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More than half the $98 million dollars Ohio spent on personal protective equipment in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic went to buy hospital gowns. Ohio spent $55 million on gowns, its most expensive category. Officials confirm more than $7 billion dollars in coronavirus purchases by states this spring…for …

Both initial and continuing claims for unemployment compensation rose in Ohio last week, another sign of the economy’s continued weakness during the coronavirus pandemic. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says 38,327 Ohioans filed initial claims for unemployment, for the week ending Dec. 12. That marked a 6% …

An Indiana State Police trooper, investigating a crash on I-69 near Auburn, is not hurt when an SUV slides into his squad car. Officials say the police car was parked on the right shoulder, providing traffic control with emergency lights on…when the other vehicle…skidding out of control on the ice…collides …

DeKalb County prosecutors say that truck driver…who caused a chain-reaction crash on I-69 that killed a Michigan couple and another person…will not face criminal charges in the accident. Court officials say 70-year-old James Crager did not see a line of traffic that was slowing or stopped for construction, until it …

Wauseon Schools students will be staying home a bit longer than anticipated following Christmas break. Superintendent, Troy Armstrong announces the district will go to remote education for two weeks to start January. The high school went to remote learning prior to the break. All K-5 students will bring home a …

A bill, that would delay the collection of nuclear subsidies under the law at the center of a $60 million federal bribery probe…is under consideration by Ohio lawmakers, as the lame duck session winds down. The proposal, introduced by Republican Rep. Jim Hoops…would halt the collection of at least $170 …

One person dies in a solo crash on the Ohio Turnpike. Officials tell reporters, Rouyn Alda, of Temecula, California, was driving west when he loses control of his vehicle during bad weather, near milepost 24. The pickup hits a guardrail and flips in the median. A passenger, James Botton, of …

In Montpelier…crews respond to a vehicle fire, involving a front-end loader, inside the Edon Farmers Co-op, on County Road 13. They say an employee saw black soot on top of the overhead door of the place…that’s when the call came out for help. After the flames are put out…officials check …

The Pioneer Village Council approves the village budget. Overall appropriations will be seeing a decrease of around $1.5 million dollars, to just under $5.8 million in 2021. The village is expecting an Ohio Public Works Commission grant for work on the water plant…to the tune of $325,000.

Bryan Municipal Utilities officials say its new Industrial Drive Substation is completed and ready to serve the community. BMU adds the new power facility, located to the south of Industrial Drive, increases the reliability of the city’s electrical system, provides capacity for future growth and allows for another step in …