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An Ohio judge, who failed to adopt written rules for mask wearing and other coronavirus prevention measures, has been removed from two cases by the chief justice of the Ohio Supreme Court. Although judge, Mark Fleegle announced some preventative steps after a complaint, his lack of written procedures makes it …

Gov., DeWine’s veto of a bill, limiting the Health Department’s ability to fight the pandemic…will stand after Republican lawmakers wrapped up their two-year session without making good on a veto override threat. The bill that DeWine vetoed would have allowed the Ohio Legislature to adopt resolutions to rescind Health Department …

The Ohio Supreme Court has reinstated the 10-year prison sentence given to an Ohio couple…convicted of failing to obtain medical care for their special-needs daughter who died. In a 6-1 ruling, the justices found the 8th District Court of Appeals overstepped its authority in 2018 when it determined the sentence …

Here are the latest COVID-19 numbers in the area. There were 154 new cases reported over Monday and Tuesday in Fulton County, for a total of 2,441. There were 3 additional hospitalizations, now at 130 since March. Lucas County had 21,605 cases and 475 deaths as of Tuesday. Defiance County?…2,491 …

We now know the victim of that workplace accident in DeKalb County. Officials confirm Josh Lucas, of Bryan died at the Heidtman Steel plant on County Road 59, near Butler. We reported Lucas was pinned, between two rolls of steel. Butler Police and firefighters responded with Indiana State Police. Lucas …

Williams County receives its first shipment of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Health Department gets 100 doses of the Moderna version. The hospital plans to begin vaccinating phase one employees and providers with the most in-house COVID-19 exposure, such as COVID unit doctors and nurses.

Ohio lawmakers end the 2020 legislative session…without repealing or replacing a scandal-tainted bill that provides a $1 billion dollar bailout for two aging nuclear power plants. After more than four months of negotiations, it failed to reach a deal to fix House Bill 6, the 2019 legislation…under scrutiny since then-Ohio …

A routine traffic stop in Hicksville ends with felony assault charges against an Edgerton woman. Officials say Miranda Sponseller, of Edgerton, was stopped for changing lanes wrong. During the traffic stop, officials say Sponseller was arrested and charged with DUI. She then resists officers. That leads to additional assault charges …

DeKalb County deputies are investigating the death of a man at a steel manufacturing plant. Responders arrived at Heitman Steel…to find the victim…pinned between two rolls of steel. The victim was pronounced dead on scene by medical personnel. His identity is being withheld, pending family notification. The investigation is ongoing.

A man dies in an Auburn mobile home Monday afternoon. Crews arrived at the West Edge Mobile Home Park. Officials tell reporters the man and a woman were in the home at the time of the fire. The woman was able to escape. State and local investigators are going over …