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Ohio’s unemployment rate was 5.0 percent in April 2017, down from 5.1 percent in March 2017. Ohio’s non-agricultural wage and salary employment decreased 5,700 over the month. The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in April was 288,000, down 5,000 from 293,000 in March. The number of unemployed has increased …

What began as a single grain elevator and one man’s dream grew into a publicly traded company with diverse interests. Now The Andersons announced its last day of business will be Saturday, June 3, 2017. In January, the company said it would close four retail stores, including two in Columbus, …

The Steuben County Sheriff’s Department has been investigating multiple burglaries since the weekend on Lake Gage. Chief Deputy of the Steuben County Sheriff’s Department, Rodney “RJ” Robinson says that many departments find this time of year a typical time for break-in related crimes at the lake. Chief Deputy Robinson says …

A Defiance County man was injured in a four-wheeler accident Monday evening. Stephen Palladino of Ohio 15, was taken from the scene by air ambulance to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, with undetermined injuries. According to the Defiance County Sheriff’s Office, at 8:16 p.m., officers were called to Glenburg …

Two men were arrested Tuesday stemming from theft from auto and suspicious person complaints reported to the Defiance Police Department the day prior. Responding to a Monday morning theft from auto complaint in the 1000 block of Latty Street, and a related suspicious person complaint called in about two hours …

Soon-to-retire Bryan social studies teacher of 31 years Kenneth Kuhn was chosen as the sixth ever Benedict Family Outstanding Educator of the Year at Bryan’s Academic Booster Club Awards ceremony Tuesday evening. Kuhn has spent his whole career at Bryan. Scott Benedict, representing the Benedict family, indicated his honor at …

79 year old Miguel Urdiales of Hawthorne Drive in Defiance has pleaded not guilty in Defiance County Common Pleas Court to four counts of rape. A pretrial hearing was scheduled for June 6 and bond was set at $500,000 cash. Authorities allege that between 2002 and 2003, and between 2011 …

According to Branch County District Court, 45 year old Norman Dale Osborn, Jr. of Pittsford was arraigned on two charges of assault with a dangerous weapon and one count each of domestic violence and reckless driving. Coldwater Police say on May 5, the female victim and a male co-worker pulled …

Like Dorothy said in the Wizard of Oz, there’s no place like home…John Schoenhals will be moving a little closer to home when he takes over as the new Williams County Ohio State University Extension executive director. Schoenhals, who will start on June 1, is replacing former executive director Florian …

As recommended by Williams County Recorder Patti Rockey, Willams County commissioners on Monday approved a quote submitted from Konica Minolta for annual maintenance costs for the On-Base System and the purchase of local government licenses at a cost not to exceed $46,952.08. Rockey also informed the board after reviewing all …