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A judge temporarily blocked Ohio’s ban on virtually all abortions…again pausing a law that took effect after federal abortion protections were overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in June. The decision means abortions through 20 weeks’ gestation can continue for now, in keeping with state law in place before the …

The Defiance County Commissioners have joined the cries of dissent to the AquaBounty facility proposed for Pioneer. AquaBounty is planning to build a facility in Pioneer capable of producing 10,000 metric tons of genetically modified salmon. It has garnered concerns from many people in the community with many people taking …

Ohio’s efforts to curb gerrymandering are not working and voters must once again amend the constitution to take politics completely out of the process, the retiring chief justice of the state Supreme Court said Thursday. The current redistricting commission, created by constitutional amendment in 2015, has had no discernible effect …

A new member of the Wauseon Exempted Village Schools Board of Education was sworn in. Alice Allen was appointed to fill the unexpired term of Stacia Radabaugh. Radabaugh resigned due to a move out of state. Since she was the board president a change in leadership also was needed…Amy Fisher …

Local authorities held a drill in Archbold Wednesday morning…simulating a railroad tanker spill. Fulton County’s 911 dispatch center began handling a period of heavy emergency traffic around as the drill got underway. It simulated a train derailment along the Norfolk and Southern railroad near Fulton County Road 24 on Archbold’s …

The Ohio Municipal Electric Association presented State Rep. Jim Hoops of Napoleon with the George V. Voinovich Award. The award was established by the OMEA Board of Directors to recognize state and federal lawmakers from Ohio who make contributions with a significant positive impact on public power systems. Hoops is …

Henry County commissioners opened bids during their meeting on radio equipment for two nearby counties…as part of Homeland Security measures handled by county officials. The county’s EMA office takes care of Region 1 equipment purchases with Homeland Security grant funds. Motorola, P & R Solutions, offered a bid of $87,421.46 …

The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has two applications from AquaBounty Technologies for its proposed salmon farm in Pioneer, and representatives discussed them during a public meeting held Monday night at the North Central Local School gym. AquaBounty needs several permits from multiple agencies in order to build and operate its …

Bryan City Schools began the school year short four bus drivers of the 24 needed to cover the assigned bus routes. To fill in for those vacancies, staff members have stepped up to fill those roles along with their normal duties. Officials say the district has been able to maintain …

A new, locally owned Pioneer business, Hometown Meat Market, moved closer to reality as county commissioners formally approved $64,000 dollars for the business from the county’s Revolving Loan Fund…part of a package of nearly $300,000 dollars that includes private lender money and private equity. The project is anticipated to employ …