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Gov., DeWine tests negative for COVID-19…after testing positive earlier in the day before he was to meet with President, Trump. His wife also tested negative, as did staff members. They underwent a different type of test in Columbus…one considered to be more accurate than the rapid-result test, which showed the …

Williams County health officials announce the county is now in a LEVEL 2 Public Emergency. Meaning that 2-3 COVID-19 indicators have been triggered. There are 7 indicators, in all. In Williams County, it’s 1 & 3. One of them?…50 cases per 100,000 residents reported over the last two weeks.

A drug bust in Auburn. Officers make a traffic stop on I-69 South…after they spot an expired license plate on a vehicle. The driver, Angel Mosby, could not provide registration or proof of insurance for the vehicle. No drivers’ license, either. A police dog is brought in to check her …

In New Haven…a FedEx truck is destroyed by fire on S.R. 930, just west of Maplecrest Road. When crews arrived, the truck was partially enveloped in flames. Officials tell reporters the driver of the delivery truck was able to get out of the vehicle safely. No injuries were reported. State …

In Williams County…the Health Department now has an online COVID-19 Safety Complaint Reporting form. It can be used to report concerns or complaints, observed during coronavirus. Face masks…social distancing…group requirements and more can be addressed. The form can be accessed, online.

A Bryan man is hurt in a Paulding County crash, at the intersection of Ohio 49 and 114 in Benton Township. Officials tell reporters Citali Montiel, of Van Wert, was eastbound on Ohio 114 while Michael Leffel, of Bryan…northbound on Ohio 49. Montiel didn’t yield…smashing into Leffel’s vehicle. He careens …

A lengthy FBI agent affidavit…detailing a $60 million dollar corruption scheme, led by one of Ohio’s most powerful elected officials…provides painstaking detail about groups and individuals who played roles…in spending mostly corporate cash. All this…in a purported slush fund controlled by since-ousted Republican House Speaker, Larry Householder and his closest …

A new cross-check system, between separate state law enforcement agencies, turns up 42 ineligible holders of Ohio concealed-carry permits…deemed ineligible for a permit. In 35 of the cases, the permit holders were found mentally incompetent after they had received a permit, but the sheriffs in those counties…weren’t notified.

In Columbus…Kanye West files his petition to appear as a presidential candidate on Ohio’s ballot in November. A representative for the rapper submitted 14,886 signatures and other paperwork to the Office of the Ohio Secretary of State…for West and running mate, Michelle Tidball. The filing comes a day after West …

Gov. DeWine announces the Ohio Department of Health will issue an order…requiring that students in kindergarten through grade 12, wear face coverings, while at school. The new mandate comes after the Ohio Children’s Hospital Association and American Academy of Pediatrics, Ohio Chapter, issue a joint letter, recommending widespread use of …