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A central Ohio judge blocks the subsidies from a $1 billion nuclear bailout law at the center of a $60 million bribery probe. This…as state lawmakers scramble to decide the fate of a repeal. Franklin County Judge, Chris Brown sided with Attorney General, Dave Yost…in granting a preliminary injunction that …

The Williams County Health Department reports four more COVID-19 deaths in the county this weekend…an 83-year-old female and three males aged 68, 86 and 79. Three of the victims were in long-term care facilities. 36 have now succumbed to COVID-19 in Williams County, health officials confirm. The county has had …

The City of Bryan will continue providing fire protection services to Pulaski and Jefferson townships. City council approved one-year contracts with the townships, during their regular meeting. The city also provides fire protection services to Center Township, by way of a three-year contract that remains in effect until 2022.

Monday night was the last board of education meeting for Bryan City Schools outgoing Superintendent, Diana Savage. Savage started her career in education as a teacher in Swanton, in 1989. She was the Bryan High School assistant principal from 2001-05…curriculum coordinator from 2005-08…and the superintendent from May 2008 to present.

An Angola man is hurt badly in a two-vehicle crash in Northwest Township, on County Road 1.50. Officials tell reporters Hugh Skiles, 91, was southbound…while a Jeep, driven by Jennifer Horne of Edon, was heading northbound. Investigators say Skiles’ car traveled left of center while negotiating a curve and collided …

Wauseon firefighters quickly contain a blaze at a County Road C address. Officials tell reporters crews found fire and heavy smoke coming from a structure and vehicle on the property. The flames were put down and an excavator was brought in, to separate burning debris. The Fulton County Sheriff’s office …

A divided Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed a challenge to a now-repealed ordinance in Ohio’s capital city…banning bump stocks, which allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly. The state’s highest court rules, 4-3…two Ohio gun-rights groups, Ohioans for Concealed Carry and the Buckeye Firearms Foundation, had no standing to sue the …

More than half the $98 million dollars Ohio spent on personal protective equipment in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic went to buy hospital gowns. Ohio spent $55 million on gowns, its most expensive category. Officials confirm more than $7 billion dollars in coronavirus purchases by states this spring…for …

Both initial and continuing claims for unemployment compensation rose in Ohio last week, another sign of the economy’s continued weakness during the coronavirus pandemic. The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services says 38,327 Ohioans filed initial claims for unemployment, for the week ending Dec. 12. That marked a 6% …

An Indiana State Police trooper, investigating a crash on I-69 near Auburn, is not hurt when an SUV slides into his squad car. Officials say the police car was parked on the right shoulder, providing traffic control with emergency lights on…when the other vehicle…skidding out of control on the ice…collides …