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The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio board agrees to convert the regional jail’s C-Unit to an honors unit. The move was recommended by CCNO staff…after the regional jail was not awarded a $3.1 million dollar state grant. It would have funded an upgrade to include new locks, sinks, toilets and …

Two sets of Edgerton officials meet…and separately approve preliminary plans for implementing the Safe Routes to School plan in the village. Together, the plans intend to improve safety at the school and across the village through better crosswalks, crossing signs and more. The move allows the town to apply for …

Arguments that a racketeering conspiracy charge in a $60 million bribery scheme should be dismissed against former Ohio House Speaker, Larry Householder are invalid…because they apply the wrong legal standards and ignore the substance of the allegations against him. That’s what federal prosecutors argued in a motion filed, Tuesday. The …

The Bryan City Council votes to formally oppose a housing project for senior citizens…concerned it would detract from the adjacent upscale neighborhood and create potential traffic issues. The St. Mary Development Corporation of Dayton…wants to bring a 43-unit, three-story rental project to 1200 Center St., directly east of the Greystone …

Tuesday was the last day for public comments on AquaBounty’s Water Withdrawal and Consumptive Use Permit application…most comments were negative. So far, around 455 comments had been submitted electronically to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. The last response was given on Feb. 18. The ODNR website has 89 pages …

The stalemate over redrawing state legislative maps…in the face of a court-set deadline…is depriving voters of the rights to know their voting districts and interact with candidates ahead of elections…that’s what a group of Republican voters say…in a federal lawsuit, seeking to force the implementation of a new set of …

A missing Holgate man is found dead in Napoleon. Officials tell reporters…Cory Karcher, 36, left Holgate around 5:30 p.m. Friday to visit a friend in Toledo. The sheriff’s office was contacted Saturday morning at 11 a.m. by a family member…Karcher had not returned home. A be-on-the-lookout alert was issued for …

A Snow Lake man is rescued after his off-road vehicle went through the ice on the lake. First responders were called to Snow Lake’s north basin. An Indiana State Police trooper arrived and was flagged down by a resident who pointed first responders to the area the vehicle broke through. …

The number of cases filed in Bryan Municipal Court increased in 2021, but not quite to pre-pandemic levels seen in 2019. The court’s annual report shows the total number of cases filed last year totaled 5,470, a 5.6% increase from 2020, but still down, about 13%, from 2019. Bryan Police …

Williams County Elections Director, Evan Raub has submitted his resignation, effective Feb. 28. It was accepted by the elections board at a special meeting. Raub, a Democrat, had served since May 2021, filling the spot vacated by Katrena Ebersole, who had resigned to move to out of state. The board …