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A Williams County sheriff’s lieutenant is on administrative leave, pending a criminal and internal investigation. Lt. Jeff Romes is a sheriff’s office employee who is also assigned as the county’s weight enforcement motor carrier officer through the Williams County Engineer’s Office, which pays part of his salary. Officials are mum …

With two weeks until votes are tabulated officially, the total ballots already cast in Williams County total over 41 hundred. Counting both in-person and mail-in voting in the initial run-up to the March 17 primary, and mail-in-only ballots…cast after the primary was rescheduled to April 28…more than 3,000 have been …

Three weeks into Ohio’s stay-at-home order, Gov., DeWine is facing increased pressure to restart some nonessential work around the state, especially in areas with few confirmed cases of the coronavirus. Republicans from rural Ohio, worried about an economic collapse, and owners of small businesses who fear losing their life investments…are …

The Ohio Supreme Court rejects a state panel’s decision that a proposal to change Ohio voting laws should be split into four separate ballot issues. Splitting them would have increased the effort, expense and time it would take to get the proposals before voters. In a virtually unanimous decision, the …

Coronavirus has killed its first Ohio prison inmate, as the number of infections in state prisons tops 260. Twelve of 28 prisons are now under full quarantine, according to the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Among staff members, 119 have tested positive, the majority at Marion Correctional. One guard there …

Indiana’s actions, aimed at stemming spread of the coronavirus, have pushed back the expected peak of illness in the state…giving hospitals more time to prepare. The COVID-19 death toll in Indiana has reached at least 350 people, as health officials report seven additional deaths. Previous projections had shown Indiana could …

Trustees at Indiana University have allowed school leaders to borrow up to $1 billion dollars to counter a potential budget shortfall due to the coronavirus. The university’s largest source of revenue is tuition. The school remains in operation during the pandemic, but has stopped in-person classes for the spring and …

Tourism officials who work to bring sporting events and conventions to Indiana are cutting executive pay for the rest of the year to cope with heavy financial losses expected from COVID-19. Most of this…in the Indianapolis area.

13 more die in Indiana, bringing the total number of COVID-19 deaths to over 340, health officials say. The State Department of Health announced 508 additional cases, bringing the total number to over 79 hundred, statewide. For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and …

Crews respond to a garage fire on County Road K at County Road 21-75, near West Unity. First units on the scene found a garage fully engulfed in flames. A home on the property came away undamaged. No one was hurt in the blaze. State and local officials are handling …