COLUMBUS (AP) — Backers have been cleared to begin gathering signatures for a proposal establishing a process for purging old pot-related convictions made obsolete by marijuana legalization. Ohio’s ballot board certified the Fresh Start Act on Wednesday. ResponsibleOhio, the group behind a fall marijuana legalization effort, considers the initiated statute the next step in its efforts. The proposal calls for …

The big gold bus stopped Tuesday night for a break after an exhausting day of travel from Marion, where it had stayed in the Once Upon a Child parking lot the night before. Everett Smith and John McKay each had ran about 13 miles earlier in the day. One ran down Old Lincoln Highway, while the other one drove ahead and waited for him.

The Upper Sandusky Water Rescue Team has been spending time at the Upper Sandusky reservoir practicing with newly purchased equipment that will help cut down recovery times for rescues.

A 15-year-old Upper Sandusky boy died Wednesday of a gunshot wound, and local authorities do not suspect foul play on the part of any other individuals.

FINDLAY — Two teens were seriously injured and two others sustained minor injuries when their vehicle rolled in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday night in Hancock County.

Officers assisted Upper Sandusky Emergency Medical Services early the morning of May 27 in the 100 block of Westbrook Boulevard.

Two men were arrested Tuesday after an asphalt scam was reported to the Wyandot County Sheriff’s Office by a Harpster man. Mike Stanley, of Springfield, and Dennison T. Sprague, Mount Holly, New Jersey, were arrested due to an investigation and charges in several other counties.

The Wyandot County Office of Economic Development is asking all county businesses to participate in the first county workforce survey.

The Star Players Inc. will present “Hello Dolly!” at 7:30 p.m. July 31, Aug. 1 and 7-8 and at 2 p.m. Aug. 2 and 9. at the Star Theatre, 121 W. Wyandot Ave., Upper Sandusky.

MARION — Marion Palace Theatre management recently announced the return of movies to the big screen. The family action adventure film “Max” will be the first movie to use digital cinema projection at the theatre and will be shown on July 24-26.