If you are making a resolution to get a new job in the new year, you are not alone. A recent study found that 25% of Americans want to completely change careers in 2023.   Experts say your first step is brushing up your resume, making sure that the information is all current.  Then maybe get good head shot of yourself to send out with your resume.  But when you are looking at your resume, don’t forget to list all your skills.  Because you don’t know what will attract the attention of a future employer.

ALLEN COUNTY, OH - Following this past weekend's severe winter weather, area professionals saw a higher-than-usual need for heating and plumbi…

AAA predicted that the Thanksgiving travel season was going to reach pre-pandemic levels this past weekend and it doesn't look like that it will be slowing down at the end of the year.  Last year, they estimated that there would be around 6 million Americans hitting the skies around Christmas and that total could go even higher this year. 

Elvis sang about having a “Blue Christmas”, but for a few people those words also ring true during the next couple of months. According to the American Psychological Association, around 1/3 of the people that they surveyed say they feel added stress during the holiday season, which could lead to anxiety and depression.  65% of people who are already dealing with mental illness, feel that their conditions get worse over the holidays.  Mental health experts from the Family Resource Center say setting boundaries when it comes to holiday expectations is one way to manage your own anxiety.

Local cyber security experts say that 91% of cyber-attacks occur when you let your guard down and click an e-mail that lets the hacker into your system. Once there they will hunt for whatever they can find. So don’t think you are immune from being hacked.

Cheryl Lawson, CPA and Owner of Lawson Tax and Accounting Services says, “You would get the failure to file penalties if you haven’t filed an extension, you will get a failure to pay penalty if you owe money, so those two penalties. And then you will also have interest added on.”

Daylight savings time is just around the corner. Mercy Health St. Rita's recommends everyone sleep at least a half-hour earlier than usual to help the body adjust to the time change. It is also recommended that you get exposed to sunlight after waking up, along with avoiding alcohol consumption before sleeping.

On day two of the trial, family members of the victim took to the stand, as well as medical experts that examined the young girl. After the testimony, Judge Terri Kohlrieser ruled that Boedicker is guilty of three counts each of rape and sexual battery charges for having sexual contact with a young girl when she was 10 years old in 2018 and again in 2021 when she was 12. Boedicker took the stand and said that the victim's family members were forcing the girl to make the allegations against him. He will be sentenced at a later date.

As the U.S. Government continues to move more of their IT infrastructure to a cloud-based system, one Ohio senator want to make sure that the information stays secure. Experts says using a computing cloud for data storage is more secure than the old way of storing information digitally.   But Rob Portman still has some concerns and has been working through the Senate’s Homeland Security committee to pass an amendment that would increase funding to continuously monitor cloud system for hacking threats.

The trial for a Convoy woman facing murder charges now reached Day three in the Allen County Courthouse. Vicky Shellabarger's trial is scheduled to run the rest of this week. She is facing Murder, Involuntary Manslaughter, and Endangering Children charges. In April of 2018, Shellabarger’s daughter Madilynn was found not breathing in a Delphos apartment and later pronounced dead at the hospital.