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The Montpelier Exempted Village Schools Board of Education is butting heads with the teachers’ union over the teachers’ next contract. Members of the union and the Montpelier Education Association attended the meeting along with former teachers and members of the public. They had a chance to speak during the public …

The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public of a telephone scam. There have been several reports of telephone calls from someone claiming to be with the department. The caller states that money needs to be paid in order to resolve an arrest warrant. So far, it appears that …

Stryker village expects to finish 2023 almost $200,000 dollars in the black, officials say. As of Dec. 11, village revenues total $1.3 million dollars, with expenses at $1.1 million, or about $195,000 in the positive. The village is still on the hook for expenses of about $98,500 from the ongoing …

An Ohio House committee clears a contentious higher education bill that would eliminate nearly all diversity and inclusion training requirements in Ohio’s public colleges and universities, and bar them from taking stances on “controversial topics. Republican House Speaker, Jason Stephens says the measure didn’t have enough support in the GOP-dominated …

The Indiana secretary of state is appealing a ruling that a law stipulating voting requirements for a candidate’s party affiliation is unconstitutional. The Indiana attorney general’s office filed the notice of appeal with the Indiana Supreme Court on behalf of Secretary of State Diego Morales. The filing comes after a …

Indiana’s Court of Appeals questions attorneys on exceptions to the state’s abortion ban, in a case involving residents who are suing on grounds that it violates a state religious freedom law. The class action lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana on behalf of five anonymous residents …

The owner of a local church is charged in Bryan Municipal Court on several counts of zoning violation involving activities there. Christopher B. Avell, who runs Dad’s Place on S. Main St, Bryan, faces 18 charges of zoning violation, related to allowing people to stay at the location when it …

The Williams County commissioners agree to cover a gap in funding for victims assistance in the county due to state funding coming up short. The commissioners met with Williams County Prosecutor Katie Zartman and Susan Tennant of victims assistance, which operates within the prosecutor’s office, to discuss the 2024 budget …

On Dec. 7, Ohio Issue 2 officially went into effect after Ohioans voted in favor of the proposal in November. The proposal, which legalized the use of recreational marijuana seven years after the state legalized medicinal use, allows Ohio residents age 21 or older to consume recreational marijuana and grow …

Ohio’s recently revamped education department has a new director, approved by the Republican-majority Senate. Steve Dackin, who will head the new Department of Education and Workforce, was already appointed by Gov., DeWine earlier this month, but required the final go-ahead from upper chamber lawmakers. Dackin said in an emailed statement …