After a call he had with the White House, DeWine says the pause is expected to be only weeks, not months for the vaccine. Of the nearly seven million doses distributed in the United States, 264,000 were given in Ohio. DeWine has told any providers that still have doses to store them for the … More >>

There were no new local deaths reported, but Allen County has 21 new cases, Hancock County went up 18 cases.  Auglaize County added 14 more cases and Mercer and Logan Counties have 7 new cases each.  Shelby County has 6 more cases, Putnam and Hardin Counties have 4 more each, Van Wert County… More >>

Allen County is reporting 20 new cases, Hancock County has 18 more cases. Putnam County went up 8 cases, and Logan County increased 7 cases.   Auglaize and Hardin Counties have 5 more cases each, Van Wert County has 3 more, Mercer County added 2 more cases and Shelby and Paulding Counties ha… More >>

The Putnam County Habitat for Humanity is starting to get back to work after slowing things down during the pandemic.  More >>

This year, billions of cicadas will emerge from the ground in Ohio and trillions more around the United States. This particular group of cicadas known as "Brood X" have been burrowing underground for the past 17 years and will be popping up starting in May. While we experience an annual spec… More >>

Will July 4th be Ohio’s Independence Day regarding health orders?  The state’s health officials believe it could happen.  Governor Mike DeWine has set the bar at 50 case per 100,000 residence over a two-week period to lift health orders, like mask mandates and limiting attendance at ball gam… More >>

Putnam County returned to a Red Level 3 on the Ohio COVID health advisory system on Thursday, joining Hancock and Hardin Counties. In our area, Putnam County has one of the higher percentages of their population vaccinated. Which leaves the question, why are case numbers going up? The Putnam… More >>

On Monday, the governor announced the state will have simplified health orders, and to do that he rescinded some old ones to put the new ones in place. The new orders focused on the specific areas of wearing masks, social distancing, washing hands, and being outside rather than inside for ev… More >>

Van Wert County has 2 new deaths and Allen and Hancock counties are reporting 1 new death each. Allen County also has 17 new cases, Hancock County added 15 cases, Putnam County has 9 more cases and Mercer County added 7 new cases. Auglaize County increased 5 cases, Hardin and Shelby counties… More >>

The Federal Aviation Administration awarded airports the relief money through the Airport Coronavirus Relief Program. Senator Rob Portman played a key role in negotiating the bipartisan relief package, and says the aviation industry’s recovery is critical to the nation’s economy. Most area a… More >>

The commission says they made the decision this year, because of the uncertainly of what the situation will look like in late July, even though the state will have six months of vaccine distribution. They add if they had to do limited capacity for events, it would lower the attendance and in… More >>

Governor Mike DeWine says the state took out a federal loan for nearly 1.5 billion dollars to cover unemployment during the pandemic, but he added the state's revenue is recovering. This month, Ohio's tax revenues exceed the monthly estimate by $41 million. So, the Governor has talked to Sen… More >>

Allen County is reporting 35 new cases, Hancock County has added 32 cases.  Auglaize and Putnam Counties have 13 new cases each.  Shelby, Hardin, and Van Wert Counties have 4 new cases each. Mercer County went up 3 cases, Logan County has 2 more cases and Paulding County is not reporting any… More >>

Early this week, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine made changes to many of the original restrictions regarding the virus that has left many confused. Yes, he has eased up on large gatherings but is still requiring people to wear masks and follow standard safety practices when out and about. Ohio off… More >>

Hancock County has 39 more cases, Allen County is reporting 17 new cases.  Van Wert County has 7 new cases, Auglaize County has 6 more cases.  Hardin county went up five cases, Logan County added 4 cases, Mercer County has 3 more cases, Putnam County has more cases, Shelby has 1 more case on… More >>

More than 30 states have made the vaccine available to 16 and 17-year-olds, including Ohio. Governor Mike DeWine has talked to health officials across the state about going into high schools to offer students the only vaccine that has been approved for that age group, Pfizer. The drug compan… More >>

Following the death, the Ohio Senator has reintroduced the REACH Act, which is legislation to address hazing on college campuses. It would require hazing incidents to be reported as part of a college’s annual crime report, establish a definition of hazing, and require institutions to establi… More >>

