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Tuesday’s primary election, rescheduled twice, was the first almost completely vote-by-mail election held in Ohio. In Williams County, results were announced at the suggested deadline for results, set by the Ohio Secretary of State’s Office. And except for minor issues here and there, the overall process went smoothly, area election …

Congressman, Bob Latta ran unopposed in the GOP primary for Ohio’s 5th District, getting 43,681 votes. In the Democratic primary, Nick Rubando collects 49% for the win. State Rep, James Hoops wins unopposed for Ohio’s 81st District. Williams County Commissioner, Lew Hilkert and challenger, Democrat Heather Freese, were unopposed.

Residents of the North Central Local School District vote down a school income tax. Officials say it would have generated around $338 thousand dollars a year for the district…so it could avoid deficit spending. Officials project the district go into the red next year…by $50 to $75 thousand dollars. North …

V. Imogene Thomas, age 89, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 6:00 P.M. on Monday, April 27, 2020, at Kingston Residence in Sylvania, Ohio, where she was a resident.  Mrs. Thomas was a 1948 graduate of Edon High School and received her degree as a registered nurse from Flower Hospital …

About 1.668 million Ohioans have requested a vote-by-mail ballot for the Ohio primary election today, and 975,158 voters had already cast their ballot through Friday, April 17. That’s according to Ohio Secretary of State, Frank LaRose. The Williams County elections office says 6,497 ballot requests are from Williams County. Today’s …

Gov. DeWine announces the first steps in getting Ohio reopened for business with several benchmarks coming up. On May 1, 4 and 12, residents will see a staggered reopening of many, but not all businesses. On May 1, more health care will open up. Then, on May 4, manufacturing, distribution …

A Fort Wayne woman is charged after she leads police on a chase through Hicksville. Renee Rogers faces DUI charges and more. Officials say dispatch was called about a woman, unresponsive and sitting in a vehicle parked in the front yard of an Ohio 2 home near the Ohio-Indiana border. …

Flames damage a barn north of Kunkle at a County Road R address. The Kunkle and Madison Township crews saved the structure with a quick interior attack while the other departments were canceled en route. No injuries were reported and the two stations were on the scene less than four …

A Bryan woman shoots her dog, leaves it to suffer overnight, and then shoots it to death the next day. That’s what Williams County prosecutors say. Shirley Lanum was seen doing all this by someone…they called the cops. Lanum now faces a fifth-degree felony charge, concerning companion animals. If convicted, …

A Wauseon woman dies after she is hit by a vehicle while crossing North Shoop Avenue. Doris Waite, 85, was taken to Fulton County Health Center. She succumbed later. The identity of the vehicle’s driver is being withheld. Alcohol is not believed to be a contributing factor in the accident. …