News Staff The deadline to register to vote in the November election is nearing…set for Oct. 4th. Election officials add…anyone, who has moved since they last voted…and has not changed their address with the Board of Elections…should do so by the fourth, as well. You can register to vote on the Secretary of State’s website. Other locations … Read more
A woman dies…after she is thrown from her vehicle, during a rollover crash, on S.R. 613, near Township Road 159, in Paulding County. Officials confirm, it happened on Sunday night. They tell reporters…Patricia Billingsley’s van went off the left side of the roadway. She swerves…and loses control. The vehicle hits a farm access drive…and flips. … Read more
A motorcyclist is killed…when he veers off S.R. 37 in Harlan. This happened on Friday, officials say. Gregory Racioppi was headed south…when he drifts onto the gravel edge of the roadway…losing control. The motorcycle lays down on its side…then becomes upright again…throwing the rider free…before it goes back down to the pavement. They find his … Read more
Gov., DeWine’s top lobbyist…a man linked to an ongoing federal bribery probe but never charged…resigns, after three years on the job. Legislative Director, Dan McCarthy cites the pace and grind of the job…and referred to his predecessors…who warned him against serving more than two years. We reported…federal prosecutors charged five people, last year, including the … Read more
One person is hurt in a DeKalb County crash. Officials say Trisha Henn, 48, of LaGrange, was traveling south on SR 327, when she stopped at a stop sign at the intersection with US 6. She then goes into the roadway…and smashes into another vehicle…driven by Ty Kinter, 21, of Butler. An adult passenger in … Read more
A driver is left with cuts on his face…after his truck’s steering wheel locks up before he crashes into a tree on C.R. 61 in DeKalb County. Officials tell reporters Adam Selman, 31, was northbound…going around a curve…that’s when he tells officers his steering wheel becomes useless. The truck then goes off the road…into a … Read more
Williams County Commissioners approve the 49-megawatt Jefferson Township solar field application for certification. Officials say, it exempts the project from otherwise applicable public utility personal property taxes and real property taxes. We reported back in February, Charlottesville, Virginia-based, Apex Clean Energy, unveiled its formal proposal for a solar field…covering a 500-acre area, along U.S. 20A. … Read more
Investigators are calling on the public to help identify a person, they believe has information about someone breaking into cars in the area. Kendallville Police posted on their Facebook page…a picture of the man. Detectives say several cars were broken into, overnight, Tuesday. Know anything about this?…call Kendallville PD.
In LaGrange County…a man steals a rowboat in a failed attempt to escape police. Deputies were sent to the area of S. 550 E…on reports of a man acting disorderly…appearing to be high on drugs. That’s when Kenneth W. Bolen, 32, of Auburn takes the boat…and begins rowing southwest, across Adams Lake. A perimeter is … Read more
Ohio Senator, Sherrod Brown, announces the Office of National Drug Control Policy has awarded a $125,000 dollar grant to the program, Educating Communities on Healthy Opportunities…to implement strategies, to address the local drug crisis and prevent substance misuse in youth…all for Williams County.