Shelby County has 1 new death.  Hancock county has 16 more cases.  Auglaize and Putnam Counties have 6 new cases each.  Allen and Logan Counties are reporting 5 new cases each.  Hardin County went up 4 new cases.   Mercer and Van Wert Counties have 3 new cases each.  Paulding has 1 new case … More >>

Michigan is the new epicenter for the new surge of coronavirus cases, and some hospitals in the northern state are nearing capacity again. Their positivity rate is above 14% and they had over 10,000 new cases over Sunday and Monday. Compare that to Ohio, whose positivity rate is just over 4%… More >>

The State of Ohio is letting people know what some of the highest in demand jobs are statewide.  From May 3rd through the 7th, Ohio will be holding a virtual In-Demand Jobs week which will spotlight some of the industries and careers that are most need of employees.   To help with that, the … More >>

The Democratic-controlled House passed two bills that deal with background checks. The first one would close a loophole in the federal law that lets gun sales proceed without a completed background check if three business days have passed. The other bill would extend the initial background c… More >>

The state is looking to simplify previous health orders by consolidate them and focus them into four specific areas for spring and summer activities.  Those include the standards of wearing masks, maintaining social distancing, washing hand and being outside, rather than inside for events.  … More >>

Hancock County has 43 new cases, and Allen county is reporting 18 more cases.  Putnam County has increased 15 cases and Auglaize County has six more.  Logan county is up five cases, Mercer and Shelby Counties have 3 new cases each.   Paulding County has 2 new cases and Hardin and Van Wert Co… More >>

Ohio college students will get their shot of getting the COVID vaccine starting this week.  Governor Mike DeWine announced that the state will be shipping doses of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine to college campuses to be put in students’ arms.  While college students normally do not get ext… More >>

Ohio’s federal lawmakers have sent a letter to the U.S. Treasury Secretary to include townships in the funding coming from the American Rescue Plan.  Out of the $1.9 trillion package $350 billion will be given to states and local governments.   But there is a change in the definition of who … More >>

An Ohio lawmaker has introduced legislation to give residents a voice on wind and solar projects that could be built in their area.  1st Dist. State Senator Rob McColley co-sponsored the bill that would give township residents additional options to voice their opinion on development of wind … More >>

Liberty Township – On April 3, 2021, at approximately 3:56 A.M. troopers with the Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol and Putnam County Sheriff Deputies responded to a report of a single vehicle rollover crash on SR 109 just north of Road X.  More >>

     There were no new deaths reported locally. But Hancock County has 17 more cases and Allen County is reporting 16 cases.   Putnam County is up 12 cases and Shelby County added 6 more.  Mercer, Hardin, and Logan Counties all have 4 more cases each, and Van Wert County has 2 more. Plus, Au… More >>

COVID activity is continuing to trend upward in the state of Ohio. During Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's press conference on Thursday, caution was advised to Ohioans as multiple numbers are on the rise. Variant numbers continue to rise in the State of Ohio. On March 12th, 92 variants were repor… More >>

Here are the local and state COVID-19 numbers for April 1, 2021. More >>

Senate Bill 22 which was co-authored by Ohio’s 1st District State Senator Rob McColley, will allow the general assembly’s input on health orders by the state. The bill was originally vetoed by Governor Mike DeWine but was overridden by the general assembly earlier this month. We spoke to McC… More >>

Hancock County has 50 more cases Wednesday, Putnam County went up 10 cases, Allen and Logan counties are reporting 9 new cases each and Auglaize County added 7 cases. Shelby County has 5 new cases, Hardin and Paulding counties have 3 new cases each. Mercer County added 2 new cases and Van We… More >>

Congressman Bob Latta, Ohio Auditor Keith Faber, and the current and past Ohio Republican party chairs were in attendance. Former two term Wisconsin Governor, Scott Walker, serving as the keynote speaker for the evening. Walker is known for surviving a recall election in 2012, before winning… More >>

Putnam County is just one of the health departments that Latta has visited recently, to see how working together has been helping communities out. Staff from the health department along with community partners and volunteers were there to talk about the planning that goes into managing the h… More >>

