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Pharmacy in Defiance robbed; officials believe part of series of thefts.

A pharmacy in Defiance is robbed and officials believe it is part of a series of thefts in the area. Officers from the Defiance Police Department responded to Okuley Pharmacy for a burglary complaint. They found signs of forced entry and several controlled substance medications had been taken from a …

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More discussion in Ohio concerning death penalty.

Ohio politicians may be poised to consider whether the state might break its unofficial moratorium on the death penalty by following Alabama in using nitrogen gas to execute inmates. Ohio hasn’t executed anyone since 2018. In 2020, Gov., DeWine declared lethal injection no longer an option, citing a federal judge’s …

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Vance introduces bill that would allow states to secure their border with Mexico.

Ohio Sen. JD Vance has introduced a bill that would allow states to secure their border with Mexico. It comes on the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court decision, allowing the Border Patrol to cut razor wire on the Texas-Mexico border. The wire was installed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbot …

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Company behind proposed senior housing development in Bryan making its fourth application for funding to the state.

The company behind a proposed senior housing development in Bryan is making its fourth application for funding to the state. A year ago, Frontier Community Services, a Chillicothe-based provider of services to children and adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, came to the Bryan City Council with a proposed senior …

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Crash Saturday leaves pedestrian hurt after being hit by semi on Indiana Toll Road.

The Indiana State Police Department is investigating a crash that leaves a pedestrian seriously hurt after being hit by a semi Saturday evening on the Indiana Toll Road in Steuben County. Troopers responded to the eastbound lanes of I-80, a few miles east of the Angola exit. Officers find the …

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Norfolk Southern’s fourth-quarter profit falls 33%.

Norfolk Southern’s fourth-quarter profit fell 33% because of the ever growing costs of the cleanup of last year’s fiery derailment in eastern Ohio, but the railroad did deliver 3% more shipments during the quarter and even without the costs related to that toxic crash its profits still would have been …

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Williams County Board of Elections moves voting location for two Bryan precincts.

The Williams County Board of Elections moves the voting location for two Bryan precincts and rejects a citizen’s protestation of another candidate. Bryan Precincts E and F will now vote at Wesley United Methodist Church, on Center St., just over a mile away from the current location. Separately, the board …

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Pretrial hearing for Bryan man charged with aggravated burglary and strangulation has been rescheduled.

The pretrial hearing for a Bryan man charged with aggravated burglary and strangulation has been rescheduled. Sean Crocker, 29, had the pretrial hearing moved to Feb. 12 at 3 p.m. in Williams County Common Pleas Court. He also had a new attorney representing him in making the motion. The attorney …

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Van Wert Police investigating arson on the city’s west side.

The Van Wert Police Department is investigating an arson on the city’s west side. Officials say, dispatch responded to a garage on fire at a Leeson Avenue home. Once officers arrived at the scene, they reportedly found evidence that indicated someone used a Molotov cocktail to try to set the …

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Coalition of voting-rights groups in Ohio vowing to fight on.

A coalition of voting-rights groups is vowing to fight on after Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost issues his second rejection of petition language it has submitted for a proposed constitutional amendment. Yost found the amendment’s title…“Ohio Voters Bill of Rights”…was highly misleading and misrepresentative of the measure’s contents, even as …

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