The Supreme Court of Ohio Thursday rejected a landowner’s challenge to the construction of a 3.7-mile natural gas distribution pipeline in Lucas County.

Managers of a Lucas County investment firm accused of deceiving and defrauding investors in a decade-long scheme have been reindicted on multiple felonies as part of multi-year investigation and prosecution, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced recently.

As part of its ongoing effort to fuel small-business growth across the state, the Ohio Department of Development recently announced the release of more than $600,000 through the Regional 166 Direct Loan program.

The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct has filed 10 reports with the Supreme Court of Ohio, nine recommending discipline for Ohio attorneys and one recommending discipline for a sitting judge.

Gerald Isom, 49, of Toledo, was sentenced to 300 months (25 years) in prison by U.S. District Judge James R. Knepp, II, after earlier pleading guilty to two counts of distribution of fentanyl. Isom was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release and pay a $200 special assessment and $1,026 in restitution.

A Lucas County judge sentenced a Toledo couple to three months in jail and six months at a correctional drug treatment facility for illegally transporting and dumping scrap tires, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced.

As part of its ongoing work to bolster small-business growth across the state, the Ohio Department of Development recently announced the release of funds from its Regional 166 Direct Loan Program.

The Ohio Third Frontier Commission recently approved $800,000 in grants to support entrepreneurs in Ohio, bringing new technology and innovative products to the workforce. Four companies, Altered Gravity, LLC, Avani Enterprizes, LLC, Sensate Biosystems, LLC, and The Science and Engineering Corps, LLC, will receive grant funding.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) recently joined Metroparks Toledo to dedicate Blue Creek Limestone Glade as Ohio’s 145th state nature preserve. The new preserve harbors several globally rare habitats for plants and wildlife. 

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine Thursday announced the appointment of Robert J. Jones Jr. to the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division.

This month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced more than $4 million from President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to expand recycling infrastructure and waste management systems across Ohio.

The managers of a Lucas County investment firm have been indicted on multiple felonies in a decade-long scheme to deceive and defraud investors, allegedly cheating at least 200 clients out of $72 million, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Ohio Department of Commerce Director Sherry Maxfield announced this month.