A search for suspects in a residential break-in leads to a short stand-off at a home in southern DeKalb County. Police in Auburn were called to an address on Sprott Street… after a homeowner reported someone had broken in. Information led state police to a home on State Road 327, …

Williams County’s non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped to 3.7 percent in February, down from percent in January. The rate was under both the state and national levels and continues to be the lowest in the four-county area. An estimated 18,200 of the county’s 18,900-person workforce was on the clock in …

Jack G. Snyder, 81 years, of Bryan, passed away Monday, March 25, 2019 at Community Health Professionals Hospice Inpatient Center, Defiance, with his family surrounding him.  Jack was born on November 18, 1937 in Grundy, Virginia, the son of the late George and Alice (Duty) Snyder.  He was a 1956 …

The Williams County coroner releases a preliminary report on the death of Anthony Wyse, of Montpelier. The official cause of Wyse’s death was drowning, with no signs of trauma or foul play. Deputies recovered Wyse’s body from the St. Joseph River near County Road J and McKarns Lake. The Williams …

Williams County prosecutors announce they have closed the investigation involving a sex offense by Father Nelson Beaver over 25 years ago at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Montpelier. The investigation was closed at the request of the alleged victim, now an adult. Beaver was a priest of the Diocese of …

A high-speed joyride out of Indiana, ends north of Edon…the driver remains at large. Williams County deputies responded to an agency assist request from Steuben County for a police pursuit on Metz Road. The driver crashes on County Road 1.50, where Metz Road turns into County Road M.75.. They say …

A DeKalb County man is arrested on drug and child pornography charges after an investigation by Indiana State Police. It began Wednesday, when a laptop was dropped off at a computer repair business with images of child pornography. According to police, the laptop contained between 5,000 and 7,000 child porn …

Patsy R. Heath, age 88, passed away on Sunday, March 24, 2019. A memorial service in Patsy’s memory will take place on Friday,April 5, 2019, at 6:00 PM, at the Edgar-Grisier Funeral Home in Wauseon, with Pastor Mary Ann Reimund, officiating.  The family will receive visitors, also on Friday, April …

Williams County deputies find the body of Anthony Wyse in the St. Joseph River, near McKarns Lake. Wyse, of Montpelier, was last seen leaving work, last Monday. Eight-and-a-half hours later, deputies found his vehicle in the lake’s upper parking lot while responding to a 911 call. The lake itself was …

Police in DeKalb County are investigating a crash that leaves three people hurt on IN-8, near County Road 7. Officials say a man driving a pickup truck was heading east on 8 when he crossed the centerline. The pickup truck then hit a car heading the other way. That vehicle …