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First responders and hazmat teams were at the scene of a milk truck crash in Putnam County, on County Road 18, south of Road B. Officials say a big rig, driven by Joshua Palczewski of Defiance, was hauling milk and went off the right side of the roadway. The truck …

Fulton County deputies were a part of a traffic enforcement blitz, last month. 17 traffic stops and four citations were issued for speeding and DUI.

State income taxes for low and moderate earners in Ohio would be eliminated or reduced under the latest version of the state budget, unveiled by House Republicans. The proposal before the state’s House Finance Committee eliminates personal income tax for those earning less than $22,500 a year. The bill would …

Ohio’s system for intervening in poor-performing school districts would change significantly under a bill passed by the Republican-led House. In repeatedly underperforming districts, current law shifts operational control from locally elected school boards to state-appointed panels and unelected CEOs. The new plan that passed 83-12 would end those so-called “state …

Defiance’s former high school may get a new lease on life. Officials discussed a proposal that might help City Hall acquire the old school, built in 1918, from the Board of Education. The building was replaced when the new building opened in January 2018. Since then, school officials have held …

Indiana Health Commissioner, Kris Box issues a statewide standing order that adults don’t need to see a health care provider for a prescription for the measles, mumps and rubella and can obtain it from any pharmacy that carries it. The order comes as measles has sickened more than 700 people …

Indiana’s governor signs a new two-year budget and pledges to work to restore some of the money lawmakers trimmed from his proposal to boost funding for the state’s child welfare agency…if the amount ends up being insufficient. Gov. Eric Holcomb signed the budget during a Statehouse ceremony, five days after …

The Eyes of Freedom: Lima Company Memorial, which features life-sized portraits of 23 fallen Marines and Navy Corpsman, will be featured at the Fulton County Museum and Welcome Center from May 11-18. The back of the portraits feature details about the fallen Marines depicted on the canvas. The service men …

An inmate dies while in custody at CCNO. Officials tell reporters a 26-year-old man being transported to the jail from Defiance County, became unresponsive shortly before arrival. Williams County EMS was dispatched to the jail. They took the inmate to Community Hospitals in Bryan, where he was pronounced dead. The …

The Ohio Departments of Administrative Services, Medicaid, and Job and Family Services are taking steps to address the potential disclosure of personal information in the Ohio Benefits System. Officials say the data potentially viewed in these incidents involved case and claim numbers, names and addresses, and may include contact information …