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Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-9), a senior Member of the House Appropriations Committee along with officials from The University of Toledo Health Science Campus are announcing today a ‘significant’ multi-million dollar research funding award from a branch of the National Institute of Health. The NIH funding award will support ongoing research …

Fire destroyed a vacant house Wednesday afternoon east of Edgerton but the flames were the least of firefighters’ concerns on the scene. The fire, according to Edgerton Fire Chief Scott Blue, is being handled cautiously and with kid gloves. There’s a long history of naughty activity out here and the …

An opportunity to raise awareness of suicide, particularly for teenagers, will take place Oct. 1 on the Defiance College campus. That is when the One Step at a Time 5K Run/Walk will be held to increase the awareness of suicide and raise funds for local programs on suicide awareness. The …

The financial crisis that nearly shut down the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio is officially over and the employees who contributed to the cause by pitching in to keep the lights on and cells secured will receive a large bonus at the end of the year in the form of …

More Ohioans enrolled in a certified drug court treatment program will get help through an expansion of a state program. The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) Bureau of Criminal Justice this week expanded the Addiction Treatment Program (ATP) to eight additional counties in Ohio. The ATP …

Some of the state’s highest ranking Republicans are coming out to support the oil and gas industry and its impact on Ohio in an effort to counter rhetoric in the presidential race. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton has said she’d like to crack down on the use of fossil fuels …

Secretary of State Jon Husted sent out around 7 million absentee ballot applications at the beginning of this month. He says more Ohioans are taking advantage of that option this year. Husted says Ohioans are returning those absentee ballot request applications at a record pace. Husted said so far, the …

Putnam County has the second lowest unemployment rate in the state for August, according to information from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Service. Putnam County’s rate was 3.2 percent. Only one county in the state had a lower unemployment rate than Putnam County. Mercer County’s rate was 3 …

The sound of music and the delicious smell of ribs will dominate downtown Defiance on Saturday as the 2016 Defiance Rockin’ the Rivers – Music and Rib Fest creates a fun time in the city. Celebrate Defiance will be the focus this year for the annual rib fest. As the …

An Indiana man was hospitalized following a car/semi crash on Tuesday near Ridgeville Corners. 56 year old Thomas Pitzen of Fort Wayne, was taken by air ambulance to Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center, Toledo, where his condition was unknown. According to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office, at 1:52 p.m. on …