The 16 counties that make up both district one and two, have used more than 26,550 tons of salt and 1.3 million gallons of de-icer from the start of winter until January 13th. That is up from 20,520 tons of salt and 1.2 million gallons of de-icer for the same time period in 2019. Plus, ODOT … More >>

With the increased number, the state has sent a total of 1,000 soldiers and airmen to serve as part of a nationwide deployment of the national guard to be in the nation's capital for President-Elect Joe Biden's inauguration. Besides those troops, hundreds of more members of the National Guar… More >>

“Strong Ohio” expired when the new session began and will need to be re-introduced for it to be considered by legislators. The bill was introduced in the wake of the 2019 mass shooting in Dayton that left nine people dead and a couple of dozen injured. The bill was going to increase penaltie… More >>

Putnam and Hancock Counties have two new deaths each. Allen County has 68 new cases, Hancock County increased by 36 cases, and Logan County is up by 34 cases. Putnam County adds 26 cases, Shelby County went up 23 cases, and Auglaize County has 22 new cases. Mercer and Van Wert counties are u… More >>

State leaders and city of Columbus officials are gearing up for potential protests around the statehouse this weekend.  Governor Mike DeWine held a press conference Thursday morning to talk about bringing in the Ohio National Guard, to work alongside state troopers and Columbus police to ram… More >>

The tool will be available on the state's coronavirus website on Friday, and all local health departments should also have the information on their websites. Ohioans will have to contact the vaccine providers themselves. Ohio still has a limited supply of vaccines but eventually wants to vac… More >>

Putnam County will see a slight increase in their budget in the upcoming year. The budget for 2021 is around 10.7 million dollars. This is up from 10.4 million last year due to inflation. More >>

Allen County has 4 new deaths and Shelby County added 1 more.   Allen county also has 95 new cases, Shelby County increased by 42 cases, and Hancock County has 41 new case.  Auglaize and Putnam counties each have 28 new cases, Logan County went up 23 cases, Mercer County adds 22 new cases, H… More >>

Marcos Jesus Zavala appeared in Putnam County Common Pleas Court on Thursday for his final pre-trial. According to the indictment, Zavala was arrested after failing to seek medical attention for his son during the dates between May 17th, 2019 to August 21st, 2019, resulting in serious physic… More >>

To help administer the COVID-19 vaccine, the Putnam County Health Department has started a call line to sign up residents. Those 80 years of age or older in Putnam County can now contact the vaccine call line to be put on the waiting list. Eligible residents can call between 9 AM and 2 PM. More >>

Gov. Mike DeWine said 580 members of the Ohio National Guard have been activated with somewhere around 200 set to go to Washington D.C. The FBI issued warnings of armed protests planned for every state capitol as well as in Washington D.C. for multiple days leading up to Inauguration Day. Th… More >>

Here are today's local and state COVID-19 numbers for January 13, 2021. More >>

Don't believe everything you see on social media, as it could be wrong or outdated.This week a sign is going around that is both, not true and outdated. A letter that seems to be from the National Guard has reappeared on Facebook. It claims there's an announcement coming for a nationwide two… More >>

As we continue through the month, it's about time to start thinking about taxes for this year. More >>

DeWine says his office has given notice to all hospitals they need to finish vaccinating their staff by Sunday night. The next week, vaccinations will be open to those 80 years old and older. 800 medical providers will give the opportunity to roughly 420,000 Ohioans in that age category. DeW… More >>

Allen and Hancock Counties have 3 new deaths each and Paulding County has 1 new death.   Allen County added 48 new cases, Hancock County has 46 new cases, and Logan County adds 46 new cases.  Shelby County went up 37 cases, Mercer County increased 25 cases, Putnam County has 24 new cases, Au… More >>

The 4th district representative has been one of the outgoing president's fiercest GOB allies. The highest civilian honor was presented to Jordan in a private ceremony at the White House. It comes as the president has been rewarding supporters with awards and appointing them to federal adviso… More >>

Mercer County has added 1 death.  Allen County has 92 new cases, Auglaize County went up 49 cases, Hancock County went up 40 cases and Logan County has 29 new cases.  Shelby County has 27 new cases, Van Wert and Putnam counties have 19 new cases each, Hardin County added 17 cases, Paulding h… More >>

