SCIOTO TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A heated political dispute in Scioto Township has cooled—at least for now—after trustee-elect Cory Wasmus voluntarily dismissed his lawsuit seeking the removal of sitting Trustee Ralph Wolfe.

Wasmus, who won one of two open trustee seats in November’s election alongside Wolfe, had filed a complaint in Pickaway County Common Pleas Court alleging Wolfe engaged in more than a year of misconduct. But in a filing dated Dec. 2, Wasmus ended the case without prejudice, meaning that the plaintiff can refile the case later.

The dismissal came shortly after Wolfe’s legal counsel argued the lawsuit was legally flawed and improperly filed. In court documents, Wolfe’s attorney called the case “a frivolous attempt at removing Wolfe as Trustee,” noting that Ohio law requires sp

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