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If Secretary of State, Frank LaRose wants to expand the number of ballot drop boxes beyond one per Ohio county, he can. But a state appellate court won’t force him to do so. That was the essence of a ruling that left both sides in a legal fight over LaRose’s …

An effort by Ohio’s attorney general, to block an energy company and its affiliated entities from donating to lawmakers, is an infringement of First Amendment rights, a Franklin County judge rules. The decision blocks Attorney General, Dave Yost’s attempt to stop campaign contributions to Ohio lawmakers from First Energy…while the …

The unemployment rate in Fulton County was down in August, to 6.7%…from 7.2% in July. Last August, the jobless rate in the county was 3.9%. The comparable unemployment rate for the state was 8.8%. One highlight, locally…Van Wert County checks in at a low 5.9. The number of workers unemployed …

An aid package is coming soon for small businesses and people struggling to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic in Ohio. Lawmakers and Gov., DeWine are figuring out the best way to provide the money…from federal pandemic relief fund…as quickly as possible. Insiders say they are jointly working on a …

The state’s ban on alcohol sales after 10 p.m. is under review. Governor, DeWine tells reporters he understands the impact the ban, meant to slow the spread of the coronavirus by limiting late-night socializing…is having on bars and restaurants. The governor says reviewing the ban means balancing the economy and …

The trial of a former North Central High School coach, accused of sex crimes has been postponed. Jared Stewart pled not guilty to three counts of sexual battery, in 2019. His trial was scheduled to begin this week. Stewart was indicted by a Williams County grand jury, following an investigation …

Pioneer Custom Molding is almost ready to break ground on an expansion to its facility after a special meeting of the Pioneer Village Council…approving an Enterprise Zone Agreement with the employer. Officials say PCM can break ground on a roughly 22,000-square-foot addition to the plant on 3 Kexon Drive, in …

On the eve of a deadline, the Ohio House committee, set up to determine the fate of the law now tainted by a $60 million federal bribery investigation, adjourns for the coming weeks with no immediate plans for repeal in place…for repealing or replacing the bailout legislation that passed last …

Requesting an absentee ballot by fax or email remains off limits in Ohio, following a court decision that delivers a victory to President, Trump’s reelection campaign and fellow Republicans in the critical battleground state. A three-judge panel of Ohio’s 10th District Court of Appeals rules a trial judge’s order, requiring …

David Culver…the former Bryan resident…is sentenced for trying to plot the murder of a Williams County Job & Family Services employee. He gets ten years in prison. Culver pled guilty in November 2019 to one count of use of interstate commerce facilities in the commission of murder for hire. He …