Overseas absentee ballots could arrive up to 20 days after Ohio’s primary election and still be counted…under emergency legislation approved by the General Assembly, Thursday…amid debate over new state legislative maps. The measure headed to Gov., DeWine also requires those ballots…mostly for members of the military…to be ready, no later …

Gov., DeWine, facing a competitive 2022 reelection race, will skip this month’s Republican primary debate, event organizers say on Thursday. The nonpartisan Ohio Debate Commission tells the media…the governor did not give a reason for declining to participate in the March 29 debate, adding that it hopes he will reconsider. …

Dale W. Koch, 75, of West Unity passed away Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at the Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier.  He was born on June 7, 1946 in Bryan to Howard and Lucille (Ruetz) Koch.  He was a 1964 graduate of Hilltop High School in West Unity.  Dale …

Dale William Watts, Jr., age 86, of Bryan, Ohio and formerly of Stryker, Ohio passed away Tuesday, March 08, 2022 in Bryan Health Care and Rehabilitation Center, Bryan, Ohio.  He was born November 25, 1935 in Walkerton, Indiana to the late Dale D. and Thelma Bertha (Stickley) Watts.  Dale married …

Ohio villages, cities and other local governments would be prohibited from banning AirBNB-style short-term rental units in their communities…this…under proposed GOP legislation meant to create state-wide uniformity on the issue. Short-term rental options such as AirBNB, bed and breakfasts, vacation stay company VRBO and others help boost local economies…via taxes …

Overseas absentee ballots could arrive up to 20 days after Ohio’s primary election…and still be counted…under emergency legislation working its way through General Assembly…as chaos over new state legislative maps threatens spring elections. County election officials have raised serious questions about their ability to carry out a successful primary election …

In DeKalb County…a 52-year-old man crashes a Postal Service truck, early Tuesday. Official say…Hwa Kim of Fort Wayne was driving a west on C.R. 40…when the truck went off the side of the road…down into a ditch…hitting a utility pole, totaling the truck. Investigators did not specify what caused the …

Betty Sue Tiedman, age 60, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers – Bryan. Betty had worked as an STNA. She attended Dad’s Place church, enjoyed history and playing Scrabble. Betty was born October 29, 1961, in Akron, Ohio, the daughter …

Steven Robert Belavich, age 53, of Archbold, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022 at McLaren St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee, Ohio. Steven was born in Euclid, Ohio on June 10, 1968, the son of Leo and Carol (Casper) Belavich. He was a tremendous sports fan and followed the Cleveland …

Sheriffs around Ohio issued slightly fewer concealed carry licenses in 2021 compared to 2020, although numbers were up in Williams County. Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost released his department’s annual concealed carry licensing report, which shows that sheriffs issued 94,298 new licenses in 2021, a slight dip from the 98,892 …