­i­cal exam, a …

ODOT says a new out­post facil­ity in Hicksville is now being designed and is expected to go to the bid phase next month. ODOT wants the pro­jected $3 mil­lion dol­lar project to cre­ate a larger build­ing for crews for more room, and move the loca­tion, get­ting it away from res­i­dences. …

The City of Toledo is suing the Cor­rec­tions Cen­ter of North­west Ohio in Lucas County. They want the court to decide who should pay for inmates jailed through Toledo Munic­i­pal Court. The ques­tion comes from an Octo­ber 2014 direc­tive from the Toledo mayor to file charges against cit­i­zens under the …

A man has pleaded guilty to induc­ing panic after he called in a bomb threat to Kalida Man­u­fac­tur­ing this sum­mer. 23-year-old Thomas Hollingsworth is sched­uled to be sen­tenced on Jan­u­ary 6th in Put­nam County Com­mon Pleas Court. Accord­ing to the Put­nam County Sheriff’s Office, they received a call from some­one …

The Cen­tral Local School Board wants to build a new school for their six through 12 graders. They announced their deci­sion to ask vot­ers in March to approve a .25 per­cent tra­di­tional income tax for 23 years, and a 2.13 mill prop­erty tax bond for 37 years. The board is …

A New Year’s Eve party will also serve as a fundraiser to fight can­cer. The New Year’s Eve Bash will be held in Defi­ance at the Local 211 UAW Hall on Bal­ti­more Avenue. The party will have a huge spread of appe­tiz­ers, adult bev­er­ages and live music. Tick­ets are $45 …

A McClure man is in a Toledo hos­pi­tal in crit­i­cal con­di­tion after a one car crash over the week­end. Ran­dall Ottinger was dri­ving about 3:30 a.m. Sat­ur­day and failed to nego­ti­ate a curve. He drove off the road, over­cor­rected, skid­ded, then hit a guardrail and flipped over it. His car …

The Stryker Vil­lage Coun­cil is look­ing at gap in K-9 cov­er­age, after their meet­ing Mon­day night. The Police Chief said their cur­rent offi­cer, Rea­gan, is ready to retire, and her replace­ment isn’t quite ready. They are look­ing for a new trainer who can get the dog ready.