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Indiana’s governor outlined to state legislators how to free up tens of millions of dollars to boost teacher pay but said he did not want to dive into the depths of a plan until 2021. Governor, Eric Holcomb told lawmakers in his State of the State speech that he wanted …

Sheriff, Steve Towns will not appear on the Republican primary ballot after a hearing by the Williams County Elections Board. At issue was the viability of his candidacy after a Nov. 5, 2019, conviction in Bryan Municipal Court on a first-degree misdemeanor charge of disseminating confidential information about a child …

A fire in Auburn causes heavy damage to a residence on State Route 8. Crews arrived to find the two story house with heavy flames coming from the second floor and rear of the home. No one was inside. The home’s owner had already escaped. Firefighters brought the blaze under …

A look at Ohio’s future? Self-driving shuttles will do a circuit through a residential neighborhood in Columbus, as part of a year-long pilot program starting in late January. Three, 12-passenger, disabled-accessible electric shuttles will travel the 2.8-mile route in the Linden neighborhood of Columbus. The shuttles, which are autonomous but …

Gambling revenue at Ohio’s four casinos and seven racinos rose to a record $1.94 billion in 2019, according to figures reported by the state’s lottery and casino control commissions. Continuing a year-to-year upward trend, it brought the total to $11.9 billion in gambling revenue since Ohio’s first casino opened in …

A Bryan City Schools bus is rear-ended by a van at a red light on Townline Road at Center Street. The crash caused significant damage to the front of the van, but the school bus was relatively undamaged. No injuries were reported in either vehicle. A school nurse and administrators …

Andrew Kendall appeared in court for the last time before his three-day trial begins. He faces a felony Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations, or RICO Act charge on multiple meth-related charges. Kendall, of Bryan, pled not guilty to the charge shortly after his indictment earlier this year. He declined an …

Through the 2018 Farm Bill, farmers have a choice of three commodity programs to help protect themselves against a bad year, either in the crops or the market, and the deadline to choose one is fast approaching. The three programs farmers can select are the Agricultural Risk Coverage County, ARC …

A paved recreational trail connection, between the Wabash Cannonball Trail and East Main Street in Montpelier, is one of 20 projects that gets a grant award from the 2019 Clean Ohio Trail Fund. The Wabash Cannonball Trail Connector is a 1,220-feet-long, 10-feet-wide paved asphalt trail along County Road 13. The …

Brandi Berry, the Defiance woman convicted in November of embezzling large amounts of money from a local church, has been arrested on a probation violation and faces a new investigation. Berry had been placed on community control for five years in November on a charge of aggravated theft and more. …