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Veterans office seeks budget hike

The Hancock County Veterans Service Office is asking for a 50 percent increase in its budget for this year, but the county commissioners have yet to approve it.
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Ottawa rumors swirl after death of 14-year-old girl

OTTAWA -- A 14-year-old girl's death, rumored to have been suicide, has sparked more rumors that other eighth-grade Ottawa students have attempted to kill themselves.
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Texting ban bill sent to Kasich

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Company wants to put sign on city property

Findlay is considering whether to allow a digital sign to be placed on city property adjacent to Interstate 75.
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District Track: Making the jump

FOSTORIA -- The new kids on the block did just fine for themselves Tuesday.
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Baseball/Softball: Simmons selected top player

DELPHOS -- Ada senior Lindsay Simmons was selected as the Northwest Conference Player of the Year as the league released its all-league softball selections on Monday.
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Baseball/Softball: Vanscoder continues assault on Elmwood record books

FOSTORIA -- Jeff Vanscoder, only the third player in Elmwood baseball history to hit over .500 for a season, continued his offensive assault on the record books on Tuesday when he lashed four hits and drove in five runs in the Royals' 13-1 Northern Buckeye Conference win over Fostoria.
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District Softball: Freshman hurls O-G to 6-2 win over Coldwater

LIMA -- Freshman Megan Kitchen scattered seven hits and allowed just one earned run in pitching Ottawa-Glandorf to a 6-2 win over Coldwater on Tuesday in a Division III district semifinal softball game at Lima Bath.
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Travelers can bring home bedbugs

An unwary traveler may inadvertently bring bedbugs back home if not careful.

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Alabama fishing rig can be illegal in Ohio waters

I received a question regarding the legality of using a fishing lure called an "umbrella" or "Alabama" rig. Since I wasn't familiar with it, I called Paul Kurfis, law supervisor for the Division of Wildlife.

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Residents in Findlay's Dold subdivision say they are worried following an alleged abduction attempt Tuesday.

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