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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. …

Gov., DeWine should be impeached over his handling of the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Cincinnati Rep. John Becker, a conservative GOP House lawmaker, says he has drafted 10 articles of impeachment against the first-term governor, in an effort currently backed by two other conservative House lawmakers. Becker accuses …

Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost praises Bryan police for their efforts in the prison sentence for Leslie Tietje. The Napoleon man was indicted on sex crimes by a Williams County grand jury in April. He was arrested the next day in Indiana. Bryan police started their investigation after Tietje was …

Williams County deputies get their man. We reported officers were on the lookout for Timothy Heinze back in July. This, after he eluded officers in a car chase through Steuben County. The pursuit began when they tried to serve a felony warrant on Heinze in Nettle Lake. After the chase …

A motorcyclist is killed in a crash on Bayview Road, north of County Road 275, in rural Pleasant Township. Anthony Strawser of Angola was found dead at the scene. Investigators say Strawser was northbound on Bayview, when he went off the right side of the roadway, near Lake James Lane. …

Amber Barnett, 19, of Wauseon was in a Fulton County courtroom. As we reported, she previously pled guilty to permitting drug abuse and attempted reckless homicide. Prosecutors say she permitted her vehicle to be used during a felony drug abuse offense, and attempted to recklessly cause the death of another. …