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Governor, DeWine gives reporters an overview for schools considering whether and how to reopen in Ohio. Most teachers will be required to wear masks or face shields at schools that choose to resume in-person classes…and face coverings are strongly recommended for students in third grade and above. State officials are …

The state Supreme Court rules Ohio trial court judges do not have to consider whether defendants have the ability to pay for the cost of their prosecutions now or in the future. The court in a 5-2 vote says judges already have broad discretion to waive, suspend or modify court …

A man, woman and dog escape a house fire with no injuries at a Depot Street location in Edgerton. Officials tell reporters the blaze was put out in roughly five minutes. They suspect the fire started after someone lit a trash pile too close to the house. They are still …

A pedestrian dies after getting hit by a car in Fulton County, on Ohio 108, just South of County Road J in Dover Township. Investigators say Kyle Knierim, of Wauseon, was southbound on 108, when the collision with Aaron Zimmerman of Delta, occurred. Zimmerman died at the scene. Knierim was …

A Napoleon woman is sentenced to 11-years in prison in a Defiance County court room. Kayla Hahn was accused in a home invasion last year, near Ney. In all, she faces a slew of charges, including engaging in a pattern of corrupt activity…weapons…burglary…drug trafficking…and more. Officials say she will be …

Randall Ottinger, the McClure man charged in the shooting death of his brother, is arraigned in Henry County. Ottinger pled not guilty to aggravated murder with a firearm. His $500,000 dollar cash bond with no 10% allowance provision is continued. The video arraignment took place while Ottinger was being held …

Hugh Whitehead…the Bryan man accused of rape is sentenced Tuesday to four and a half years in prison. Whitehead was indicted back in December. Prosecutors say he held his victim against her will…and more. Last month Whitehead pled guilty to the abduction charge and an amended charge of fourth-degree felony …

The next court appearance for a Toledo man, accused of murdering a Montpelier woman has been delayed. Thomas Smith was scheduled for a pretrial conference on Tuesday…but it has been pushed back to 9 a.m. Aug. 11. Many court cases around the country have been postponed since COVID-19. Prosecutors say …

The Williams County Republican Party joins six others in western Ohio to sign a letter… expressing disappointment with the statewide method in which Gov. DeWine has handled COVID-19. Earlier in June, county party officials from Williams, Van Wert, Mercer, Darke, Shelby and Preble counties sent it directly to the governor. …

The Kunkle Fourth of July parade has been canceled…coronavirus. Annually, the parade is the biggest in the county and temporarily swells the little town’s population from 308 to around 1,000. With that, officials add no make-up event is in the works. Some 250 Port-a-Pit chicken dinners, already sold, will still …