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A number of Defiance residents showed considerable interest in Mayor Mike McCann’s hope to support revitalization of their neighborhood during a public meeting Monday night. About 70 persons, including local officials, attended the meeting at Defiance Christian Church to discuss the possibility of using future grant funds to fix up …
Read More »Final pretrial hearing in the case against 43 year old Bradley Gillespie of Defiance
Paulding County Common Pleas Court Judge Tiffany Beckman ruled on several issues Monday during the final pretrial hearing in the case against 43 year old Bradley Gillespie of Defiance. Gillespie is charged with two counts of murder. He is accused of killing Paulding residents 21 year old Hannah Fischer and …
Read More »Central Local Schools upgrading energy issues
Central Local Schools is looking to optimize its energy use. The Bryan Times reports the district school board last week approved participation in the School Energy Performance Contracting project proposed by Energy Optimizers. The project includes installing LED lighting in all buildings, digital HVAC controls in the elementary and middle …
Read More »12th Annual Great Lakes Restoration Conference underway in Sandusky
The Great Lakes provide drinking water for 40 million people, and a conference kicked off in Sandusky Tuesday that will focus on ensuring protecting the Great Lakes. It has also become a priority for the major presidential candidates. Representatives of both the Clinton and Trump campaigns are expected to speak …
Read More »Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio is looking to hire new officers
The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio is looking to hire new officers with the likelihood that grant funds will help occupy all beds at the regional jail as was learned during Monday’s meeting of the Corrections Commission of Northwest Ohio. As a result of the City of Toledo failing to …
Read More »Ohio recognized for the success of its IT Optimization Program
For the first time Ohio was recognized for the success of its IT Optimization program that centralizes delivery of information technology (IT) services across all levels of state government and provide a better value to Ohio taxpayers. . Ohio was awarded an “A” rating as part of the Center for …
Read More »Ohio Department of Higher Education releases details on the first full year of Ohio’s ollege Credit Plus program
More than 52,000 Ohio high school students took college classes during the 2015-16 academic year, earning college credit while meeting their high school graduation requirements and collectively saving more than $110 million on college tuition. The Ohio Department of Higher Education yesterday released details on the first full year of …
Read More »CCNO demanding payment demands payment from City of Toledo
A letter is being sent to the City of Toledo demanding payment of $1.1 million following action taken during Monday’s lengthy meeting of the Corrections Commission of Northwest Ohio that oversees the regional jail operations. Members met in executive session for 32 minutes to discuss pending and imminent litigation. In …
Read More »Defiance City Board of Education takes action on another phase of the construction project
Action was taken Wednesday afternoon by Defiance City Board of Education concerning another phase of the construction project. In addition, there was discussion about solar energy options at the site. The board approved the guaranteed maximum price of 1.8 million dollars for technology and communications for the grades 6-12 building …
Read More »Five skimmers found on gas pumps by couty auditors over Labor Day weekend
County Auditors from around the state who were looking for illegal credit card machine skimmers over the Labor Day holiday say the effort was a success. Auditors from around Ohio checked out 1400 gas stations….a total of 12,000 gas pumps….throughout the Labor Day weekend, looking for illegal devices attached to …
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