Day: August 2, 2016

Drew Hastings, the stand-up comedian with two decades of performing experience who’s serving his second four-year term as the mayor of Hillsboro, Ohio, will stand trial this fall on felony allegations including election falsification, theft, theft in office and tampering with records. Hastings entered not guilty pleas Monday at his arraignment in court. The judge also entered a pre-trial publicity order instructing everyone involved in the case to avoid commenting to the media directly or indirectly via social media. As The Times-Gazette reported, Judge Patricia Ann Cosgrove of the Highland County Common Pleas Court said: “We’re going to try this case in the...