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The race in the rural Ohio district of disgraced ex-Ohio House Speaker, Larry Householder now includes four write-in candidates…attempting to unseat the once-powerful politician, who has refused to step aside from his reelection bid despite facing charges in a $60 million bribery scheme. He is the only candidate listed on …

Delays in the mailing of hundreds of thousands of absentee ballots across Ohio by a private vendor…rocked by equipment challenges and overwhelmed by unparalleled volume…should be addressed in the coming days, officials say. Midwest Direct CEO, Richard Gebbie tells the media his firm’s business model for this election anticipated double …

An undetermined number of Ohio inmates…serving additional time on firearms charges…could see their sentences reduced after a court ruling. Three staffers have been assigned full-time to the job of getting the first letters, laying out affected inmates’ recalculated sentences, to judges starting this week. The judges will be asked to …

The Williams County Health Department reports a 4th death from COVID-19. The victim?…a woman in her 60’s. At last check, Williams County reports 287 cases and 4 deaths. Henry County 419 cases and 17 people have died, there. Defiance County?…422 patients, 13 deaths. Paulding County reports 160 cases and 1 …

In DeKalb County…a vehicle rolls over after the driver tried to get out of the way of an illegal U-turn on I-69. Deputies were dispatched to mile marker 323. Officials tell reporters Abigail Swager, 19, of Garrett was northbound on 69…when the vehicle in front of her slowed to make …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly solo crash in Williams County. Officials say James Karcher of Edgerton, was driving east on County Road D…when he failed to stop for a stop sign at Ohio 576. They say that’s when his vehicle hits a guardrail before going down …

Henry County officials identify a body found in McClure as 51-year-old John Roberts from Grand Rapids. A friend told police that Roberts was at the North Turkeyfoot Wildlife Area on CR 424 near Road 6-C…adding Roberts was suicidal. Deputies arrived to the wildlife area and found Roberts’ truck. After searching …

A semi driver refuses medical treatment after he loses control of his big rig on I-69 in DeKalb County. Officials tell reporters he was heading south at the Auburn exit when he drove off the road and into the median, causing the semi to roll on its side. The crash …

Nearly 8.1 million Ohioans are signed up to vote in the November election, a near record, the latest figures from the state elections chief show. The presidential battleground state has never seen more registered voters, other than in 2008. Figures released by Secretary of State, Frank LaRose showed 8,080,050 Ohioans …

Bryan police arrests a Defiance man on a warrant. After the bust…officers add a few more charges of their own. Officials say James Hasch, of Defiance, faces a community control sanction violation…along with criminal damaging and resisting arrest. At first, it’s a call to pick Hasch up at his residence…for …