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A Wolcottville man dies in a motorcycle crash on West Fox Lake Road, west of Angola. Officials tell reporters James Dameron missed a turn…veered off the roadway, smashing into a pole. Dameron was pronounced dead at the scene. Excessive speed is not believed to be a factor, however alcohol use …

Lawmakers pass Senate Bill 357, giving an additional $650 million dollars of federal Coronavirus Aid funding to local communities across Ohio for pandemic-related expenses. The funding excludes Ohio’s six jurisdictions with populations over 500,000, because they already qualify for direct payments. The legislation includes an emergency clause, making the bill …

Construction of the third of three roundabouts planned on U.S. 20A, east of Swanton this summer, begins today. Construction is already underway at 20A intersections with State Route 295 and Whitehouse-Spencer Road. 20A will close at Weckerly Road and the other two intersections through October. It was also announced by …

A Wauseon man dies in a crash on U.S. 20A. Officials tell reporters Bradly Funchion was eastbound on a motorcycle, in Brady Township. Brian Chamberlain, in a semi, was northbound on County Road 21.N. They say Chamberlain didn’t stop at the intersection with 20A…and hits Function on the bike. Funchion …

Gov., DeWine delays three death row inmates’ 2021 executions…as the state’s unofficial death penalty moratorium continues. The announcement comes as Ohio struggles to find an adequate supply of drugs for lethal injection. The governor’s warrants of reprieve were issued for condemned prisoners Melvin Bonnell, Cleveland Jackson and James O’Neal. All …

Hundreds of positive cases of coronavirus are being reported at colleges in Ohio…as more students return to school. Ohio State tallied 882 cases among students during the first two weeks of the semester. It also logged 20 cases among employees in August. At Miami University, which started classes remotely but …

The former speaker of the Ohio House pleads not guilty to a federal corruption charge tied to an alleged $60 million bribery scheme. Larry Householder and four others are accused of taking company money for personal and political use, in exchange for passing a legislative bailout of two nuclear power …

Fulton County soybean crops will prove to be the most consistent in five years, but due to a hot, dry summer, local farmers are facing a far from stellar corn crop. Officials say area soybean crops will be harvested, beginning the end of September, and farmers should be pleasantly surprised. …

In Van Wert County…three people are taken to area hospitals after a crash involving a semi on U.S. 224 and Lincoln Highway. Investigators say Donald Martin of Ohio City was westbound on Lincoln Highway. He fails to stop at a stop sign…and crashes into a semi. Martin’s pickup truck spun …

A motorcyclist dies after losing control and crashing into a tree on County Road 23, west of DeKalb High School. Officials tell reporters Nathan Chaney, of Auburn, died at the scene. They say he lost control on a curve and ended up flipping the motorcycle over before hitting the tree. …