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As a part of Governor, DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources buys around 15 acres of land…next to the Goll Woods State Nature Preserve in Archbold. The buy?…for the development of the new Goll Woods Wetland Extension. Once complete, it will feature wetland areas that filter phosphorus …

Ohio’s political mapmaking body disagrees along partisan lines on the best way to finish work on a new set of constitutionally sound boundaries for state legislative districts. Now…the commission reverses course…and votes 5-2 to revive maps previously declared unconstitutional by the Ohio Supreme Court. Democrats sharply criticized the move…with some …

An Oakwood enters a plea in a Paulding County courtroom…in connection to a September, 2021 shooting. Charles Brown, 32, pled guilty to assault and improperly handling firearms in a motor vehicle. Sentencing is scheduled for today. Brown is accused of shooting Dustin Dobbelaere, 37, of Defiance, several times during a …

After months of buildup, Ohio’s primary in May was supposed to usher in a busier phase of the political season, when voters would begin lining up behind party winners in fall races for control of Congress, governor’s seats and key elections offices across the United States. Instead, the campaign season …

The Ohio Supreme Court will hear arguments in May…on whether Gov., DeWine had the legal ability to end the state’s participation in a federal pandemic unemployment aid program last year…ahead of a government deadline for stopping the payments. At issue before the court is a weekly $300 federal payment for …

The Pioneer Village Council approves AquaBounty to set up temporary construction housing at the Pioneer North Industrial Park. The housing will be for the estimated 400 out-of-area contractors needed for the construction of the indoor salmon farm. While it would be temporary, it would be needed for three years of …

Utility giant, FirstEnergy’s former chief executive and a top official masterminded payments to public officials…in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme to win a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear plants. We reported yesterday the judge in the case ordered the defense to produce the names of those responsible. The …

Gov., DeWine used his first State of the State speech in three years to boast about Ohio’s recovery from the pandemic and its economic health…while also pledging new investments in Appalachia and calling for more efforts to address mental illness treatment. Even with the governor in the midst of a …

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered attorneys for investors in utility giant, FirstEnergy Corp…to reveal who, from the company…paid bribes in an alleged $60 million dollar scheme to win a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear plants. U.S District Court Judge, John Adams tells the lawyers…he wants the names by …

After three failures, Ohio’s powerful political mapmaking body convened Tuesday…setting a series of meetings for hammering out a constitutional compromise on boundaries for state legislative districts. The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected three sets of Ohio House and Ohio Senate maps drawn by the panel, ruling in a 4-3 vote …