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The latest expansion at Nature Fresh Farms in Delta is underway and is expected to create over 100 new jobs. The project is a new 45-acre greenhouse operation next to the current facilities near the intersection of U.S. 20A near State Route 109. It is anticipated the expansion project will …

The number of homes sold throughout Ohio in October slid from the pace set during the month a year ago, while average sales prices continued to post gains, that’s according to the group, Ohio Realtors. Homes sales in October 2022 reached 12,181, a 22.8% drop from the 15,774 sales recorded …

Governor, DeWine announces the state will support the installation of security upgrades at more than 700 K-12 schools across Ohio. A total of 708 schools in 57 counties will receive $57.8 million dollars in grant funding to enhance student and staff safety. Governor DeWine is awarding the funds as part …

Officials confirm…16 people were killed on Ohio’s roadways this Thanksgiving holiday. During the five-day reporting period, from Wednesday, November 23 at midnight through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 27, 16 died in 15 fatal crashes. In 2021, there were 14 fatal crashes in which 17 people were killed. Of the …

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has awarded nearly $1.5 million dollars in federal funding to projects focused on combatting harmful algal blooms in the Great Lakes. Congresswoman, Marcy Kaptur…the chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, made the announcement. The funding will support a variety …

The Steel Dynamics Foundation has pledged money towards Trine University’s new Fort Wayne facility. The new building, announced in June, will house programs in Trine’s College of Health Professions. University President, Earl Brooks praised the foundation on their help in the school’s mission…to help deserving students attain their career goals …

A federal court jury has awarded $45 million dollars to an Ohio man who spent two decades in prison on rape and kidnapping convictions that were later overturned. The Montgomery County jury verdict came in the civil lawsuit filed by Roger “Dean” Gillispie and followed a judge’s declaration last year …

Intel’s announcement earlier this year of a $20 billion manufacturing operation bringing thousands of jobs to rural Ohio was greeted as an economic boon. But behind that enthusiasm lurked a pressing question. Intel says its initial two computer chip factories will employ 3,000 people when the operation is up and …

Three bids were opened at the county commissioner meeting for the Crommer Park soil erosion improvements project in Pioneer…to line Clear Fork Creek that runs through the place with rip rap, or aggregate material, designed to reduce further erosion from taking place. A community development planner for the Maumee Valley …

The Bryan City Council approves two change orders dealing with pavement marking and the asphalt program during its meeting at the Don North Municipal Building. The change order for the asphalt program actually reduced the costs by $23 thousand dollars. Meanwhile, an increase of $848.73 was needed to complete the …