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Yorkville VFD awarded $15,000 equipment grant

YORKVILLE – The Yorkville Volunteer Fire Department has received $15,000 through an equipment grant. The grant is through the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of State Fire Marshal. The funding will allow the department to purchase critical equipment that will enhance ...

Husted testifies remotely in ex-FirstEnergy executives’ corruption trial

COLUMBUS (AP) — Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted testified Wednesday that he was present at a 2018 dinner with Ohio’s then-Gov.-elect Mike DeWine and two former FirstEnergy Corp. executives who are accused of bribing a top utility regulator, whom DeWine appointed shortly thereafter. But ...

Village to recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April

SHADYSIDE – Tri-County Help Center Community Education Advocate Misty Klug recently attended the village council meeting to ask for Mayor Mike Meintel to make a proclamation declaring that April is sexual assault awareness month. “It's observed every April to raise awareness about the ...

Bills incentivizing increased operation of coal-fired power plants in doubt

FILE NAME: Power Plant 03-10-26 File Photo (Photo by Steven Allen Adams) Cutline: The Omnis Pleasants plant is seen in this photo from August 2024. A Senate bill discussed Monday night by the House Energy and Public Works Committee could punish all coal-fired power plants in West Virginia ...