Allen County is reporting three new deaths, and Hardin County has 1 more death. Hancock County went up 28 cases, Allen County has 19 more cases.  Putnam County has 9 more and Auglaize County has 6 more cases.  Logan County increased 5 cases, Shelby and Van Wert counties have 4 more cases eac… More >>

Hancock County has 9 more cases, Hardin County added 6 more cases.  Allen, Putnam, Mercer, and Van Wert Counties all have 3 more cases.  Paulding County went up 2 case, Auglaize and Logan Counties have 1 more each and Shelby County is not reporting any new cases Monday.  More >>

The improvements were made possible by a collaboration between Innovate Ohio and the BMV. The new website has an updated search function to make it easier to find what you need, a faster sign-in for the system, plus a feature that will let you check your driving record. The new website will … More >>

With the Easter holiday this weekend, health officials are recommending that people continue to play defense when it comes to coronavirus. That includes masks and social distancing if you are celebrating with people outside of your household. Plus, hold any gatherings outside if possible, to… More >>

Vice President Kamala Harris will be taking the lead on trying to fix the growing migrant crisis at the U.S. southern border.  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency says in February there were 100,000 people who came to the border, and the Biden administration says border crossing co… More >>

Starting March 29th, any Ohioan 16 years old and older who wants the vaccine will be eligible to get it.  Those who are 16 and 17 years old will only be able to get the Pfizer vaccine, but those 18 and older will be able to get whatever is available at their vaccine location. Ohio is expecti… More >>

The state is seeing cases of the California, Brazilian, and the U.K. variants. The Center for Disease Control says there are around 180 cases of the U.K. variant in Ohio, which is up from 33 at the beginning of March. Health experts still say that strain could be the dominant strain in the s… More >>

Allen County has 3 more deaths, Hardin and Paulding counties have 2 more each, and Putnam, Shelby and Hancock counties all added 1 new death.   Hancock County has 46 more cases, and Allen County has 42 cases over Thursday and Friday. Shelby County has 12 more cases, Hardin County has 10 more… More >>

Thursday’s briefing is a day after the Ohio General Assembly voted to overturn his veto on Senate Bill 22, which gives them a say on health orders issued by the governor and health departments. Since it was overturned, the bill will become law in 90 days and could mean the end of the current… More >>

The legislature issuing the first override of his term after a yearlong battle over how the state should respond during a health emergency. The Republican-controlled House and Senate voted today to reject DeWine's veto of Senate Bill 22. The decision allows lawmakers inputs on decisions by t… More >>

Putnam County continues to have a high vaccination rate among their population. According to the Ohio Department of Health, Putnam County is in the top ten counties in the state when it comes to residents who have been vaccinated. More >>

Over $40,000 is coming from the J.E. Belch Charitable Trust and was used to purchase 32 of the AED devices. These will replace old devices and add new ones to enforcement cruisers at the sheriff's office and to every police department in Putnam County. More >>

An Ohio Senator is hoping that action takes place after the mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado.  Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown talked with media members during a conference call earlier this week, where he was asked about the recent mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado.  More >>

Allen County is reporting 16 new cases, Hancock and Auglaize Counties went up 7 cases each and Putnam County added 6 more cases.  Hardin County has 4 new cases, Shelby County has 3 more cases, Mercer and Paulding Counties have 2 new cases each, Logan County has 1 new case and Van Wert County… More >>

The annual statewide tornado drill was conducted on Wednesday, all part of severe weather awareness week in Ohio. As spring storms threaten, now is the time to prepare and have a plan. More >>

Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff noted in the governor's press conference on Monday that Ohio is seeing more COVID variant cases. Currently there are 173, which is an uptick from the 32 variant cases that Ohio was seeing just two weeks ago. The doctor used those variant cases as an example of why Ohioan… More >>

Snow from the winter months can have a lasting effect on your vehicle as it melts. Your vehicle's alignment and suspension could be affected, meaning it is highly advised once the snow melts that you get your vehicle checked. Your tires could also be affected by bad alignment. It is recommen… More >>