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Ten years ago, Ohio prohibited questions about past criminal convictions on job applications for public sector employees. Now, a bipartisan group of state senators wants to “ban the box” on private sector employment applications as well. Sen. Louis Blessing (R-Colerain Twp.) said Tuesday that he feels confident Senate Bill 143, …

As Ohio communities push back against an influx of data centers, a new bill would address concerns with a bipartisan task group. House Bill 646 would establish the Data Center Study Commission, a 13-member group tasked with investigating the impacts of data centers. State Reps. Gary Click (R-Vickery) and Kellie …

Big changes are coming to how Ohio will dole out benefits for the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as new work requirements for previously exempt groups are set to take effect Feb. 1. Originally, most adults between the ages of 18 and 54 who did not have any minor children …

Plow and salt trucks are working around the clock, and so are AAA’s roadside assistance technicians. Call volume is surging across Ohio and 13 other states right now as drivers deal with dead batteries, slide-offs, and breakdowns. AAA says since Saturday, they’ve seen more than 12,000 similar calls for roadside …

An Edon man was indicted by a Williams County grand jury recently on a charge of felonious assault. 33 year old Zachary S. McCague, faces the first-degree felony charge, along with a charge of failure to comply with an order of a police officer, a third-degree felony, vandalism, aggravated possession …

The Defiance County Board of Developmental Disabilities elected a new board president at its meeting Tuesday. Beth Headly was elected board president at the board’s organizational meeting, held prior to the regular session. Also re-elected were Kim Hurtig, vice president; and recording secretary, Roberta Phlipot.

Williams County Engineer Todd Roth was given approval to apply for a grant of up to $50,000 to help with land use planning in the future. Roth said the reimbursable grant is geared toward farmland preservation, but he believes it would also be helpful for the county to help plan …

Cold weather and flu season are creating challenges for blood donation efforts across the country, including in Northwest Ohio. According to the American Red Cross, winter storms have led to widespread blood drive cancellations nationwide. In just the last week, more than 200 blood drives were canceled across the United …

The storm that came through northwest Ohio Saturday night and Sunday dropped approximately seven inches of snow on area locations, but produced far more in areas to the south and east. The National Weather Service’s North Webster, Inc. office, which provides forecasts for northwest Ohio, received a snowfall report of …

The Bowling Green Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a crash involving a Jeep Wrangler and a train. The crash occurred on January 26th at approximately 1:34 p.m., on Carter Road, south of Reitz Road, in Perrysburg Township, Wood County. The preliminary investigation revealed that a Jeep …