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The village of Pioneer has joined the Ohio Market Access Program, administered by the Ohio Treasurer’s Office. OMAP is a credit enhancement program that leverages the state’s excess liquidity and high short-term credit rating to help improve market access and lower borrowing rates for local governments. Since its 2014 launch, …

Ohio House lawmakers advance a proposal…meant to ensure that gun owners’ lawfully held firearms and ammunition aren’t seized by the government during natural disasters, public health crises or other declared emergencies. The bill that cleared the Republican-led House also would deem certain firearms businesses essential during those emergencies, temporarily extend …

As part of the Patrol’s ongoing efforts to make Ohio roadways safe, troopers continue to focus on impaired driving this month and throughout the holiday season. Since 2019 there have been 49,785 impaired driving-related crashes on Ohio roadways, killing 2,497 people and injuring 30,280 others. Alcohol and drugs played a …

Street reporting shots fired at a vehicle. Indiana State Police detectives were subsequently called to assist the Auburn Police Department with the shooting investigation. Through the course of the investigation officers identified the alleged shooting suspect as Joseph Fisher, 39 from Fort Wayne. Through the investigative process it is alleged …

Authorities say the thin width of a road caused a minor crash involving a school bus in DeKalb County. Officials say the vehicle was traveling southbound near the 1500 block of County Road 77 as an Indiana Michigan Power bucket truck was traveling northbound. When both vehicles attempted to pass …

The two-day special youth hunting season concluded with 9,515 deer harvested this year, that’s according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife. Each fall, hunters 17 and younger take to the woods with a nonhunting adult for a special weekend of deer gun hunting. Locally, 41 deer …

The streaming services Netflix and Hulu are not video service providers that would have to pay local governments in Ohio the same fees levied on cable operators, the state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a case similar to lawsuits filed by hundreds of other municipalities nationally. At issue in Ohio …

The superintendent of the Four-County Juvenile Detention Center (JDC) is stepping down from the top post but will stay on staff. Melissa Garza notified the JDC Board of Trustees in writing recently that she wished to resign as superintendent but stay on staff. Prior to becoming superintendent more than three …

The latest expansion at Nature Fresh Farms in Delta is underway and is expected to create over 100 new jobs. The project is a new 45-acre greenhouse operation next to the current facilities near the intersection of U.S. 20A near State Route 109. It is anticipated the expansion project will …

The number of homes sold throughout Ohio in October slid from the pace set during the month a year ago, while average sales prices continued to post gains, that’s according to the group, Ohio Realtors. Homes sales in October 2022 reached 12,181, a 22.8% drop from the 15,774 sales recorded …