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A medical researcher and professor…who pled guilty to what prosecutors say is a sophisticated scheme to transfer U.S.-backed research to China…is sentenced to 37 months in federal prison. Song Guo Zheng…who had been working most recently at Ohio State University, will also have to pay $3.4 million dollars in restitution …

In DeKalb County…a woman falls asleep behind the wheel…her car leaves the roadway…hits a rise…and launches airborne…careening into an embankment, on Thursday. All this…along S.R. 8. They say the car plowed through a field for a bit…then went skyward. Kjia Woodcox, 31, of Butler was the driver. She reports minor …

The weekly $300 dollar federal unemployment payment for Ohio residents…to offset the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, will end next month. Gov., DeWine says the payment, which came on top of state unemployment benefits, was a necessary tool to buoy those unemployed during the pandemic…as jobs dried up. But …

Fulton County commissioners approve the acceptance of a Community Development Block Grant…to fund technical assistance for the Nova Tube and Steel plant…under construction in Delta. The $500,000 dollars was awarded by the Competitive Economic Benefit Program. Officials say the county made the application for the funds through the Maumee Valley …

COVID-19 caused the cancellation of last year’s Fourth of July Fly-In Breakfast at the Williams County Airport…but it’s coming back this year…and they say it’ll be bigger and better than ever. Williams County Airport Authority Vice President, Brent Wilson makes the announcement. Breakfast will be served from 7-11 on Independence …

Ohio’s solicitor general urges a panel of appellate judges…to hold the U.S. Census Bureau’s feet to the fire…by issuing an order, requiring the statistical agency to release data, used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts, by mid-August. Solicitor General, Benjamin Flowers tells three federal judges on an appellate court in …

Gov., DeWine unveils a lottery system…to entice people to get COVID-19 shots…offering a weekly $1 million dollar prize…and full-ride college scholarships…in a bid to overcome the vaccine hesitancy that remains a stubborn problem across the nation. The move comes as governors, health officials and community leaders are coming up with …

Industrial growth has spurred the Village of Delta to request tapping into Fulton County’s water system for half a million gallons per day. County Commissioners approved the village proposal and will apply on its behalf to the Toledo Regional Water Authority. The village will also consider increasing the capacity of …

The unemployed in Ohio will be required to resume weekly work-search activities as part of future applications for unemployment payments. The new requirement begins the week of May 23, Gov., DeWine said in a statement. It’s not going unnoticed…Ohio business owners are creating jobs faster than people are returning to …

The Treasury Department says Ohio will receive nearly $5.4 billion dollars in aid…as part of President, Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package…with another $6.6 billion going directly to counties, cities and townships. In all…34 Ohio cities, three large townships and all 88 counties will receive the payments, part of the …