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Findlay churches come together for a campaign for kindness.

Four Findlay churches have come together to promote a campaign for kindness. “Do Unto Others” is a grassroots movement which was started by a United Methodist Church in Kansas City. According to the campaign’s website, it’s meant to encourage people to be intentional about treating one another with kindness, even …

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Statewide human sex trafficking operation makes arrests.

Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost revealed that 66 year old Timothy Myers, of Fremont, was just one of 110 potential “Johns” ensnared by a statewide human sex trafficking operation that took place from Oct. 6-12. More than 100 agencies took part in the operation, including the Toledo Police Department. Twenty-two …

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John Paulding Historical Society changes name.

John Paulding Historical Society has announced a name change. Going forward, it is changing its name to Paulding County History Museum. The State of Ohio granted the trademark or “doing business as” name this spring. For legal purposes, the name John Paulding Historical Society Inc. will be retained, as it …

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Williams Co. Job & Family Services has new director.

Williams County Department of Job and Family Services has hired a new director. Williams County Commissioners Thursday agreed to hire Kylee Towne as the new director. She will begin her duties in the middle of November. Towne will report directly to the county administrator. The hiring is contingent on a …

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Help out those affected by Hurricane Helene.

You can help provide assistance to those affected by Hurricane Helene. Williams County OSU Extension is partnering with Ag Community Relief to provide mostly agricultural supplies to those in the South that were in the path of destruction from the hurricane. Earlier this week, Williams County Commissioners gave approval for …

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Accident Saturday in Henry County.

Seven people were injured, two of them seriously, in a two-vehicle traffic crash near Holgate Saturday evening. The crash happened on State Route 281, just west of County Road 15, approximately two miles northwest of Holgate. A westbound vehicle driven by 22 year old Jackson Daniels, of Bowling Green, struck …

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Drug overdose deaths in Ohio are down nearly 20% this year.

Drug overdose deaths in the state of Ohio are down nearly 20% this year compared to last year, according to the CDC, and there are local efforts to keep that trend going. ProMedica has received a grant from The Ohio Department of Health, enabling the healthcare provider to supply Stop …

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Shell & True North no longer offering fuel discounts through Kroger’s Fuel Points Program at Toledo-area stores.

Shell and True North are no longer offering fuel discounts through Kroger’s Fuel Points Program at Toledo-area stores, a spokesperson from Kroger has told news outlets. The spokesperson said the agreement between Kroger and True North has come to an end. Customers at Shell and True North can no longer …

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Ohio Job & Family Services makes change to SNAP program.

The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) announced a change to the state-funded Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), creating a sliding scale to ease the transition of recipients off the program.The change addresses an issue known as the benefits cliff. Employers have identified the benefits cliff as a …

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Ohio Supreme Court rejects effort to keep gas pipeline from going through land in Lucas County.

The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected an effort to keep a natural gas pipeline from going through land in Lucas County. The court heard an appeal from an Ohio Power Siting Board decision, in which the board granted a request to construct 3.7 miles of a proposed Ford Street Pipeline …

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