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Farm operators and agribusiness owners based in Ohio may now apply for a re-opened state program that helps provide reduced interest rates on loans. Ohio Treasurer, Robert Sprague says he has re-opened the Ag-LINK Program’s application period, due to the impact of recent storms and flooding on Ohio agriculture. It …

Crews take on a house fire on Bowman Road, east of Ohio 15 in Highland Township. Fire teams from eight area departments joined forces in the blaze. No one was hurt. Crews stayed at the scene for several hours, mopping up. An investigation by state and local officials on the …

Ryan Dangerfield, the Michigan man arrested in connection with the stabbing death of a Bryan man in June has a preliminary hearing set for Wednesday in a Hillsdale County courtroom. Dangerfield is accused in the June 23 stabbing death of Dylan Bible at the Colonial Manor Motel on E. High …

New Haven Police wants the two suspects who robbed the Papa John’s Pizza on State Road 930 at gunpoint. The suspects are black males…5-8 to 5-10…thin build, wearing dark clothing and masks. No injuries were reported during the heist. No word on how much money they stole. If you know …

A trial date is set for Johnny Edwards, the Napoleon man charged with two counts of rape. The allegations stem from a May 19 incident on Welsted Street. After an investigation, a warrant was put out for Edwards. He was brought in by officers in Toledo a few hours later. …

Ohio lawmakers are considering a bill that would require state agencies that issue occupational licenses to grant them to members of the military and their spouses who move to the state. The legislation, which has bipartisan support, is meant to boost Ohio’s reputation as a military-friendly state. It would affect …

Nurses have ratified a new contract with Mercy Health St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo after a three-month labor dispute. The United Auto Workers union represents about 950 nurses there. The union says roughly 84% of voting members approved the contract. Concerns during negotiations with the rank and file included …

Traffic is backed up for a time along Interstate 69 in northern DeKalb County after a vehicle catches fire in the northbound lanes around mile marker 338, two miles south of the DeKalb-Steuben county line at S.R. 4. No injuries reported. The pickup was destroyed in the blaze. State and …

Indiana’s Lt. Governor, Suzanne Crouch will be part of a delegation of agriculture and tourism leaders heading to Mexico to develop economic partnerships and strengthen agricultural ties. Crouch is leading the trip in collaboration with the Indiana State Department of Agriculture, the Indiana Office of Tourism Development and the Indiana …

Tornadoes that destroyed and damaged hundreds of homes in western Ohio are complicating population counts for next year’s Census. The count activities start at the end of January and Census experts worry about how the Dayton area will fare since the region is still cleaning up from Memorial Day tornadoes. …