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Ohio agencies providing publicly funded day care would no longer have to achieve a quality of care rating to be listed in the state system…under Senate Republicans’ version of the upcoming state budget. The process of meeting the state’s Step Up to Quality five star rating system is leading to …

A Fort Wayne man is in the hospital after driving off S.R. 8 in DeKalb County, crashing into a tree. Officials say Cameron Norman was not wearing a seatbelt…and had to get cut out from the wrecked truck. Alcohol is not a factor. He is in an area hospital under …

In a Defiance County courtroom…Delbert Drinnon, of Hicksville, pleads guilty to corrupting another with drugs…and tampering with evidence. The decision?…9 to 12 years in prison. A charge of involuntary manslaughter was dropped in a plea deal. Drinnon also gets credit for 193 days served at CCNO, while his case was …

A breaking & entering call in Wauseon…at the Tractor Supply on US 20. Officials say the suspects broke in and stole 10 Power Washers and a weed trimmer. Total value?…over four thousand dollars. Know anything about this?…give Fulton County Crime Stoppers a call. There’s a reward in the case.

We reported back on April 9th…a fire at an unoccupied home and garage on Hickory St….that spread to another nearby home…causing heavy damage. The state Fire Marshall’s office has been investigating. In the end…they cannot determine the cause of the original fire.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol joins forces with other members of the 6-State Trooper Project to focus on safety belt enforcement. In total…4,500 motorists in Ohio were cited for failing to wear an available safety belt. Additionally, 138 motorists were cited for child safety seat violations. Throughout the six states, …

A Defiance man get 7 to 10 years in prison in a Defiance County courtroom for an assault that caused the death of Nathaniel Byrd, last year. Prosecutors say…in a parking lot, outside Defiance’s Amvets Post 1991 building, on Spruce St., Byrd assaulted Johnny Jiminez, 67, of Defiance, striking him …

Montpelier Police arrests Tristan McDaniel…after he leads officers on a chase. Officials say he fled at a high rate of speed and ran several stop signs in town. The chase then heads into Williams County. McDaniel then abandoned the vehicle near Randolph and Monroe streets, running away on foot. Williams …

Ohio residents…who were recently vaccinated…may want to answer their phone on Vax-A-Million days, even if the number isn’t familiar. It might be Ohio Gov. DeWine on the other end. The Ohio Lottery announced the next winners of the state’s Vax-a-Million vaccination incentive prizes…at the end of the lottery’s Cash Explosion …

Five bids come in to Edgerton for painting the water tower…with the village selecting the contractor that came in below engineering estimates…that’s D&M Painting, out of Washington, Pennsylvania, The village’s water tower has two different rehabilitation projects needed to meet current regulations…like installing a handrail on the roof…along with railing …