COLUMBUS (AP) — Majority Republicans in the Ohio Senate proposed changes to the state budget Monday that would increase taxes on tobacco, freeze tuition at state universities and eliminate state taxes for certain small business income. A revised bill still was being written, so the full impact and comprehensive details of the GOP’s plans were not yet finalized. The Senate …

COLUMBUS (AP) — The state agency that coordinates Ohio’s responses to emergencies is getting its second new executive director in six months.

An Upper Sandusky man was arrested Friday night after a report was made about a man “waving a shotgun around” during an argument with a neighbor, according to a report from the Upper Sandusky Police Department.

CAREY — After purchasing 390 Chromebooks and 13 charging carts last summer, the Carey Exempted Village School board approved the purchase of 300 more computers with cases for $92,400 at the board meeting Monday night.

NEVADA — After some debate, the village of Nevada decided to renew its food vendor license for the year during Monday night’s council meeting.

Several vehicles were reported broken into Friday morning in the Ohio Cat parking lot in the 1800 block of East Wyandot Avenue, Upper Sandusky, and deputies responded to reports of vandalism to vehicles Saturday morning in the village of Wharton in separate incidents.

Two runaway teens from Wyandot County suspected of several crimes across Ohio and Pennsylvania were apprehended in New Martinsville, West Virginia, after a more than two-day standoff with authorities in the Pennsylvania hills, Sheriff Mike Hetzel confirmed Saturday.

SYCAMORE — Shirley Hufford has been a teacher at Mohawk Local Schools for 31 years. With most of it being with special education, Hufford said she has loved the kids and has seen a lot of them succeed in life.

Activities for the St. Peter School summer festival will take place Friday and Saturday, starting with a 5K glow run and walk at Upper Sandusky’s Stepping Stones Park. Pre-festival activities include the run and walk, which starts at 8:45 p.m. Friday.

HARPSTER — One Energy Wind for Industry, Findlay, is funding more than $3 million for a wind turbine project at the location of Marathon Petroleum Company’s Harpster pump station. The turbine will generate more than 4 million kilowatt-hours annually and will offset more than half of the station’s electric consumption, according to a press release from One Energy.