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Thousands of retired public employees will have to pay more of their health care costs starting in 2022 after trustees for the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System vote to reduce health care benefits. Those changes include cutting the monthly allowance paid to retirees who are eligible for Medicare. The changes …

Ohio’s Medicaid system suffers from high payment error rates and problems determining eligibility, among many issues the state Medicaid director blamed on the past administration. Other problems identified by Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran include incorrect renewal dates, privacy breaches and incorrectly linking newborns to people who weren’t are their actual …

The Ohio History Center is offering special hours and programs Monday to mark the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. The museum in Columbus, will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Programming includes a talk by an historian on the slain civil rights leader’s philosophy and vision. Several …

Williams County deputies are looking for a thief. They say early Sunday, someone in a full face mask and a hat broke into the Main Stop on Ohio 49, north of Edon. The suspect broke the front door glass to get into the store. Cartons of cigarettes and money from …

Two suspects, who led authorities on a multi-county chase in a stolen vehicle, are indicted by a Fulton County grand jury. Joshua Meyer of Defiance, is accused of receiving stolen property and more. Jessica Ripke was indicted on one count of receiving stolen property and one count of unauthorized use …

Former North Central track coach, Jared Stewart pleads not guilty to all charges against him in a Williams County court room. His trial will begin next month. Stewart faces three counts of sexual battery. Prosecutors say Stewart engaged in sexual conduct with a female subject. He served as the North …

Four suspects face possible charges related to an arson fire in Wauseon. Crews were dispatched to the blaze at a pole barn on N. Shoop Ave. Officials say it started on the floor at the east end of the building and went up an interior plywood wall to the roof. …

A Bryan man dies in a crash in Henry County, on U.S. 6 and County Road 24 in Ridgeville Township. Officials say Kevin Keller of Defiance, failed to yield at a stop sign…he then struck a vehicle heading eastbound, on 6, on its passenger side. The second vehicle’s three occupants …

An arrest is made in connection with a Dec. 30 break in at a Defiance County office complex. Officials say it had been ransacked and several items were stolen. During the investigation, deputies recovered evidence. Then, a break in the case. Zachary Merrill, 32, Berrien Springs, is arrested on local …

The board of directors at Bryan Publishing promotes its general manager, Sally Heaston, to corporate president. Heaston is replacing current president, Christopher Cullis, who will remain on as the board chairman. Heaston has been with The Bryan Publishing Company since it purchased the Northwest Signal in 2003.