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An Indiana legislative staffer becomes the third woman, and the first Republican, to publicly accuse state Attorney General, Curtis Hill of groping her at a March party. Hill, who was elected to a four-year term in 2016, has repeatedly denied the allegations and has refused calls for him to resign. …

President, Trump nominates a northern Indiana agribusinessman to be the nation’s next ambassador of agriculture to the United Nations. If the U.S. Senate confirms Kip Tom for the post, he would be based in Rome, Italy and oversee three U.N. agencies based there. Tom is chief executive officer of Tom …

The State Board of Education approves policy guidance for new graduation guidelines mandating that Indiana high school students do more to graduate and are ready for college, the workplace or enlisting in the military. It passed on a 10-0 vote. Beginning in 2023, students will have to complete additional coursework, …

A Ney man pleads guilty to drugs and stolen guns charges. James Thomas was in a Williams County courtroom. Prosecutors say on Feb. 2, he possessed methamphetamine and a stolen police service revolver when he was arrested. They added he had several other handguns on him at the time. His …

A Bryan man, arrested back in January for his seventh DUI gets 14 months in jail. Gabriel Nichols was sentenced in Williams County. Nichols was clocked at 128 miles per hour before he was pulled over on Ohio 15, between Holiday City and Bryan, last winter. Nichols was also ordered …

The Corrections Commission of Northwest Ohio unanimously votes to make Dennis Sullivan the CCNO executive director. He had held the position temporarily since Jim Dennis was placed on temporary leave, pending the outcome of an internal investigation. Dennis was fired in June after a unanimous no-confidence vote. Officials remain mum …

Williams County deputies continue to investigate a reported abduction attempt, south of Bryan. A caller on Mulberry Street told dispatchers he was being followed by a woman, trying to take his children. Officials found out it was the children’s grandmother trying to see her grandkids but their father wouldn’t allow …

A Montpelier man is brought in and charged with assault. Officers were called to an Ohio 576 address. Investigators say Jared Leidy is accused of head butting a 59 year old woman. Leidy was taken to the Corrections Center in Stryker, where he remains in custody.

Another close call overdose in the area. This time in Montpelier. First responders were at a South Monroe Street location. The victim was given the drug Narcan and the OD was avoided. The victim refused more treatment. The incident is under investigation.

The Edon Northwest School board agrees to three-year contracts with both High School Principal, Kayla Lapham and Elementary School Principal, Jennifer Ripke following their first years on the job at Edon.