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WIN Waste, Seneca County health officials claim partial victories in state review board ruling
FOSTORIA — The Seneca County General Health District’s effort to impose tighter controls on the WIN Waste Innovations landfill, one of Ohio’s largest, received a setback from a state review board in a 49-page ruling issued Wednesday.
Metroparks replacement tax levy moves step closer to getting on ballot
With little discussion, the Metroparks Toledo Board of Park Commissioners unanimously agreed Wednesday to take the next step toward getting its proposal for a 10-year, 1.4-mill replacement levy on the May 6 primary ballot.
Norfolk Southern and East Palestine announce $22 million settlement after 2023 derailment
East Palestine and Norfolk Southern have announced a $22 million settlement resolving all of the village’s claims arising from the disastrous 2023 train derailment near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border that prompted a national reckoning on railroad safety.
County engineer's office, 2 others recognized for conservation work
The Lucas County Engineer’s Office has been recognized as a conservation advocate by the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
Regional planning partnership: Toledo 'took a punch' and is coming back
Toledo is a city that “can take a punch.”
'Vampires' of the Great Lakes are featured in new documentary
Vampire-like sea lampreys, a parasitic eel-like fish that feeds on the blood of its victims, have been a lethal threat to Great Lakes fish for decades.
Freighter remains stuck in the ice on a frozen Lake Erie
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards on Saturday continued efforts to break up ice and free a freighter that has been trapped in a frozen Lake Erie for days, officials said.
River Raisin Legacy Project community meetings aim to maintain momentum in Monroe
MONROE — When the city of Monroe started the River Raisin Legacy Project in 2012, it invested more than $23 million to make improvements to the river’s health and water quality.
Trump's attack on Biden's IRA spending raises could complicate Palisades restart effort
President Trump’s freeze on Biden-era Inflation Reduction Act spending has, if nothing else, caused some confusion about the future of the historic Palisades nuclear plant restart effort and its ability to remain on the schedule outlined by its owner, Holtec International.
Groups in two area counties among 14 receiving Ohio DNR boating education grants
PORT CLINTON — The Put-in-Bay Community Swim & Sail Program in Ottawa County is receiving a $20,000 boating education grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and Sandusky Junior Sailors Inc. in Erie County is getting a $40,700 grant.