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Uranium enrichment is getting underway at a facility in southern Ohio, a federally authorized demonstration project, considered critical to produce the type of fuel needed for newer, more efficient nuclear reactors. Bethesda, Maryland-based Centrus Energy Corp. will be producing the high-assay, low-enriched uranium at the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, …
Read More »Man who served time in a high-profile murder-for-hire case in Ohio is convicted of shooting a state trooper in Pennsylvania.
A man who served time in a high-profile murder-for-hire case in Ohio nearly two decades ago is convicted of shooting a state trooper in a western Pennsylvania convenience store last year. Jurors in Beaver County deliberated for more than five hours before convicting 42-year-old, Damian Bradford of attempted homicide, aggravated …
Read More »Bryan water line project likely will be bid out soon.
The Bryan Board of Public Affairs learns…a city water line project likely will be bid out by the Williams County commissioners soon. They are handling the bids for the project due to it going through the Community Development Block Grant program. Officials say…it will run from the 400 block to …
Read More »Victims of child sexual abuse in Ohio while in the Boy Scouts will see more compensation.
Victims of child sexual abuse in Ohio will see more compensation for the crimes committed against them while in the Boy Scouts of America…after Gov., DeWine signs a new law, guaranteeing it. The measure was enacted amid the organization’s bankruptcy settlement, first filed in 2020…after tens of thousands of men, …
Read More »New trial date is scheduled for a Bryan man, charged with attempted murder, kidnapping and rape.
A new jury trial date is now scheduled for a Bryan man, charged with several counts, including attempted murder, kidnapping and rape. A pre-trial conference was held Monday in Williams County Common Pleas Court for Sammy Celestine II. The trial originally was scheduled to start Monday but a motion for …
Read More »Two legislators in the Ohio House propose a bill to abolish the death penalty in Ohio.
Two legislators in the Ohio House propose a bill to abolish the death penalty in Ohio. The bipartisan effort had its second hearing in the Ohio House Finance Committee. The bill sets out punishment for those who are convicted of, or plead guilty, to aggravated murder. Those punishments would be …
Read More »Fatal crash in DeKalb County.
A teenager dies…two other teens are hurt…after a crash in DeKalb County. Officials say…the vehicle was northbound on County Road 23 just north of County Road 50…when the driver tries to pass in a no-passing zone, coming to a curve. The vehicle left the road…hitting a tree. Fire and Emergency …
Read More »Ohio’s political map – the debate continues.
Backers of a proposal to reform Ohio’s troubled political map-making system, gets the go-ahead to begin signature-gathering. The Ohio Ballot Board cleared the way when it agreed unanimously that the constitutional amendment, proposed by Citizens Not Politicians, constitutes a single subject. The campaign committee now has until July to collect …
Read More »New railroad laws.
Passenger railroads, nationwide…will now be required to install video recorders inside their locomotives, but the head of the National Transportation Safety Board says the new rule is flawed because it excludes freight trains like the one that derailed and caught fire in eastern Ohio earlier this year. The Federal Railroad …
Read More »Differences between Ohio’s House Republicans appears to be widening.
Differences between Ohio’s House Republicans appears to only be widening…after a rival GOP-contingent sues fellow conservative House Speaker, Jason Stephens…to seize control of over $1 million dollars in campaign funds. State Rep. Derek Merrin filed a lawsuit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court against Stephens…for control over the Ohio House …
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