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About 1.3 million people statewide filed unemployment claims in the past 10 weeks, as Ohio’s economy cratered during stay-at-home orders that led to widespread layoffs. For the week ending May 23rd, about 42,000 people filed jobless claims despite the gradual reopening of the state’s economy since mid-May. The numbers pushed …

Northwest State Community College announces in-person classroom learning will officially return for the fall semester, along with its regularly-scheduled online and hybrid learning format courses. Staff will be required to wear face masks. Students are encouraged to wear one, too. Officials say there will never be more than a couple …

Ohio’s attorney general has eliminated 39 jobs at the state’s police officer training academy outside Columbus…as it revamps how advance training of police officers is conducted. Dave Yost says the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy in London has not been self-supporting financially for more than a decade…so, positions would be …

A farmer knocks the lights out in Edgerton. Crews, both utility and fire department, arrive at a County Road 75 location…there, they find some spraying equipment…hung up in some power lines. There, crews shut down power for a time…so they can free the equipment from the wires. They got that …

A motorcycle rider is wanted by West Unity Police. Officers say they tried to pull him over for a traffic citation. Instead it becomes a high speed chase. It began along Madison Street, near Church…before long, the pursuit ends up on the Ohio Turnpike. The rider gets away. They know …

All staff members in Ohio’s nursing homes will be tested for coronavirus. Gov. DeWine announces the ramped-up effort in the state’s hard-hit long-term care facilities. The governor says testing will also be done on residents who are most likely to have been exposed. 14 teams of medically trained National Guard …

Another summer event and Williams County institution…the Fly-In Breakfast…is postponed…COVID-19. The event, held annually on July 4, drew thousands to the Williams County Airport for a breakfast and to see a variety of modern and antique airplanes, some which flew in from out of state. The Kiwanis Club of Williams …

Two men die in a crash on U.S. 20 in Richfield Township. Burton Lutz, 87, of Wauseon, and Eric Estrad, 22, of Toledo, were pronounced dead at the scene. Officials tell reporters Lutz was driving east on 20, near State Route 295. That’s when he tried to overtake a semi. …

Dustin Vogelsong, the Ney man accused of killing his grandfather during a domestic dispute with the mother of his children back in March…pleads not guilty to eight charges…all in connection to the Bryan murder. Deputies were dispatched to Vogelsong’s home, on Behnfeldt Road for the dispute…that’s when they found the …

Two men and a woman are arrested following a theft at a CVS Pharmacy in Auburn. They tried to drive off, but officers were able to detain all three. Jeffrey Hendricks, Michelle Hendricks and Douglas Wolf face charges. After a search of their car…over 15 hundred dollars in items from …