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A Bryan man is arrested after his vehicle hits a mailbox. Officials tell reporters Ronald Tingley was heading south on County Road 6…when his car goes off the east side of the roadway, striking the mailbox. The vehicle then travels off the west side…smashing into an embankment. The car is …

Williams County Commissioners approve engineering agreements for the Kunkle and Alvordton sanitary sewer projects. The Kunkle agreement, for $298,000, includes inspection services during construction. Commissioners also approved $3,500 to include a sewer crossing under the Norfolk Southern Railroad as part of the project. The Alvordton agreement, for $243,000, includes the …

A Toledo police officer is shot and killed, after an hours long armed standoff. Officer, Brandon Stalker, is the victim in the shooting that sent both him and the suspect to the hospital. Negotiators had tried for hours to get the suspect to surrender peacefully. Finally…tear gas is used. The …

The Ohio Democratic Party is hoping two historic picks…its first female chair and its first Black executive director…can restore its candidates’ fortunes against the state’s dominant Republicans…while also healing internal party divisions. The choices of Summit County councilmember, Liz Walters as chair…and Malik Hubbard as interim executive director, follows a …

In Delta…site work is underway at Nova Tube and Steel on County Road H, east of State Route 109. It has been estimated that the approximately $70 million dollar project will eventually bring 102 jobs to the area. Construction of the up to 200,000 square-foot facility was expected to begin …

One year after taking office, the mayor of Delta has resigned, after asserting the Village Council demanded it. Bob Gilbert declined to comment. Frank Wilton, Delta Village Council president, will assume the office. Gilbert served on the council for 10 years before running unopposed in 2019, to replace outgoing mayor, …

Concerns over violent protests at the Ohio Statehouse on Sunday faded…as a small number of armed but peaceful demonstrators were considerably outnumbered by state troopers and National Guard members during an afternoon rally. Gov. DeWine says he was pleased with the outcome but stressed the state’s concerns over the protests …

A 54-year-old northwest Indiana man is arrested…in connection with a slaying and sexual assaults that occurred about two decades ago in Ohio. Kenneth Marshall was arrested Friday, outside his Hammond home…after a DNA sample matched evidence from the Ohio cases. A 19-year-old woman was raped and slain in her Toledo …

A Defiance man is sentenced to prison for a domestic-related assault last year. Barron Elder gets 54-months, behind bars. Elder will be eligible for early release after six months in custody. Elder is accused of attacking his girlfriend, last March. Prosecutors told the court, he choked and stomped on the …

Ohio is rolling out an online tool, to allow state residents to look up locations where the coronavirus vaccine is available by county and ZIP code. Gov. DeWine tells the media it will be available on the state’s coronavirus web site…today! The state will begin offering vaccines to people 80 …