Voters in the 87th Ohio House District on Tuesday chose a candidate with no prior experience in Columbus to replace Upper Sandusky’s Jeff McClain.

Three Republicans, Morrow County farmer Wes Goodman, Crawford County Commissioner Steve Reinhard and Morrow County Commissioner Tom Whiston, are vying to be on the November ballot for the 87th District Ohio House seat being vacated because of term limits by Upper Sandusky’s Jeff McClain during next Tuesday’s primary election.

Candidates for court of appeals judge for the Third Appellate District of Ohio in the March 15 primary election include Democrat Randall L. Basinger and Republicans Amy Ikerd, Richard Henry Palau and William R. Zimmerman.

Fischer was elected to the Ohio First District Court of Appeals in November 2010 and re-elected in 2012. He has more than 30 years of experience in law practice.

Four candidates are running to unseat Ohio Sen. Rob Portman in the general election in November, including three Democrats seeking their party’s nomination and one Republican challenger during the March 15 primary. Democratic candidates who face off this election season are former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, current Cincinnati City Councilman PG Sittenfeld and longtime activist Kelli Prather, of Cincinnati.

MARSEILLES — It’s been a while since the village of Marseilles has asked voters for any new money. During that time, Mayor Rick Arnold said the village let one levy lapse as it was on solid ground financially.

COLUMBUS — Three weeks from Election Day, Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced Tuesday that more than 150,000 absentee ballots were requested by mail and in person for the March 15 presidential primary election by the close of business Friday, with more than 10,000 Ohio voters who already have cast their ballots.

COLUMBUS — The deadline to register to vote in the March 15 primary election is Tuesday. Voter registration forms are available online at www.myohiovote.com, as well as at the Wyandot County Board of Elections and local libraries.

Ohio residents have until Feb. 16 to register to vote in the upcoming primary election March 15, according to the Wyandot County Board of Elections. Absentee and early in-person voting will begin Feb. 17 and continue through Election Day. The state of Ohio requires uniform voting hours for all 88 counties...

CARDINGTON — A Morrow County man has filed his petitions at the Crawford County Board of Elections to officially become a candidate in the March 15 Republican primary for the Ohio House of Representative’s 87th District.