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The Bryan City council and the Bryan Board of Public Affairs agree on a new human resources director following a joint meeting this week. Tricia Lyons will take over the post, effective Oct. 16, pending successful completion of a background check and drug screening. There will also be a one-year …
Read More »State Highway Patrol had two pursuits and officer-involved shootings with murder suspects in the region over the Labor Day weekend.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol had two pursuits and officer-involved shootings with murder suspects in the region over the Labor Day weekend. Both incidents are under investigation and the Bureau of Criminal Investigation was called to investigate the officer-involved shootings. As a result, two people suspected of murder were transported …
Read More »Ohio Manufacturers Association voices its opposition to Issue 2.
Ohio’s largest manufacturing trade group thinks legalizing recreational marijuana would lead to higher business costs and more workplace injuries. The Ohio Manufacturers Association voiced its opposition to Issue 2, a proposed constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would make recreational marijuana legal, saying it would harm the manufacturing industry …
Read More »Accident Monday in Paulding County claims the life of 12 year old.
The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a fatal crash that occurred on CR103 south of CR142 in Paulding County, at approximately 1:54pm on September 4, 2023. A bicycle, operated by Ross Erwin Myers, 12 years of age, of Paulding, was traveling southbound on …
Read More »New Safety Debate
Gov., DeWine announces the formation of a bus safety group to address school transportation concerns following last week’s bus crash in Clark County that resulted in the fatality of an 11-year-old. The Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group will examine topics related to school bus regulations, licensing and training, crash …
Read More »Debate underway on name change to Wayne National Forest
Some 40 Native American tribes have ancestral ties to Wayne National Forest, a quarter-million acres spread across portions of Appalachian southeastern Ohio. Their citizens have never stopped helping the U.S. Forest Service manage this expanse of forested hills, hollows, streams and lakes. Now, a vigorous debate is underway over a …
Read More »Republican Ohio state Rep. Bob Young stripped of leadership position in the Ohio House.
Republican Ohio state Rep. Bob Young is stripped of his leadership position in the Ohio House…after his second arrest in less than two months in an ongoing domestic violence case. Fellow Republican House Speaker, Jason Stephens removed the Summit County representative from his position as a committee chair, following him …
Read More »Former Ohio House Speaker transferred to Oklahoma to begin his time in federal prison.
Convicted former Ohio House Speaker, Larry Householder has been transferred to Oklahoma to begin his time in federal prison. The 64-year-old Republican had been held in the Butler County Jail in southwestern Ohio since he was sentenced June 29…to 20 years for his role in the largest corruption scheme in …
Read More »Fewer housing units have been sold compared to last year in the area.
Fewer housing units have been sold compared to last year in the area that includes Williams County for the Ohio Realtors group, while prices are higher. According to their latest report, there were 5,353 housing units sold through July in the Northwest Ohio Regional Information System. Those sold through July …
Read More »Iron Horse River Trail will be paved.
The Iron Horse River Trail will be paved…after a setback earlier this year resulted in village officials re-bidding the project. The plan is to pave a trail running from North Pleasant Street to River Street and include two wooden piers over low ground. The Montpelier Village Council recently voted to …
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