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Small town feeling impact of business closures: ‘It does affect people’
FARMERSVILLE, Ohio (WDTN) — In Farmersville, local businesses are doing their best to stay afloat after seeing others close, including the town’s major bank branch. Some residents question what’s being done to attract new businesses. In the meantime, a lack of resources means residents are traveling elsewhere for services. “Losing the bank, I think has […]
Medical services company to shut down Dayton-area facilities
Texas-based medical services firm Global Medical Response will shut down its Dayton-area locations, affecting over 70 employees. The company, which provides air and ground ambulance services, has issued a notice to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services about intended layoffs. Most of the 74 positions that will be...
High school football: Celina looks to defend WBL crown
CELINA – Celina enters the 2024 season looking to defend its share of the Western Buckeye League championship. It was the eighth time the Bulldogs had captured the WBL title and that run of success didn’t end until they were one game away from the Division III State Championship game.
Woman fighting weeks for nearly $4K in flight reimbursements repaid hours after News Center 7 story
A Montgomery County woman, who was having issues getting a nearly $4,000 reimbursement from Delta weeks after a global IT outage, says she finally heard from the airline after sharing her story.
Weekend events around Dayton: Aug. 23-25
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A variety of festivals offer food, shopping and fun this weekend. 2 NEWS compiled a list of events happening across the Dayton area. Friday, Aug. 23 Clifton Gorge Music and Arts Festival – 4 p.m., 5 S. Clay Street, Clifton. This two day festival celebrates local artists and musicians with shopping, […]
'Holy smokes': Findlay farmer might have to pay thousands for Howard Run watershed cleanup
FINDLAY, Ohio — In 2014, the Findlay Mayor's Office asked the Hancock County Engineer's Office to submit a petition to get the ditches along Howard Run. Neil Clark, 89, of Neil Farms, says he's been doing farming work his whole life. He owns 1,600 acres of land and said he's never been asked to pay as much for a ditch cleanup as a recent letter estimated: $4,278 and possibly an annual $213.93 to maintain it.
22nd annual Ohio Fish & Shrimp Festival to be held in September
The annual Ohio Fish & Shrimp Festival will return for its 22nd year this September. The festival will be held three Saturdays in a row on Sept. 7, 14 and 21 at Freshwater Farms of Ohio, 2624 N. U.S. 68, north of Urbana. This farm is the largest indoor fish hatchery in the state.
Ohio National Guard cyber reserve concludes probe into Columbus ransomware attack
An Ohio National Guard unit created to investigate cyber security breaches in the state has wrapped up its investigation into a recent ransomware attack involving the city of Columbus. "Our report is complete, they do have the report," said Deputy Commander Duane Powell, with The Ohio National Guard Cyber Reserve,...
Single-vehicle crash leaves one dead
Reports say a single-vehicle crash is under investigation after the vehicle was traveling southbound on Garrett Rd. when it crossed the centerline, left the roadway, went down a ditch and rolled before coming to a stop in the field. The driver was trapped under the vehicle and was transported by...
Danville picked to defend KMAC crown
MOUNT VERNON — Pigskin prognosticators across northern Ohio have read the tea leaves and the results are in. Reporters and commentators from media outlets across the region took part in a preseason high school football poll in an attempt to determine champions in eight conferences encompassing 17 of Ohio’s 88 counties. Here are the results:
Crystal Ball: Ashland picked to finish third in OCC
ASHLAND — Pigskin prognosticators across northern Ohio have read the tea leaves and the results are in. Reporters and commentators from media outlets across the region took part in a preseason high school football poll in an attempt to determine champions in eight conferences encompassing 17 of Ohio’s 88 counties. Here are the results:
ENSC's former athletic director undergoing investigation for allegedly embezzling over $5.4K from district
KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WFFT) — The former East Noble School Corporation athletic director is under investigation for allegedly embezzling over $5,400 from the district. Nicholas David was hired by ENSC to serve as the athletic director in 2014. He was placed on paid administrative leave on Oct. 19, 2023 and resigned on Oct. 24, 2023.
Former East Noble Middle School teacher accused of child seduction, court docs list 8 victims
KENDALLVILLE, Ind. (WPTA) - A former East Noble Middle School teacher is facing felony charges Thursday after being accused of inappropriately touching eight students. Kendallville Police Department Detective Douglas Davis interviewed more than 20 East Noble Middle School students as he investigated 37-year-old LaShone Harris. The defendant was a sixth-grade math teacher during the time of the alleged abuse.
Married couple identified as the two found dead on Tonkel Road
LEO-CEDARVILLE, Ind. (WFFT) — One man and one woman found dead in a vehicle on Tonkel Road have been identified. Police say they responded to a call around 3:59 a.m. on Monday for a vehicle that was against a guardrail between Hursh and Hosler roads. According to police, a...
Homicide, suicide rulings in Monday shooting, car crash in Leo-Cedarville
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - The deaths of a Leo-Cedarville husband and wife found fatally shot in a car on Tonkel Road on Monday have been ruled a homicide and a suicide respectively, the Allen County Coroner’s Office said Thursday. Nicole Danielle Beason, 41, died from a gunshot wound...
U.S. Marshals arrest 18-year-old in Sandusky for Columbus shooting death
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — U.S. Marshals arrested a man wanted for murder from a shooting that took place earlier this month. Isiah Wharton-Howard, 18, was arrested in Sandusky on Wednesday for allegedly murdering Michael Simmons. On Aug. 3 at around 6:50 p.m., Columbus police were called after a reported...
GOTW Preview: Leo Lions at Bishop Luers Knights
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – The 2024 high school football season will kick off with a bang on Friday night, with the Leo at Bishop Luers showdown headlining the return of the Highlight Zone as your week one “Game of the Week!” The Knights return to Luersfield with the 2023 2A state title in tow, […]
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