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Nurses and lawmakers gathered Tuesday for the first hearing of a bill that would change minimum staffing standards for nurses in Ohio. House Bill 285, sponsored by state Reps. Haraz Ghanbari (R-Perrysburg) and Elgin Rogers Jr. (D-Toledo), would have committees of nurses create standard nurse-to-patient ratios.The bill would also create …
Read More »Tuesday was Annual Fentanyl Awareness Day
Officials across the nation are continuing to inform the public about the dangers of fentanyl. Tuesday was the third annual Fentanyl Awareness Day, as established by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said an average of 200 people are lost to the drug every day. “It …
Read More »NW Ohio Bomb Squad called out after fisherman find mortars in a river.
The Northwest Ohio Bomb Squad was called out to Ottawa County after magnet fishermen found mortars in a river. The bomb squad responded to the area of North Benton-Carroll Road and West Duff-Washa Road after the Carroll Township Police Department reported the fishermen had found two mortars in a nearby …
Read More »Fulton County man taken into custody after allegedly striking a house with his vehicle.
According to a press release a local man was taken into custody after allegedly striking a house near here Friday several times with his vehicle during a domestic incident, then causing minor injuries to two investigating sheriff’s deputies. Mark Szabo, 47, Metamora, was being held Monday in the Corrections Center …
Read More »Fairview High School recognized by FCCLA for efforts to combat distracted driving.
Fairview High School was one of 10 schools recently recognized by the Ohio Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) for efforts to combat distracted driving. The recognition came during the Ohio FCCLA State Leadership Conference and FACTS Initiative Awards April 25-26 at the Ohio Expo Center’s Kasich Hall …
Read More »Man arrested in Henry County Friday after hitting two officers and marked car.
A man was arrested in Henry County Friday after hitting two officers and a marked car with a K9 in it, according to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office. Officials say when they arrived at the scene they determined that Mark Szabo, 44, had crashed into the front of a residence …
Read More »Mandels threatened with jail time for violating terms of divorce agreement.
A Republican who spent years as one of Ohio’s highest profile politicians has been threatened with jail time for violating the terms of his 2020 divorce agreement. Josh Mandel, a former two-term state treasurer who ran three times for U.S. Senate, was sentenced to seven days behind bars, as was …
Read More »Liberty Center home heavily damaged by fire Tuesday afternoon
A home in Liberty Center was heavily damaged by fire Tuesday afternoon. Liberty Center-Washington Township firefighters were called to the residence at T-792 Henry County Road 4, south of Road U, at 3:09 p.m. Tuesday. The property is located about three miles northeast of Liberty Center. According to radio scanner …
Read More »Mortgage rates will probably remain above 7% in May.
Mortgage rates will probably remain above 7% in May as inflation resists the Federal Reserve’s efforts to bring it under control. It left rates unchanged at the conclusion of its April 30-May 1 meeting, and seemed as frustrated by inflation and high interest rates as home buyers are. The Fed …
Read More »Sen. Brown wants swift action on FEND Off Fentanyl Act.
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) wants to see swift action to enact the protections lined out in the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act. President Joe Biden signed the act into law last week, as part of a $95 billion national security package. Brown said this legislation would …
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