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If you want to vote in the Nov. 3 presidential election but still need to register in Williams County, the deadline is 9 p.m. Oct. 5. Officials say the county ballot will be finalized by Sept. 14 and early voting starts on Oct. 6…but you can request an absentee mail-in …

The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio’s biggest customer wanted to decrease its inmate bed allocation for the 2021 fiscal year but its smallest customer was adamantly opposed to it. At its board meeting, the Corrections Commission voted to decrease Lucas County’s bed allocation from 222 to 200, 11% less than …

A 58-year-old man from Michigan dies in a crash on the Indiana Toll Road, at the westbound 115 mile marker. A semi was parked on the right shoulder when a pick-up truck, driven by a 16-year-old boy from Gaylor, veers into the semi. The driver was thrown from the pickup. …

Detectives with the Indiana State Police Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrest a Steuben County man for dissemination and possession of child pornography. Investigators get a Cyber Tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. It leads to a search warrant at Zachary Fifer’s CR 500 South …

A solo crash on CR 68 in DeKalb County leaves on man hurt. Troopers arrived at the scene to find the car, crashed off road. They say Steve Lemmon lost control and smashed, head on, into a tree. Rescue and medical units from the area take Lemmon to Parkview Regional …

Ohio Democrats sue the state’s election chief…seeking to force an expansion of ballot drop boxes ahead of the November election. The complaint filed against Secretary of State, Frank LaRose outlines what Democrats see as an urgent need to expand the number of secure voter drop boxes in Ohio’s 88 counties. …

Kanye West won’t appear on Ohio’s ballot as an unaffiliated presidential candidate this November…because of mismatched information on the rapper’s signature-gathering documents. The announcement is among a number setbacks for West’s campaign. Also, the state elections board in Illinois says West hasn’t submitted enough petition signatures and wouldn’t be on …

Williams County deputies catch two people breaking into a house on County Road. Kenneth Farley, of Montpelier, is charged with burglary and four counts of felony theft. He also had an outstanding failure to appear warrant in Williams County. Nicole Ramos faces felony theft and burglary charges. Both were taken …

Montpelier Village Council approves two bids for upgrades to the Randolph Street Pump Station. The project will take all the sanitary sewage from the south side of the railroad tracks and push it out to the wastewater treatment plant. $402 thousand dollars in all, for the project. Peterson Construction and …

The body of a missing 18-year-old boater is found at Hamilton Lake in Steuben County. Crews searched for Mason Shuey of Ottawa. Indiana conservation officers are investigating the incident. Responders searched the lake in the area the boater was last seen using SONAR, aircraft, divers, and search and rescue dogs. …