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Lobbyist, Matt Borges appeals his 5-year sentence…in the $60 million dollar bribery scheme that also took down former Ohio House Speaker, Larry Householder. Borges, 51, a former chair of the Ohio Republican Party, was convicted in March of racketeering alongside Householder. Officials say…the scheme involved secret payments to Akron-based utility …

Lt. Gov. Jon Husted has made protecting Ohio’s youth from social media a priority, and the state legislature followed suit. As part of the recently-passed state budget bill, the legislature included the Social Media Notification Act, which requires social media companies like Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and TikTok to require parental …

Ohio Sen., Sherrod Brown believes American tax dollars should be spent on American products, and that should apply to more than manufacturing. That is why he is introducing the bipartisan American Food for American Schools Act, which would require schools to purchase American sourced food products for meals. The bill …

The Bryan Board of Public Affairs unanimously approves a request from Bryan City Schools and the Bryan Athletic Boosters…for a waiver of fees on meters and wiring permits. The request was being made in light of the athletic complex project going on at the high school. Part of that project …

Bryan native Veronica Richer is accepted to the Academy of Vocal Arts in Philadelphia, for a four-year paid residency. The 27-year-old opera singer is one of two sopranos selected to join during the 2023 audition season. Richer said she has been singing opera for over 10 years, since she was …

Firefighters are dispatched to a fire in rural Huntertown that leaves a home severely damaged…in the 4700 block of McComb Road, just northeast of town. Crews arrive to find heavy smoke billowing throughout the whole house…with flames at the back of the place. They say the fire team ran into …

A Hicksville man dies in a crash in Defiance Township. The Ohio State Highway Patrol says Brayan Cano, 21, was eastbound on Highway 24 in the westbound lanes…when he collided head-on with a semi-truck…driven by Mingat Singh, 24, of Greenwood, Indiana. After the collision, both vehicles went off the right …

The Williams County commission approves sending a ditch maintenance petition to a final hearing, though neighboring property owners still disagree on the best way to move forward. With it now moving forward to a final hearing, staff with the Williams County Engineer’s Office can officially prepare options for the repair …

It’s been a year since Ohio instituted the 9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline…and officials say it’s helping more people and making it simpler to get needed help. Gov., DeWine says the toll free hotline puts Ohioans…experiencing a mental health or substance use crisis…in touch with trained call specialists any time …

The pedestrian bridge at George Bible Park is set to be replaced soon. The Williams County commissioners approve an agreement…to purchase a new bridge for the park at a cost not to exceed $75,700 dollars. Officials say…the county received state funding in the amount of $50,000 to help with the …