WAPAKONETA - Auglaize County dog warden Russ Bailey has stayed busy since the state passed the new vicious dog law two months ago.
He has issued six problem dog notices since the law took effect at the end of May, he told county commissioners during his monthly update with them on Tuesday. [More]
MINSTER - Semitrailers again will be rumbling along Fourth Street.
Village council members on Tuesday agreed to return truck route status to the street, which is nearing the end of a two-year reconstruction project.
There had been discussion in recent weeks about making First and Seventh streets the designated truck route. However, both intersections with state Route 66 would need costly upgrades to provide a better turning radius. [More]
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has authorized emergency harvesting of hay and grazing on federal conservation land to help farmers feed their animals as a drought plagues a majority of the country.
ST. MARYS - Former area optometrist Douglas Wine is asking an Auglaize County judge to set aside his conviction of sexual assault and order a new trial due to poor representation by his former attorney.
COLDWATER - Police chief Randy Waltmire introduced two, new part-time patrolmen, Kevin Wynk and Jeremy Kerr, both 21, to council during a meeting Monday.
CELINA - RJ Corman Railroad Group intends to install new flashing light signals and add roadway gates with cantilevers to the crossing on Market Street near Pullman Bay Restaurant.
