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Republican lawmakers choose former state Supreme Court justice and current state Rep., Bob Cupp to lead the Ohio House, replacing the speaker ousted hours earlier…amid a scandal. House members voted in favor of the veteran lawmaker from Lima, after a private Republican caucus. It followed a historic, unanimous House vote …

The Ohio pharmacy board reverses course and tosses a rule that would have prohibited use of a malaria drug for patients with COVID-19. The decision followed public feedback and a request by Gov. DeWine to ditch the rule. At issue was the prescribing of the drug, whose effectiveness for the …

The number of people hospitalized with the coronavirus in Ohio has a hit a new high. 1,122 people with COVID-19 are being treated in Ohio’s hospitals, that’s according to state health officials. Of those…348 people are in intensive care and 174 more are on a ventilator. The overall total topped …

Premier Financial reports a second-quarter net income of $29.1 million dollars. The Defiance based bank says it had earnings of 78 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for costs related to mergers and acquisitions, came to 82 cents per. The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts, …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating an injury crash, between Hicksville and Edgerton. Officials say Jerry Ryland, of Auburn, was heading west on Ohio 249. Tiffany Gutierrez of Edgerton…was going south on Ohio 49. They say Ryland didn’t yield the right of way…and he hit Gutierrez’s car at the …

Gov. DeWine orders all county fairs to scale back their efforts and have strictly a junior fair this year, which could cause a financial problem for the local fair. The order was announced during a press conference in Columbus. It comes less than a week after the Defiance County Agricultural …

Steuben County Health officials declare a public health order…restricting indoor visitation at long-term care facilities, there. Also, an outdoor visitation plan, to implement safety measures for residents, workers and visitors must be developed and followed, they add. More restrictions could be coming up in the near future.

A Bryan woman is sentenced to community control in a Fulton County courtroom for aggravated drug possession and failure to appear. Kaela Ickes previously pled guilty to the charges. She had methamphetamine on her when Ickes was arrested. Judge Jeffrey Robinson sentenced Ickes to two years of community control, and …

Just hours after a theft call at a Liska Lane address in Defiance…an off duty deputy, mowing his lawn…looks up and sees a pickup truck, taken in the heist…cruising by his house. So, he gets in his car and follows. They say Dylon Stites was high on something…and didn’t realize …

In Henry County…Health Department officials report the county’s first COVID-19 death. They say it was a male in his 80s. So far, 90 coronavirus cases has been confirmed in Henry County. The majority are not related. Of those, 35 patients have recovered. Officials say, once again, face coverings…social distancing…and keeping …