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A survey of Ohio county coroners has found more than 4,000 people died from drug overdoses last year in a state among the hardest hit by a heroin and opioid epidemic. The state’s 4,149 unintentional fatal overdoses in 2016 are a 36 percent increase from the previous year when just …
Read More »Henry County man facing a felony abduction charges
A Henry County man is facing a felony abduction charge following an alleged incident that took place Saturday evening in Hancock County. The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office was contacted about 30 year old Joseph Burns of Deshler who was allegedly holding his girlfriend against her will while driving her vehicle …
Read More »Two children were seriously injured Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash
Two children were seriously injured Monday morning in a two-vehicle crash north of Delta. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Toledo post, at 11 a.m. in Fulton County’s Pike Township, a vehicle driven by 24 year old Jasin Wise of Liberty Center, was westbound on County Road and failed …
Read More »Defiance Police Department is searching for a male robbery suspect
The Defiance Police Department is searching for a male suspect who allegedly robbed the Circle K gas station, on N. Clinton St., late Sunday evening. The male suspect allegedly entered the store with a firearm and left the scene on foot with an undisclosed amount of money. The suspect is …
Read More »Two kayakers who had been swept under water on the Pigeon River rescued
A 9-1-1 call was received from two kayakers who had been swept under water on the Pigeon River after getting caught on a log jam in swift water Saturday afternoon around 3:30 p.m. Indiana Conservation Officers responded and said that 54 year old Dawn Desmond of Toledo was kayaking with …
Read More »The Andersons closing their doors after this Saturday June 3rd
Say goodbye to an Ohio retail icon…this is the final week for The Andersons as they will be closing their doors after this Saturday, June 3, 2017. In January, the company said it would close four retail stores, including two in Columbus, one in Maumee on Illinois Avenue and one …
Read More »Gas prices are increasing for the first time in four weeks
Gas prices are increasing for the first time in four weeks. AAA Auto Club reports the average cost nationwide is $2.36/gallon – two cents more than a week ago, which is still six cents less than a month ago, but eight cents more than a year ago. The increases are …
Read More »Man’s death at the Menards Distribution Center in Holiday City is being investigated by OSHA
A man’s death at the Menards Distribution Center in Holiday City is being investigated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. An EMS unit was dispatched to Menards on County Road 15, last Monday. The unit was responding to a lawn mowing accident, the details of which are still unclear, …
Read More »Ohioans heading to Michigan to get medicinal marijuana
Ohioans wanting medical marijuana have been crossing the border into Michigan, where some Detroit-area dispensaries will sell to out-of-staters who are issued recommendations for cannabis use months ahead of the drug becoming available in their home state, according to officials from a company providing the recommendations. While it’s a violation …
Read More »Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are sifting through President Donald Trump’s budget proposal. The White House’s budget proposes eliminating the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative which works to clean the lakes and protect them from long-term threats. Although Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman also opposes the plan to eliminate the GLRI, he …
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