The Franklin County Coroner’s Office released the name of a woman who died after falling at Ohio Stadium during the university’s spring commencement on Sunday. The woman was identified as 53-year-old Larissa Brady. A spokesperson for The Ohio State University said she fell from the stands. She was pronounced dead …
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First hearing held of a bill that would change minimum staffing standards for nurses in Ohio.
Nurses and lawmakers gathered Tuesday for the first hearing of a bill that would change minimum staffing standards for nurses in Ohio. House Bill 285, sponsored by state Reps. Haraz Ghanbari (R-Perrysburg) and Elgin Rogers Jr. (D-Toledo), would have committees of nurses create standard nurse-to-patient ratios.The bill would also create …
Read More »Tuesday was Annual Fentanyl Awareness Day
Officials across the nation are continuing to inform the public about the dangers of fentanyl. Tuesday was the third annual Fentanyl Awareness Day, as established by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). DEA Administrator Anne Milgram said an average of 200 people are lost to the drug every day. “It …
Read More »NW Ohio Bomb Squad called out after fisherman find mortars in a river.
The Northwest Ohio Bomb Squad was called out to Ottawa County after magnet fishermen found mortars in a river. The bomb squad responded to the area of North Benton-Carroll Road and West Duff-Washa Road after the Carroll Township Police Department reported the fishermen had found two mortars in a nearby …
Read More »Fulton County man taken into custody after allegedly striking a house with his vehicle.
According to a press release a local man was taken into custody after allegedly striking a house near here Friday several times with his vehicle during a domestic incident, then causing minor injuries to two investigating sheriff’s deputies. Mark Szabo, 47, Metamora, was being held Monday in the Corrections Center …
Read More »Fairview High School recognized by FCCLA for efforts to combat distracted driving.
Fairview High School was one of 10 schools recently recognized by the Ohio Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) for efforts to combat distracted driving. The recognition came during the Ohio FCCLA State Leadership Conference and FACTS Initiative Awards April 25-26 at the Ohio Expo Center’s Kasich Hall …
Read More »Man arrested in Henry County Friday after hitting two officers and marked car.
A man was arrested in Henry County Friday after hitting two officers and a marked car with a K9 in it, according to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office. Officials say when they arrived at the scene they determined that Mark Szabo, 44, had crashed into the front of a residence …
Read More »John P. Mlotzek, 69
John P. Mlotzek, age 69, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away at his residence on Sunday, May 5, 2024. John retired from Jeep Corporation as a Skilled Trade Superintendent and held several Journeyman cards. He was a man of many hobbies and talents. John was an avid hunter, fisherman, trapper and …
Read More »Esther A. Krill, 99
Esther Ames Krill, age 99, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away on Monday, April 29, 2024, at Fountain Park Assisted Living in Bryan, Ohio, where she had been a resident for two and a half years. Esther was born on February 21, 1925, in Bryan, Ohio, to Vern and Marie (Hendershot) …
Read More »Sylvia M. Bost, 81
Sylvia M. Bost of West Unity, Ohio passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2024 at Hillside Country Living where she had been a resident. Sylvia worked at KAMCO Industries and retired as a Customer Contact person with over 15 years of service. She was a member of Living Hope Free …
Read More »Betty J. Ortiz, 81
Betty J. Ortiz, 81, of St. Joe, Indiana, passed away Tuesday, April 30, 2024, in her residence with her family by her side. Betty was born February 23, 1943, in Decatur, Indiana, daughter of the late John F. and Refugio (Castanedo) Ocampo. Betty married Gilbert A. Ortiz on November 23, …
Read More »Mandels threatened with jail time for violating terms of divorce agreement.
A Republican who spent years as one of Ohio’s highest profile politicians has been threatened with jail time for violating the terms of his 2020 divorce agreement. Josh Mandel, a former two-term state treasurer who ran three times for U.S. Senate, was sentenced to seven days behind bars, as was …
Read More »Liberty Center home heavily damaged by fire Tuesday afternoon
A home in Liberty Center was heavily damaged by fire Tuesday afternoon. Liberty Center-Washington Township firefighters were called to the residence at T-792 Henry County Road 4, south of Road U, at 3:09 p.m. Tuesday. The property is located about three miles northeast of Liberty Center. According to radio scanner …
Read More »Mortgage rates will probably remain above 7% in May.
Mortgage rates will probably remain above 7% in May as inflation resists the Federal Reserve’s efforts to bring it under control. It left rates unchanged at the conclusion of its April 30-May 1 meeting, and seemed as frustrated by inflation and high interest rates as home buyers are. The Fed …
Read More »Sen. Brown wants swift action on FEND Off Fentanyl Act.
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) wants to see swift action to enact the protections lined out in the Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act. President Joe Biden signed the act into law last week, as part of a $95 billion national security package. Brown said this legislation would …
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