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A panel of state senators is hitting the road, to gather input on how the broad reach of Facebook and Google impacts average Ohioans. It comes as scrutiny of big tech companies deepens and widens across the federal government and abroad.

A Montpelier man is sentenced to12 years in prison in a Williams County courtroom. Harold Carlson pled guilty to rape charges and was given credit for 297 days served in jail while his case was pending. The incidents happened between 2010 and 2018.

Three people are recovering from injuries after a crash in DeKalb County, on County Road 68. When a van enters the intersection at County Road 427…it hits a car, heading north on 427. The collision launches the car into a bean field in the northwest corner of the intersection. The …

The authorities want the man who robbed the State Bank on E. Morenci St. in Lyons. Investigators say a white male enters the branch, produces a note, demanding money from the teller…and then takes an undisclosed amount of cash…leaving the scene in a burgundy Chevrolet pickup truck. No injuries were …

The Williams County Board of Elections tosses out a voter registration challenge against Pioneer resident, Jim Fee, filed by Pioneer Mayor, Ed Kidston…who claimed Fee lives outside Pioneer in Bridgewater Township at a single-family residence on County Road R.

An Ohio Senate committee will hear from Democrats and a Republican, sponsoring legislation that includes expanding background checks for most firearm purchases. It also includes a red flag law, designed to keep guns from people seen as a threat to themselves or others. Republicans agreed to hold the hearing because …

The City of Bryan gets a donation from Parkview Health for automated external defibrillators. About a dozen in all. An AED can deliver an electric shock to the heart in a cardiac event to re-establish a rhythm. In April, city officials expressed their desire to position the devices around the …

Edon Police is getting a boost in pay and manpower, though the budget is set to remain the same. The Village Council passed two ordinances that would increase the size of the police force to include 10 part-time officers and increase their pay range to $15-$20 an hour.

A Paulding County grand jury indicts a rural Oakwood man for shooting and killing his brother. Donald Richcreek is charged with murder in the shooting death of Anthony Richcreek. Deputies were called to a County Road 187 location in Oakwood, on Aug. 10 for a report of a drive-by shooting. …

A New London woman, charged in a Defiance shooting, has been bound over to a county grand jury. Rebecca Reed waived her right to a preliminary hearing in a Defiance courtroom for assault and more. Officials tell reporters a male victim was shot in the foot during an incident in …