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Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted today announced that over 2,300 people have downloaded the new iBook, “Ohio: Pathway to the Presidency,” since its launch in August and it’s now considered a “New and Notable” publication in the education section of Apple’s iBook Store. Secretary Husted said Ohio is the …
Read More »Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day
Tuesday is National Voter Registration Day, but volunteers in Ohio already have been pounding the pavement to help get eligible voters on the rolls. The Ohio Organizing Collaborative has registered more than 140,000 voters in 2016, and aims to register 10,000 more before the Oct. 11 deadline. Spokesman Michael McGovern …
Read More »Mosquitos carrying the West Nile virus have been found once again in Steuben County
Mosquitos carrying the West Nile virus have been found once again in Steuben County. Four pools of mosquito groups collected in Steuben County by the State Department of Health have tested positive for the West Nile virus; however, to date, there have been no human cases of West Nile virus …
Read More »State lawmaker introduces bill regarding fantasy sports sites
A state lawmaker says he wants to make it clear that a lot of what Fantasy sports sites like Draft Kings and Fan Duel are doing is illegal in Ohio. Republican Senator Bill Coley of the Cincinnati area says daily fantasy sports sites are essentially gambling pools for profit which …
Read More »Trine University moved up to 22nd in national rankings
Trine University moved up to 22nd among the top Midwestern regional colleges in the 2016 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s top colleges. That move Trine up from 29th last year. For those interested in attending Trine, Thunder Nation Visit Day is scheduled for October 1st. Open houses are …
Read More »Fremont man found guilty of being an habitual offender
A Steuben County Superior Court jury found Paul Kage, Jr. of Fremont guilty of a Level 5 felony for Operating a Motor Vehicle After a Lifetime Suspension and of being an Habitual Offender. After the twelve-person jury found Kage guilty of the Level 5 felony, Chief Deputy Prosecutor Travis Musser …
Read More »Mill levy on November 8 ballot to reopen Paulding County jail
In the nearly eight years since the Paulding County Jail closed, the county has paid more than $2 million to house prisoners elsewhere. Paulding County Sheriff Jason Landers hopes the county’s voters decide enough is enough and bring those funds back to the county by reopening the jail. The Crescent …
Read More »Montpelier man arrested Thursday for creating hospital disturbance
A Montpelier man was arrested Thursday afternoon inside the Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Montpelier emergency room. 46 year old Jason Crist of S. Platt St., Montpelier, is facing charges of disorderly conduct and inducing panic. Police responded to an agency assist request from hospital staff at 4:08 p.m. when Crist …
Read More »Williams County Fair board nixes future concerts
The Williams County Fair will not put on another main concert unless the cost is 75 percent covered by sponsorship money by February. The Bryan Times reports Fair board chairman Dave Page made the motion at the fair board’s post-fair regular monthly meeting Thursday. The motion was passed unanimously by …
Read More »Method of purging voters from rolls ruled illegal
The 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled the process Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted is using to remove voters from the rolls is illegal. Husted’s office has removed nearly 1.4 million voter registrations from the voter rolls. Some were dead, were thought to have moved or were …
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