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The Ohio Supreme Court affirms the death penalty imposed on James Worley…in the 2016 murder of 20-year-old Sierah Joughin. In a unanimous opinion, the bench rejected Worley’s appeal of the murder conviction and sentence…including his contention that jury selection in Fulton County and the trial itself was tainted by revelations …

Steuben County deputies are getting the word out on a phone scam in the area. If you get a call from the “Magistrate’s Office”… asking for personal identifying information….hang up. Never give out personal information in cases like that, officials warn. Besides…county officials assure…if the “Magistrate” wants a word with …

An arrest is made…in connection to that deadly shooting we reported on in Kendallville over the weekend. 24-year-old Matthew Rodriguez…accused of shooting three customers at the Gallops station in town. Justin Smead, of Rome City, was pronounced dead at the scene. Two others, Alyssa Jeffries and Blake Lewis, are taken …

A solo crash one vehicle accident closes a portion of 20A for a time. Officials say Larry Fry of Edgerton lost control of the commercial van he was driving. The vehicle goes off the roadway…hitting the ditch and overturning. Minor injuries reported. Fry is cited. The case continues.

Ohio Senator, Sherrod Brown will be in Bryan…today. He joins leaders from Spangler Candy…Teamsters Local 20 and Spangler’s rank and file…to discuss pension relief he helped secure in the American Rescue Plan. The union and the company recently announced an agreement on a new contract.

Williams County Commissioner, Brian Davis is now the Antwerp village administrator…after the village council approves his appointment, in a special meeting. We reported Davis announced last week…he would not seek another term as commissioner in 2022….ending four consecutive four-year terms.

A home, north of Leo, is badly damaged by fire. Crews are dispatched to a Poplar Creek Place location…they arrive to find flames erupting through the roof of the two story house. The home, under construction offered up a challenge to the fire team. Five departments in all are called …

State Rep. Haraz Ghanbari, a republican representing Perrysburg, is appointed by the House Speaker, Robert Cupp, to serve on the Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission. Ghanbari, who also serves on the House Transportation and Public Safety Committee, participated in his first commission meeting Monday at the turnpike’s headquarters.

Road construction continues to impact traffic in the Delta area. Both U.S. 20A and State Route 109 may have lane restrictions. On 20A, resurfacing will take place from State Route 109 all the way to County Road 3, just west of Swanton. Traffic will be maintained by flaggers. On the …

Declaring it a “happy day,” Gov., DeWine signs legislation…directing about $2.2 billion dollars in federal COVID-19 relief to children’s behavioral healthcare, water and sewer infrastructure projects, local government budgets and paying off the state’s unemployment insurance loan. The bill allocates all but $500 million dollars of Ohio’s first payout from …