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Norfolk Southern railroad plans to stop paying relocation aid to people displaced by last February’s fiery derailment in eastern Ohio, right after the one-year anniversary of the crash. Railroad officials announced the change this week as they reiterated their long-term commitment to helping the town of East Palestine and the …

Sen. Sherrod Brown, of Ohio, is heading a bipartisan effort to convince the Environmental Protection Agency to reconsider three rules he says will damage Ohio’s steel industry. While Brown says “there’s no stronger advocate for the environment in Ohio” than him, he also says the U.S. steel industry is already …

The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approves the 2024 Bryan Municipal Utilities budget, while asking council do the same at its next meeting. BMU Director of Utilities, Derek Schultz said the overall budget is down about 3% from last year and is $26.1 million dollars, compared to $26.9 million last …

Banning marijuana growing at home, increasing the substance’s tax rate and altering how those taxes get distributed, are among vast changes Ohio Senate Republicans propose to a marijuana legalization measure, approved by voters last month. The changes emerged suddenly in committee just days before the new law is set to …

The Bryan City Council, following an executive session, chooses a long-time educator to fill the Ward 4 seat, beginning next year. Steven Alspaugh has been at Bryan High School since 2005, and has been principal since 2008. The seat is currently occupied since 2016. The Williams County Board of Elections …

More than $10 million dollars is being invested in traffic safety for Van Wert County drivers, Governor, DeWine announces. Three improvement projects in the county are lined up to be constructed by 2029. A total of $73.8 million dollars would go toward traffic safety throughout the state, in partnership with …

Ohio’s former top utility regulator pleads not guilty to charges in connection with a $60 million dollar bribery scheme, related to a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants that has already resulted in a 20-year prison sentence for a former state House speaker. Sam Randazzo, former chair of …

A Rossburg teen dies in a two-vehicle accident in Paulding County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says Hayden Smith, 16, was southbound on County Road 87, and failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection with Ohio 114. His vehicle traveled into the intersection, hitting the trailer of …

The Defiance County commissioners discussed erosion concerns with the Tiffin River bank. They met with Kevin Hancock from Defiance County Soil and Water over the issue. Hancock says a driveway on a property in the area will be shifted, in order to keep vehicles farther back from the bank of …

An Auburn man is arrested on multiple child molestation charges. Craig Cobbs, 54, was picked up by officers in the 1100 block of C.R. 34. They got a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Cobbs is taken to the DeKalb County Jail for Child molestation …