Again, there was no ticket that matched either the Mega Millions or Powerball over the weekend. This caused jackpot totals to increase even higher for a potential lucky winner this week. More >>

Places like Fat Jack's and Brewfontaine said the restrictions have cut business by 40 percent. So Brewfontaine has tried to bring their business to the customer for game day. "Now we’ve kind of had to pivot and trying to really push takeout and curbside pickup," Adam Rammel said, owner of Br… More >>

As Ohio continues to rollout their vaccine plan, the main question will there be enough doses to get everyone eligible their vaccine.   As the state starts to move into the next group of people, some in the first group are still waiting on the chance to get their first dose.   Governor Mike … More >>

This tax season, the IRS and other local agencies want to remind people to be careful who they’re giving personal information to. Around this time every year, scammers will call people pretending to be the IRS, and will ask for private information like social security and bank account number… More >>

Don't count on watching the entire game on Monday at a bar or restaurant. Gov. Mike DeWine says no changes will be made to the curfew for the Buckeyes game. He said the state is still at a high rate of exposure of the coronavirus. Every county is three times the high incidence marker set by … More >>

The Mega Millions is at $520 million and the Powerball is $470 million. These enormous numbers have brought in more traffic to local retailers. More >>

They call the attack on the capitol building an attack on every American. They hope the hearings will allow them to develop the necessary reforms to ensure that something like this doesn't happen again. Around 90 people have been arrested so far, facing a range of charges including unlawful … More >>

Van Wert county has 4 new deaths, Putnam added 3 deaths,  Auglaize has 2 more deaths, and Allen and Mercer counties have 1 each.  Allen County is also reporting 84 new cases, Shelby County has increased 51 cases.     Logan County added 47 new cases, Hancock County went up 44 cases,,  Auglaiz… More >>

Days after being sworn-in again as Speaker, we caught up with Bob Cupp to talk about some of the issues lawmakers will be looking at in this new session, one of those is the Unemployment Compensation System. The flood of unemployment filings shot up when various businesses were forced to clo… More >>

DeWine says that some of group 1A, which consists of front-line medical workers, will be concluded by next week. Then group 1b will begin on January 19th, with Ohioans that are 80 years old and older, which is roughly 420 people. More details about how they can get the vaccines will be relea… More >>

People from our area traveled east to voice their concerns. They said things were different from their point of view. "Everything was just as the other rally was," said LuAnn Lause, a Lima woman who attended the event. "Everybody’s friendly, everybody’s praying. Everybody’s saying the pledge… More >>

Logan County has 4 more deaths on Thursday, Hancock County added 3 deaths, Van Wert County has 2 more deaths and Mercer County has 1 more death.  As for cases, Allen County went up 138 cases, Logan county increased 66 cases and Shelby County has 53 new cases. Auglaize County has 50 new cases… More >>

The Village of Kalida Police Department says that the accident happened just before 11 a.m. No details about the accident or the man have been released at this time. Kalida Fire and EMS, Putnam County EMS, and the Putnam County Sheriff's Office were also on the scene. More >>

DeWine was resistant to most gun bills until his legislation, Strong Ohio, could be passed. It came following the mass shooting in Dayton in August 2019. His bill would include a "red flag" gun law, enhanced background checks for gun purchases, increased penalties for people illegally having… More >>

Logan and Allen Counties are reporting 1 new death each. Allen County is also reporting 127 new cases. Hancock County increased 98 cases. Shelby County went up 69 cases. Putnam County added 38 cases, Logan County has 37 new cases, Auglaize and Van Wert Counties have 36 new cases each, Mercer… More >>

After being first found in England, the variant of the virus has spread to a couple of dozen other countries around the world and has been discovered in five states here in the U.S. Viruses will naturally mutate over time and some believe this new strain could have been in the United States … More >>

As of Sunday, 61 percent of people in nursing homes have gotten their first shot. Although, 60 percent of staff have opted out while 20 to 25 percent of residents have opted out. The department of aging said they're listening to the concerns these opt-outs have. Some are worried about side e… More >>

