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A mother and her two children are hurt after a semi slams into a car in northern DeKalb County…about two miles south of the Dekalb / Steuben county line. Officials tell reporters…the semi was northbound when the driver failed to see a car parked on the east shoulder. No word …

Williams County Commissioners approve a $54 million dollar budget for 2022, including about $17 million in General Fund expenses. The overall budget is about a 5% increase from 2021. It represents about a 6.1% increase from last year. Per the Ohio Revised Code, the General Fund is the single largest …

The director of Defiance County’s Developmental Disabilities Board, already facing misdemeanor theft charges in Defiance, has been charged in Henry County with a felony as well. Tim Bower, of Delta, made an initial appearance in Napoleon Municipal Court on a charge of theft, a fifth-degree felony. The proceedings are only …

Is Ohio’s new congressional map unconstitutionally gerrymandered to favor Republicans who controlled the mapmaking process? That’s the question being argued today before the Ohio Supreme Court. At issue is the new map, showing boundaries for 15 U.S. House districts Ohio was allotted by the 2020 census, down from the current …

New statistics released today show fewer motorists were killed on Ohio’s roadways this Christmas holiday, as compared to the three previous years. During the four-day reporting period, from Thursday, December 23, at 12 a.m. until Sunday, December 26, at 11:59 p.m., seven people were killed in seven fatal crashes. Three …

A trial date has been set for a Ney man accused of killing his grandfather, who lived in Bryan. The court in Defiance County has scheduled the trial of Dustin Vogelsong, for May 23. We reported…on the afternoon of May 1, 2020, deputies were dispatched to Vogelsong’s home, on Behnfeldt …

A fast-moving fire roared through a Toledo home early Friday, killing an 11-year-old boy and injuring three other people. Firefighters encountered high heat and heavy fire conditions as they tried to reach the home’s second floor to search for a trapped resident. Their efforts were also hampered by fire-related “structural …

A Paulding County grand jury returns indictments against someone who cultivated a large amount of marijuana at his home. Newlyn Baker, 43, of Haviland, is charged with illegal cultivation and possession of marijuana, both felonies. Following citizen tips, an investigation involving the Multi-area Narcotics Unit and a law enforcement helicopter …

Henry County commissioners approved two county government budgets for 2022 during their meeting, this week. The general fund budget totals $10.4 million dollars, or 5.7% more than what was approved for 2021. And the county’s other budget…supporting such things as HOPE Services, the health department and the highway department, which …

The Bryan City Council approves hiring Greg Ruskey and Doug Pool to lead the police and fire departments, respectively, on Monday during council’s final regular meeting of 2021. Ruskey was sworn in as Bryan police captain in January 2021. Prior to that he had served with the Williams County Sheriff’s …