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The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approves the 2024 Bryan Municipal Utilities budget, while asking council do the same at its next meeting. BMU Director of Utilities, Derek Schultz said the overall budget is down about 3% from last year and is $26.1 million dollars, compared to $26.9 million last …
Read More »Vast changes Ohio Senate Republicans propose to marijuana legalization measure.
Banning marijuana growing at home, increasing the substance’s tax rate and altering how those taxes get distributed, are among vast changes Ohio Senate Republicans propose to a marijuana legalization measure, approved by voters last month. The changes emerged suddenly in committee just days before the new law is set to …
Read More »Bryan City Council chooses a long-time educator to fill the Ward 4 seat.
The Bryan City Council, following an executive session, chooses a long-time educator to fill the Ward 4 seat, beginning next year. Steven Alspaugh has been at Bryan High School since 2005, and has been principal since 2008. The seat is currently occupied since 2016. The Williams County Board of Elections …
Read More »More than $10 million dollars is being invested in traffic safety for Van Wert County drivers.
More than $10 million dollars is being invested in traffic safety for Van Wert County drivers, Governor, DeWine announces. Three improvement projects in the county are lined up to be constructed by 2029. A total of $73.8 million dollars would go toward traffic safety throughout the state, in partnership with …
Read More »Ohio’s former top utility regulator pleads not guilty in bribery scheme.
Ohio’s former top utility regulator pleads not guilty to charges in connection with a $60 million dollar bribery scheme, related to a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear power plants that has already resulted in a 20-year prison sentence for a former state House speaker. Sam Randazzo, former chair of …
Read More »Teen dies in a two-vehicle accident in Paulding County.
A Rossburg teen dies in a two-vehicle accident in Paulding County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says Hayden Smith, 16, was southbound on County Road 87, and failed to stop for a stop sign at the intersection with Ohio 114. His vehicle traveled into the intersection, hitting the trailer of …
Read More »Defiance County commissioners discuss erosion concerns with the Tiffin River bank
The Defiance County commissioners discussed erosion concerns with the Tiffin River bank. They met with Kevin Hancock from Defiance County Soil and Water over the issue. Hancock says a driveway on a property in the area will be shifted, in order to keep vehicles farther back from the bank of …
Read More »Auburn man arrested on multiple child molestation charges.
An Auburn man is arrested on multiple child molestation charges. Craig Cobbs, 54, was picked up by officers in the 1100 block of C.R. 34. They got a cyber tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Cobbs is taken to the DeKalb County Jail for Child molestation …
Read More »Train v. semi crash along Ohio/Indiana border.
No injuries are reported after a train hits a semi that became stuck on railroad tracks along the Ohio border. Allen County officials say after the driver got out of the big rig, the train struck and split the trailer hauled by the semi in half. Nothing was inside the …
Read More »Threat on campus at Trine.
Trine University officials confirm there was a bomb threat on campus, causing students and faculty to evacuate from two buildings. Local first responders investigated and determined there was no danger. The bomb threat reportedly targeted Fawick Hall and the Jim and Joan Bock Center for Innovation and Biomedical Engineering. The …
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