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A lawsuit filed by a former Northeastern Local Schools secretary, requesting additional participation in the state’s workers’ compensation program for a workplace injury more than a decade ago, has been dismissed. Defendants in the suit were Northeastern Local and the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. According to the suit, filed …

An accused rapist, who escaped from Paulding County authorities, committed suicide during a standoff with authorities Monday night. Officers determined Powell was at his parents home in a rural area near Antwerp. They tried to have Powell peacefully surrender…but he took his own life with a gunshot wound. Several units …

ne person is killed after being hit by a car Monday night in Jerusalem Township around 11 p.m. at Bono Curve. The Ohio State Highway Patrol is still investigating.

An area motorcyclist is injured in a two-vehicle accident. Christopher Grieser of Defiance was taken by air ambulance from the scene to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo. A truck driven by Eric Penrod was westbound on County Road V. The vehicle stopped and then pulled into the intersection …

An area woman is killed in a car versus semi crash in Wapakoneta. Bethany Reinhart of Antwerp was pronounced dead at the scene. Reinhart’s car was northbound on I-75 and failed to stop at the bottom of the exit ramp at U.S. 33. Reinhart proceeded to turn westbound, into the …

The Ohio Department of Transportation has some updates to the US 6 resurfacing project in Henry County. Through September, lane restrictions are possible on US 6, between CR P3 and the Wood County line, for resurfacing. Through August, US 6, between CR 1 and CR 2, and between CR 8 …

After several years of unsuccessfully applying for the Ohio Department of Transportation’s Small City Program, the City of Bryan was approved for participation this year. The state will pay 95 percent of the costs, up to a $1.2 million maximum, in federal funds for applicable projects…such as resurfacing work on …

Edon is going western this weekend for its annual Edon Daze festival. The event will hold a variety events from Friday through Sunday, including a firefighter’s breakfast Saturday morning at Edon Northwest Schools at 7 a.m. There’s a car cruise on Friday evening, starting at 5:30 p.m., and a community …

Four people injured when a thrill ride fell apart at the Ohio State Fair remain hospitalized, including a woman in a coma. An 18-year-old man was killed and seven people injured when the swinging and spinning Fire Ball ride broke apart July 26 on the state fair’s midway. Tyler Jerrell’s …

Community Health Systems, the parent company of Lutheran Health Network, reported a $137 million loss in the second quarter. Breakouts of financials pertaining to Lutheran Health Network were not made available. It’s customary for company’s reporting financial information to not provide individual breakouts.