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A state board and foundation are seeking nominations for the 2019 class of “Great Ohioans.” The Capitol Square Review and Advisory Board and Capitol Square Foundation say the award recognizes special Ohioans who have played a significant role in an event, or series of events, of lasting significance in world, …

The Montpelier Council votes four to two to remove Kevin Brooks, the village manager, effective immediately. Details are light, this is what we know. Apparently, the issue was brought forward during an emergency Council meeting last Tuesday. Then, on Sunday, during another meeting, the motion to remove Brooks as manager …

Investigators in Williams County are investigating a break in at an area church. Officers were dispatched to the Zion Lutheran Church on Hickory St in Montpelier. Officials say the suspect got inside the historic church through the back, rummaged through some things, drank a bottle of kosher wine and stole …

Local ODOT officials are looking for seasonal employees for the upcoming winter season and will host three regional winter seasonal career fairs in October. Plowing snow is the primary job available. Applicants must have a high school diploma or equivalent; a valid class A or B commercial driver’s license, without …

A new fast attack nuclear-powered submarine is commissioned in Florida…It’s the U.S.S. Indiana. The nearly 380-foot-long sub entered service following the Navy commissioning ceremony in Port Canaveral, Florida. Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb spoke at the ceremony, calling the new vessel a “modern marvel.” The sub can reach speeds of more …

Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb’s office is ordered by a judge to turn over emails between then-Gov. Mike Pence, President-elect Donald Trump and Carrier Corp. about Trump’s negotiations to prevent the company from moving most of its operations from Indianapolis to Mexico. The not-for-profit Citizens Action Coalition first requested the documents …

Attorney General, Curtis Hill says Indiana will receive nearly $1.5 million of the $148 million Uber has agreed to pay to states after the ride-hailing company failed for a year to notify drivers that hackers had stolen their personal information. $752,400 of Indiana’s share will be distributed to drivers affected …

Firefighters battled a blaze at central Indiana’s Pendleton Correctional Facility. Spokesman Ike Randolph says the fire was in a workshop at the men’s prison about 20 miles northeast of Indianapolis. Local fire departments were battling the blaze. Officials tell reporters the fire began in a building that houses the prison’s …

A Warsaw Police officer shoots a suspect during a struggle. Officers were called to a house on Michaels Street for an unwanted party. The suspect ran away from the house before police arrived and started walking in traffic on Lake Street. Officers find him anyway and a fight ensues. They …

The first human case of West Nile virus confirmed by health officials in Williams County. The case is not fatal. State health officials add local mosquitoes have tested positive. One in five who actually get the symptoms…head and body aches…rash…vomiting…less than one percent of all cases are fatal. The best …