News Staff A Toledo doctor…who denied doing any harm to his patients after being convicted of overprescribing painkillers…is sentenced to five years in prison. A federal judge also ordered Dr. William Bauer to pay $460,000 in restitution. Bauer, 85, was convicted last summer on charges of distributing controlled substances at his office. Fraud charges apply in the … Read more
Gov., DeWine, facing a competitive 2022 reelection race, will skip this month’s Republican primary debate, event organizers say on Thursday. The nonpartisan Ohio Debate Commission tells the media…the governor did not give a reason for declining to participate in the March 29 debate, adding that it hopes he will reconsider. DeWine campaign manager, Brenton Temple … Read more
Overseas absentee ballots could arrive up to 20 days after Ohio’s primary election and still be counted…under emergency legislation approved by the General Assembly, Thursday…amid debate over new state legislative maps. The measure headed to Gov., DeWine also requires those ballots…mostly for members of the military…to be ready, no later than April 4th…29 days before … Read more
In DeKalb County…a 52-year-old man crashes a Postal Service truck, early Tuesday. Official say…Hwa Kim of Fort Wayne was driving a west on C.R. 40…when the truck went off the side of the road…down into a ditch…hitting a utility pole, totaling the truck. Investigators did not specify what caused the accident. Kim was taken to … Read more
Overseas absentee ballots could arrive up to 20 days after Ohio’s primary election…and still be counted…under emergency legislation working its way through General Assembly…as chaos over new state legislative maps threatens spring elections. County election officials have raised serious questions about their ability to carry out a successful primary election on May 3, citing the … Read more
Ohio villages, cities and other local governments would be prohibited from banning AirBNB-style short-term rental units in their communities…this…under proposed GOP legislation meant to create state-wide uniformity on the issue. Short-term rental options such as AirBNB, bed and breakfasts, vacation stay company VRBO and others help boost local economies…via taxes and visitors to restaurants and … Read more
An standoff near the Williams-Fulton county line ends with an arrest on Tuesday. Deputies are dispatched to the US 20 location…it’s a domestic call. The cops get to the scene…to find…James Mireles…locked inside the home. He’s not coming out. After several hours…a dog bites a deputy. Mireles comes out of the house, then…and gives himself … Read more
The Williams County Board of Elections has selected Grant Sims as the new elections director. Sims, a Democrat, was unanimously voted into the position after a short executive session during the board’s monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon. He will start on March 18. He replaces Evan Raub, who stepped down in February after less than a … Read more
Sheriffs around Ohio issued slightly fewer concealed carry licenses in 2021 compared to 2020, although numbers were up in Williams County. Ohio Attorney General, Dave Yost released his department’s annual concealed carry licensing report, which shows that sheriffs issued 94,298 new licenses in 2021, a slight dip from the 98,892 issued in 2020. The record … Read more
Four Republicans file petitions to run in Ohio’s newly redistricted 9th Congressional District, which now includes Williams County. They four are State Sen. Theresa Gavarone…State Rep. Craig Riedel… Air Force veteran, J.R. Majewski…and Beth Deck. A fifth Republican, Madison Gilbert, who had indicated she would run in the 9th District, announced on Twitter she instead … Read more