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Ohio Department of Agriculture announces a quarantine to combat the spread of the Spotted Lanternfly…now designated a destructive plant pest under state law…which increases inspections and restricts movement of certain items from infested counties in Ohio and abroad. So far, only two counties, to the east, have reported it. The …

Democrats are objecting strongly to a new congressional map, proposed by Ohio House Republicans. State Democrats say they had no time to review the map in advance and were given scant details, as both chambers of the state’s Legislature began work on redistricting Wednesday. The complaints follow a series of …

Gov., DeWine and his wife are cancelling in-person events…after the couple is exposed to two staff members…who recently tested positive for COVID-19. Both the governor and his wife are vaccinated and received their booster shots, have tested negative for coronavirus and have no symptoms, officials say. The couple won’t appear …

At the ballot box…the Bryan City Schools substitute levy has passed. BCS was seeking approval of a 6.9-mill proposal…first initiated in 2002. It has been passed by voters, every five years, since then. Approval creates an ongoing annual, automatic renewal of the current levy, which generates $1.9 million dollars, annually, …

The cost of Bryan Municipal Utilities’ ongoing electric system upgrade project has increased. The city Board of Public Affairs approved a change order…increasing the cost of the project by about $37,000. It will upgrade the city’s mid 1970’s system. Officials say the $1 million dollar project will improve service and …

Republican, Mike Carey, a Trump-backed coal lobbyist, bests a two-term state lawmaker to win an open U.S. House seat in central Ohio…while Democrat, Shontel Brown coasts to victory in a second up-for-grabs congressional district in the Cleveland area. The election results will leave Democrats with a 221-213 advantage over Republicans …

Bryan’s chief of police, Chris Chapa…is demoted to patrol officer Monday…all in connection to the battle between the former chief and, assistant chief at the time, Gary Mohre. Following a closed, executive session during a Bryan City Council meeting, officials recommend the move. The thought is…while prosecutors in Wood County …

An Edgerton man, sentenced last month in a child pornography investigation…is granted a delay in the date he must report for incarceration. Jarrod Powell, 41, was sentenced Oct. 5 to four to six years in prison…after pleading guilty to four counts of pandering sexually oriented matter involving a minor. He …

An empty vehicle…sitting on railroad tracks…is hit by an Amtrak train in DeKalb County. The car, a 2001 Pontiac Aztec, is totaled after the collision, along US 6. No injuries reported. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department is working with Norfolk and Southern Railroad Police in the investigation.

The Bowling Green City Prosecutor is recommending no charges be filed against Bryan Police Chief, Chris Chapa…who has been on paid administrative leave since Aug. 6, after former Assistant Chief, Gary Mohre told the city council…that following a heated argument between the two, the chief followed him home from work …