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Adam Hinrichs is facing a preliminary arson charge…in connection with a fire Monday that at least partially destroyed the Midwest Motel along Indiana 930, in New Haven…now held in Allen County Jail on $10,000 bond. New Haven and Fort Wayne firefighters were called to the motel, which is near Bell’s …

Residents of the Ohio village, upended by a freight train derailment, packed a school gym to seek answers about whether they were safe from toxic chemicals that spilled or were burned off. Hundreds of worried people gathered in East Palestine, near the Pennsylvania state line, to hear state officials insist …

Fledgling Ohio House Speaker, Jason Stephens laid out an unflinchingly conservative list of Republican priority bills for the new legislative session, appearing to sideline some bipartisan hopes of Democrats…who supported his surprise election after weeks of intraparty pressure. Trying to signal unity at a Statehouse news conference by appearing with …

A Paulding County grand jury here has returned an indictments against Eathen Reed, 18, of Bluff City. He is accused of failure to comply with the order or signal of a police officer, a third-degree felony…and receiving stolen property, a fifth-degree felony. Officials tell reporters…Reed led Ohio Highway Patrol troopers …

The FBI Northwest Ohio Safe Streets Task Force, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and others are investigating a bank robbery on Saturday. Officials say…an unidentified man walked into the Union Bank, on E. North St., and approached a bank teller with a black handgun…demanding money. The suspect is described as …

The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 51 year old Donald Squires…charged with 2 counts of OWI causing Death and more. The arrest warrant comes after several months of investigation into a motor vehicle crash that occurred back in August of 2022 on State …

The Williams County Commissioners will participate in the National Opioid Settlement with pharmacy chains CVS, Walgreens and Walmart and opioid manufacturers Teva and Allergan. They approved a resolution to receive and complete the opioid settlement participation forms, a requirement to be party to the national settlement. The forms will be …

Last year was a quiet year at Bryan’s Wastewater Treatment Plant, that’s according to a report to the Bryan Council. Officials say…the plant had a total flow of 578 million gallons, down slightly from 2021. Throughout the year, the plant dewatered and thermally dried 1.6 million gallons of digested Class …

Despite ongoing delays, the company behind the 49MW Montpelier Solar project hopes to complete construction by the end of the year, and be online in late 2024. Apex is the project developer that procures, builds, operates and maintains the system, known as Montpelier Solar. It’s set for about 450 acres …

Ohio will apply for $1 million dollars in federal funds to explore Amtrak expansion in the state…the Ohio Rail Development Commission makes the announcement. The federal dollars would go toward studying how two potential new rail corridors tied to Cleveland and Cincinnati…which already have Amtrak service to other states…could work …