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Indiana Secretary of State, Connie Lawson is launching a campaign to boost confidence in the integrity of elections. Lawson’s office says they are well aware of voter anxiety, much of which stems from what U.S. intelligence officials have identified as a Russian attempt to meddle with the 2016 election. The …

Republican gubernatorial candidate, Mike DeWine and running mate Jon Husted made a big campaign stop in Maumee. They were there to discuss jobs and workforce training across the state…specifically here in northwest Ohio. DeWine also made an important promise…one, opponents say is an empty one. The republican gubernatorial ticket made …

Comedian, Andy Gross is apologizing after a performance at Purdue University angered some students and led school officials to call parts of his act “inappropriate.” A representative for the Los Angeles-based comedian and ventriloquist says Gross is “profoundly sorry” and regrets causing any offense or discomfort. Spokeswoman, Rebecca Kaufman says …

As expected…James Worley, convicted of killing Sierah Joughin, is issued a stay of execution by the Ohio Supreme Court. Back in May, Worley filed for the appeal, so the stay is no surprise, as the process of going over Worley’s arguments against the court’s decisions and practices in the case …

The driver of a pickup truck crosses the center line on a DeKalb County 19, smashing into an oncoming vehicle, head on. Officers tell reporters Laik Minnick of Butler was the driver of that first car. Leonard Baughman of Waterloo was in the other vehicle. Minnick’s car was sent into …

A mobile home is uninhabitable now in Monroeville after firefighters put out a blaze at an Alleger Road address. A dog died in the fire…no one was home at the time. Investigators determine the blaze started in the kitchen area. The fire was kept to the front portion of the …

Officials at the lockup in Stryker say one inmate there has tuberculosis. That person was taken to a Toledo hospital for treatment. TB, long considered to be a disease of the 1920’s, is a contagious, bacterial lung infection spread when victims cough or sneeze. Staff and inmates alike are being …

Vasquez Avoids More Jail Time

A 6.2 mill substitute levy for North Central Schools is one of seven local levies approved for the upcoming general election ballot by Williams County elections officials. A vote for Millcreek Township’s five-year, 2-mill replacement levy for fire protection is on the ballot as well.

Police in DeKalb County are looking for the person who wrecked a pickup truck on State Road 8 at the County Road 71 intersection. Officers found the vehicle, no driver in sight after it had spun off the roadway, smashing into a utility pole, and ending up on its top. …