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The ability of the Ohio governor to issue public health orders during a pandemic would be restricted under a bill in the Ohio House…that is the GOP’s latest effort to rein in the state’s authority. The effort is similar to a bill that passed in the Senate last week that …

Employees at CCNO name Dan Wolfrum…Employee of the Year for 2020. Back in December…with staffing levels strained…COVID-19…the jail implemented emergency staffing measures where they use other staff…such as Command, Maintenance, and Administration…to help with security posts. Wolfrum was able to help an inmate, suffering from a serious medical condition.

Two Ohio men are among the latest, charged in connection with the deadly Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S Capitol…after being identified by family and acquaintances to the FBI…that’s according to U.S. District Court documents. Derek Jancart and Alexander Sheppard join the eight other Ohioans accused of accompanying a mob …

Demolition crews are in the process of tearing down the former ServiceMaster By Custom Cleaners building, on W. High St., in Bryan. Work should continue to demolish the structure and dig up the foundation. Dangler Excavating, of Paulding, is doing the work. City officials say the site will be occupied …

Racism would be declared a public health crisis in Ohio…and the day celebrating the official end of slavery would become a paid state holiday under racial justice measures reintroduced in Columbus. The effort passed through the Senate unanimously in the last General Assembly but didn’t make it to the House. …

A bridge replacement project will close a stretch of Ohio 2 in Defiance County for roughly the next four months, starting next Monday. ODOT says workers will be replacing the bridge over Lost Creek, between Blosser and Ensign roads, two miles south of Farmer. The suggested detour is Ohio 249…to …

Gov., DeWine and his wife get the second dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Currently, Ohio residents, 65 and older, can get the shot, along with residents and employees of long-term care facilities. Frontline medical responders, school employees, and people with severe congenital conditions can get in line, too. The 7-day …

A political dark money group that authorities say was used as part of a $60 million dollar bribery scheme to pass nuclear bailout legislation in Ohio…pleads guilty to a federal racketeering charge. Generation Now Inc. also agreed in federal court in Cincinnati to forfeit $1.5 million dollars from two bank …

Ohio’s major league sports teams, beginning their seasons this spring, could be allowed up to 30% of fan capacity under approved pandemic plans. Gov. DeWine makes the call. It’s all contingent on social distancing and continued mask wearing, the governor adds. A formal announcement is set for Thursday. The expanded …

Two of the biggest remaining American tire companies are joining forces. Goodyear Tire & Rubber is acquiring Cooper…in a deal with an equity value of $2.8 billion dollars that will combine the two century-old Ohio manufacturers. Cooper, founded in 1914, is the 5th largest tire maker in North America, based …