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AquaBounty Moves Forward

The Pioneer Village Council approves AquaBounty to set up temporary construction housing at the Pioneer North Industrial Park. The housing will be for the estimated 400 out-of-area contractors needed for the construction of the indoor salmon farm. While it would be temporary, it would be needed for three years of …

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The Names Are Given

Utility giant, FirstEnergy’s former chief executive and a top official masterminded payments to public officials…in an alleged $60 million bribery scheme to win a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear plants. We reported yesterday the judge in the case ordered the defense to produce the names of those responsible. The …

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DeWine At The Podium

Gov., DeWine used his first State of the State speech in three years to boast about Ohio’s recovery from the pandemic and its economic health…while also pledging new investments in Appalachia and calling for more efforts to address mental illness treatment. Even with the governor in the midst of a …

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Judge Is Losing Patience

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered attorneys for investors in utility giant, FirstEnergy Corp…to reveal who, from the company…paid bribes in an alleged $60 million dollar scheme to win a legislative bailout for two Ohio nuclear plants. U.S District Court Judge, John Adams tells the lawyers…he wants the names by …

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More Map Flap

After three failures, Ohio’s powerful political mapmaking body convened Tuesday…setting a series of meetings for hammering out a constitutional compromise on boundaries for state legislative districts. The Ohio Supreme Court has rejected three sets of Ohio House and Ohio Senate maps drawn by the panel, ruling in a 4-3 vote …

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Injury Crash In HC

A Napoleon man is taken to an area hospital in serious condition after a solo crash. Klaus Szabo, 71, of Napoleon, is at Henry County Hospital. Officials tell reporters Szabo was eastbound on U.S. 6, west of County Road 18 when his vehicle left the roadway…hitting a ditch. The car …

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Now, Now, Boys…

A near fist fight in the nasty Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Ohio led to a demand Monday from some military veterans…that one candidate apologize for his insult, while the target of their request says…he respects and honors the military but stands by his statement. The heated argument came …

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Big Job Creator

Chipmaker, Intel outlines $150 million dollars in educational funding…aimed at growing the workforce for the semiconductor industry…as part of its $20 billion investment in a production hub in Ohio The company announced the Ohio development in January, part of Intel’s efforts to alleviate a global shortage of chips…powering everything from …

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Emergency At Juvenile Center

Seven people were hospitalized Sunday after fentanyl is found in the air ventilation system at the Northwest Ohio Juvenile Detention, Training and Rehabilitation Center in Stryker. Word comes…some children have collapsed. When they arrived…the get the seven…four kids and three adult staff members…to safety. No word on their condition, at …

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Head On In DC

A Defiance man is badly hurt in a crash early Sunday morning in Paulding County…on U.S. 24, near County Road 133. Officials tell reporters Everett Dickerson, 61, of Defiance, was eastbound on 24…when he ran into a semi…head-on. The pickup careened off the north side of the roadway. Dickerson is …

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