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An energy company that gave the money…in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme in Ohio…and a man, accused of spending a large chunk of it…are now arguing in separate proceedings that their actions were legal. FirstEnergyCorp. argues that political donations are protected by the First Amendment…and a federal criminal complaint …

In LaGrange County…two people are in the hospital, after their vehicle hits two loose horses…on U.S. 20, near C.R. 1200 W. They tell officers they ran into the path of the oncoming car. In the end, two vehicles get involved. One of the victims is cut from the wreckage…then flown …

The state of Ohio and the U.S. Census Bureau asks a judge to place on hold…their court fight over when data, used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts, will be released. As part of a settlement agreement, the Census Bureau promises to release the redistricting data…no later than Aug., 16th…which …

Annual Memorial Day programs around Williams County will return to a degree of normalcy this year…after 2020’s events were canceled, or altered…coronavirus. In Bryan, the annual observance, hosted by the Bryan and Pulaski Veterans Memorial Association, will get underway… in the parking lot the Goodwill on S. Main St. Special …

A 31-year-old Henry County man dies after losing control of his all-terrain vehicle in Putnam County. Officials say Zachary Cassidy, of New Bavaria, was on Putnam County Road 19…when he veers off the right side of the roadway, south of County Road L. He over-corrects…going off off the left side …

The Williams County Board of Elections completes the recount of the North Central Local School levy issue on the May 4 special election ballot…confirming the final results…310 votes against…308 for. The proposed five-year, 3.8-mill levy would have raised $420,000 annually to prevent the district from operating at a deficit, school …

A Montpelier councilman is upset with a resident putting signs in his yard that he deems too vulgar. Councilman, Dan Willis asked if there was anything the council could do about the house on Henry Street…and asked his fellow council members and village officials to drive by the house, after …

Gov., DeWine announces an expansion at Matsu Ohio Inc., in Edgerton, is one of nine economic development projects, chosen to receive Job Creation Tax Credit from the Ohio Tax Credit Authority. All together, they are expected to generate 3,200 new jobs and retain 4,520 more…which will create more than $187 …

Joshua Amos…the Montpelier man…who pled guilty in the drug-related death of another Montpelier man…gets six months at CCNO…with 120 days suspended, pending he meet the conditions of his probation. He is also ordered to pay a total of $3,500 in fines. A grand jury indictment, filed in 2018…concluded he sold …

A motorcyclist is hurt after he runs over some debris…causing him to lose control on County Road 60 in DeKalb County. Jacob Myers, of Auburn was eastbound…when he rolls over the unnamed items. Myers tells police his brakes locked up…his motorcycle fell sideways…sliding across the roadway. Myers was taken to …