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First Lutheran Church in Bryan will close just before the new year.

After serving as a place of worship for nearly 100 years, the First Lutheran Church in Bryan will close just before the new year. Pastor Mary Beth Smith-Gunn, who has served five years as the pastor at the church, said this was a longtime coming. Members of the Evangelical Lutheran …

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Indiana’s initial estimate for Medicaid expenses is nearly $1 billion dollars short of its now-predicted need.

Indiana’s initial estimate for Medicaid expenses is nearly $1 billion dollars short of its now-predicted need, state lawmakers learned in a report that ignited concern over the state’s budget and access to the low-income healthcare program. A December outlook found that Medicaid is predicted to need $984 million more than …

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Indiana’s Court of Appeals questioned attorneys this week on exceptions to the state’s abortion ban.

Indiana’s Court of Appeals questioned attorneys this week on exceptions to the state’s abortion ban in a case involving residents who are suing on grounds that it violates a state religious freedom law. The class action lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana on behalf of five …

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Indiana judge dismisses a lawsuit filed by the state, accusing TikTok of deceiving its users.

An Indiana county judge dismisses a lawsuit filed by the state,  accusing TikTok of deceiving its users about the level of inappropriate content for children on its platform and the security of its consumers’ personal information. A pair of lawsuits filed in December 2022 accused the app of misleading its …

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Williams County Board of Health exploring funding options.

After the health department’s levy failed in November, Health Commissioner Jim Watkins and the board of health are exploring other avenues to fund the Williams County Health Department’s proposed new Bryan location. The health department has been operating out of two buildings, one in Montpelier and one in Bryan, which …

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DeWine has been visiting hospitals and speaking with families helped and harmed by gender-affirming care.

Gov. DeWine has been visiting hospitals and speaking with families helped and harmed by gender-affirming care as he decides what action to take on legislation preventing minors from obtaining such treatments. The governor has until Dec. 29 to either sign or veto the gender-affirming care bill, which also blocks transgender …

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EPA case headed to Supreme Court.

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in February on whether the Environmental Protection Agency can continue enforcing its anti-air-pollution “good neighbor” rule in 10 states, an effort to restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution. The high court put off …

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GOP Senate candidate lands Donald Trump’s endorsement.

GOP Senate candidate, Bernie Moreno has landed Donald Trump’s endorsement in the race for a 2024 contender to unseat third-term Democrat Sherrod Brown, one of his party’s most vulnerable incumbents. The former president and 2024 presidential candidate backed Moreno, a wealthy Cleveland businessman, in a post on his social media …

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CCNO may extend electronic monitoring services to a non-member county.

The Corrections Commission of Northwest Ohio may extend electronic monitoring services to a non-member county. Executive Director Dennis Sullivan told the board a former employee of the facility, who is now a probation officer in Paulding County, reached out to see if CCNO would be interested in contracting for electronic …

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Jury trial set in Defiance County for Bryan man accused of four felonies.

A jury trial has been set in Defiance County for a Bryan man accused of four felonies, including assault, strangulation and abduction. Andrew Layne was arrested in October in Defiance County on the charges. A jury trial for the case was set for April 11 at 9 a.m. in Defiance …

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