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Mandatory state testing for schools would be ditched this year and Ohioans, who didn’t vote in the March 17 primary, would have until April 28 to cast an absentee ballot…under emergency legislation approved in Columbus to address the impact of the coronavirus. The bill also would allow high school seniors …

Top Indiana officials warn the state’s rapid jump in coronavirus illnesses is just the beginning and that obeying a new stay-at-home order is necessary, even as President, Trump suggested restrictions around the country could be relaxed in a few weeks. Indiana saw its number of confirmed coronavirus cases grow to …

A staff member with the in the DeKalb Central Schools District is diagnosed with coronavirus. School officials tell families the staff member has been self-quarantined since last week. Students were last in session at DeKalb Central Schools on Friday, March 13

A Continental man is booked after refusing officers’ orders to leave a Bryan residence…while brandishing a weapon. Mark Deel, 39, was at a Haver Drive address…when the home’s owner calls Bryan police and asked to have Deel removed. Officers say Deel held a box cutter knife in an aggressive manner …

The fate of the remaining school year in Ohio, including graduation requirements and state-mandated testing, are among the top issues before lawmakers…planning a return to Columbus this week to address challenges posed by the coronavirus. Concluding the March 17 primary…currently rescheduled for June 2nd…suspending evictions and foreclosures, prohibiting utility cut-offs…and …

The Ohio Supreme Court rules a driver involved in an accident can leave the scene…if the driver is unaware that police have been or will be called…as long as the driver provides proper contact information, The court’s 6-1 decision overturned the conviction of a man found guilty of leaving an …

A Defiance man is killed in an all-terrain vehicle accident, in a wooded area on a County Road 424 property in Defiance. Michael Keber was pronounced dead at the scene by the Defiance County coroner. Officials say the victim and a passenger had been riding along trails in the woods …

The Village of Montpelier has taken several precautions to fight the coronavirus. The first was closing down the village office, including the utilities department. Officials say it’s all done to keep with social distancing practices. Starting with the April 15th bill, the village is allowing people to go on payment …

The Williams County Commissioners will meet once per week, rather than twice, as a precaution to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Meetings will take place on Thursdays. Commissioners met in a special, executive session on Monday at the Williams County Court, to discuss the details of security arrangements and …

To comply with Gov. Holcomb’s Stay-At-Home order, Trine University will close its Angola main campus, Fort Wayne Center for Health Sciences and all TrineOnline offices. Trine University President, Earl Brooks, also has declared a university-wide Pandemic Emergency in accordance with university policy. Students have been asked, with few exceptions, to …