Here in Lima, one man said his family's check was deposited to the wrong account. Leland McCrary said he had no issues receiving the first stimulus check. He heard his friends got their money so he checked the status of his payment on the IRS website. It said the money was paid out, but list… More >>

Allen County has 3 more deaths and Hancock and Paulding counties have added 1 death each.  Shelby County went up 88 cases, Allen County increased 87 cases, and Van Wert County has 47new cases.  Auglaize County added 41 cases, Hancock County had 36 more cases, Mercer County has 25 new case,, … More >>

The village council met and held a re-organizational meeting where they voted to re-elect David Michel as Council President. Mayor Dean Meyer gave his annual address, in which he discussed the obstacles they faced in the previous year, as well as learning how to deal with a pandemic as a village. More >>

Jordan and Congressman Devin Nunes of California will be getting the medal from President Trump. Jordan has been one of the President’s biggest supporters and is expected to be one of the congressmen that will object to the electoral college results on Wednesday when a joint session of Congr… More >>

12th District State Senator Matt Huffman was sworn as Senate President Monday, but from his home in Lima. Huffman tested positive for COVID-19 last week. He says he feels fine and will be back in Columbus when he is permitted by guidelines set by the Ohio Senate and the CDC, which could be s… More >>

Cupp was elected to take over this past summer when Larry Householder was indicted on federal charges for a bribery scheme involving House Bill 6. Cupp has been serving as 4th District State Representative since 2015. In this upcoming session, Cupp will be working to get a school funding ref… More >>

Allen County has 3 more deaths and Shelby County has 2 more deaths. Logan county went up 26 cases, Allen and Hancock Counties increased 25 cases each.  Auglaize and Shelby Counties added 18 new cases, Putnam county adds 13 new cases, Hardin County has 5 new cases, Paulding County has 4 new c… More >>

The COVID-19 vaccine has circled Ohio for almost four weeks now and the nation inches closer to the inauguration of the 46th president, but not without some roadblocks. Our Eran Hami sat down for a one on one conversation with Governor DeWine for answers on what comes next. More >>

For a second day in a row there were no new deaths reported locally.  Auglaize County has 41 new cases, Shelby County went up 34 cases, Hancock County added 30 cases and Putnam County has 24 cases.Allen and Logan Counties increased 22 cases each and Hardin and Van Wert Counties each have 19 … More >>

The COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues to be slower than expected in Ohio.  According to the Ohio Department Health, as of January 1st there have been 152,030 doses given or 1.3% percent of the total population has gotten their first round of vaccine.  Right now, health care workers and nurs… More >>

Ohio's minimum wage has gone up 10 cents to start the year.  As of January 1st, the state minimum wage will go to $8.80 per hour for non-tipped employees and tipped employees will get $4.40 cents an hour.  Employees under 16 years old will still get the federal minimum wage of $7.25.  An Ohi… More >>

The Ohio Department of Health has released the COVID-19 numbers for Friday and Saturday. There were no new deaths reported locally on Saturday, but Allen County is reporting 138 new cases for January 1st and 2nd.  Hancock County has 136 new cases, Logan County went up 71 cases, and Shelby co… More >>

The U.S. Senate overrides President Trump's veto to pass the National Defense Authorization Act.  In a rare New Year's Day session of the Senate, they overrode the veto by an 81 to 13 vote.  $740 billion dollar defense spending bill includes a 3% pay raise for troops and a boost in hazard du… More >>

The biggest story of 2020 in Ohio and worldwide was the COVID-19 outbreak.  On March 9th, Governor Mike DeWine declares a state of emergency after three people tested positive.  That began a series of health orders, starting with schools moving to remote learning, mass gathering limitations,… More >>

Mercer and Allen Counties are reporting one new death each and Allen county also has 122 new cases.   Hancock County added 70 new cases, Auglaize County went up 56 cases and Shelby County had 54 new cases. Logan County increased 47 cases, Paulding County had 40 new cases, Putnam County had 3… More >>

Governor Mike DeWine wants people to have a sense of urgency with the distribution of the COVID vaccine. The governor was responding to reports that more than half a million doses of vaccine have come into Ohio but less than 100 thousand have been administered so far. DeWine said the state c… More >>