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A concealed weapons permit would become optional and the requirement that individuals promptly notify police officers that they are carrying a concealed weapon would be eliminated…under legislation approved along partisan lines by Ohio’s GOP-controlled Legislature. It has now been sent to Gov., DeWine. Officials say it will likely be signed …

Ohio’s five public employee retirement funds have a moral imperative to divest themselves of Russian financial holdings…to further punish the country over its invasion of Ukraine…that’s what state Attorney General Dave Yost told reporters on Wednesday. Yost directed the five funds to identify Russian equities and divest as quickly as …

A man loses control of his car…and crashes into a ditch, after hitting a pothole in DeKalb County. Dillon Kline, 23, of Ashley was driving north along C.R. 35 when he struck the hole in the road. The vehicle, then goes off the roadway. No one is hurt. The investigation …

David Ruetz got in a standoff in front of the North Municipal Building in Bryan in November 2020. This week…he was found guilty of two felony counts in a Williams County courtroom. He could face one year in prison for each of the charges he faces. We reported…Bryan Police found …

A doctor, working in the emergency room at the hospital in Bryan…suffers facial fractures and a concussion. This happened back on Feb. 14th. Officials tell reporters…Dr. Hussein Kashk was attacked by a 61-year-old Williams County man…a relative of a patient being treated in the ER. Officials will try to indict …

Ohio is another year older with the celebration of its 219th birthday. The Ohio History Connection planned a commemoration event Tuesday at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, including the introduction of the state commission involved with the 250th birthday of the United States in 2026. Gov., DeWine introduced the commission’s …

The Bryan Fire Department responded to more calls for service during 2021 than in any year before. The total number was 526, officials say. That’s a 27% increase from the 413 calls in 2020. They add…the department is on pace for similarly high numbers this year. The number of calls …

The Northwest State Community College Board of Trustees approves legislation to bring a campus to the city of Van Wert. The board okayed the purchase of the E. Sycamore St. location, for $495,000, pending an appraisal. Northwest State is planning to use the plot to launch a full-service campus in …

Medicaid enrollees in Ohio can begin selecting from among a new slate of managed care plans, beginning today. As part of the Ohio Medicaid Next Generation initiative, millions of enrollees in the government health care program for low-income Americans must choose from seven managed care plans or be assigned one. …

A Northwest Ohio district has won top tap prize at an international water tasting contest. Montpelier takes home first place for Best Municipal Water at the 32nd annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting in West Virginia. This is the fifth time Montpelier has won the prize.