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VAN WERT — Today, Thursday, Sept. 11 at 6:29 a.m., the Van Wert Police department received a call of an alarm going off at Westwood Behavior Health, at 1158 Westwood Drive.

MARION TOWNSHIP – On September 12, 2025, at approximately 1:48 a.m., officers with the Delphos Police Department attempted to initiate a traffic stop with a vehicle on Fifth St. in the City of Delphos. The vehicle failed to stop and continued to US Route 30 where the vehicle entered the highway in the wrong direction. Taneesha S. Stuckey, age 36, of Bryan, was operating a 2015 Chevrolet Equinox and began traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes of travel. Ms. Stuckey traveled in the wrong direction on US Route 30 for almost a half mile before entering the grass median in attempt to enter the eastbound lanes. When Ms. Stuckey entered the eastbound lanes of travel, she was struck by an eastbound 2025 International Semi-Truck and trailer, operated by Alex J. Chance, age 50, of Ashland. Ms. Stuckey’s vehicle was pushed into the median and rolled over on its side. The semi-truck came to controlled final rest on the right berm of the eastbound lanes.

Construction continues between Hicksville and Payne on Ohio 49.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Union Bank Company today announced the launch of USpend, a new teen checking account for individuals ages 13 to 18. Available now, USpend gives teens the tools to build financial independence through hands-on banking experience and financial literacy resources.

Ohio’s SNAP-Ed program, the free nutrition-education arm pairing with the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, will shut down Oct. 1 under the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act,” ending school lessons, pantry demos and grocery-on-a-budget classes many low-income families rely on.