Matthew Dewitt of Delta pleads guilty to illegal use of food stamp benefits. Investigators say this past April and May, he possessed SNAP or WIC program benefits in a manner not authorized by law. Dewitt was sentenced to two years of community control. He will pay for court costs and …

A publication, tied to Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business, forecasts the state’s economy will expand in 2019 by a solid 3.2 percent. But the Indiana Business Review also warns a decades-long economic expansion nationwide and in Indiana may be due to come to an end of its natural cycle. …

A new Census Bureau estimate shows that Indiana’s population grew by nearly 32,000 residents this year, which leads several experts to call it the state’s strongest annual gain in nearly a decade. Indiana’s population increased this year to almost 6,691,900 people, which is less than half a percentage point climb …

Opal Kathryn Tawney, age 100, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 1:05 A.M. on Monday, December 24, 2018, at Genesis Healthcare-Bryan Center under the care of CHP Hospice. Opal was born on July 15, 1918, in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of Grover M. and Hazel G. (Croninger) Gearing. She was …

Richard J. “Chef Ricardo” Metzger of Bryan, born June 2, 1945, went home to spend Christmas with his beloved, late son Julian R. Metzger on Dec. 22, 2018 at the age of 73 after a well-fought battle with ALS. Born and raised in Akron, Ohio, Metzger lived a dignified nomad’s …

A woman was injured after a hit-and-run crash that happened over the weekend. DeKalb County deputies was called to State Road 8 just east of County Road 51. Officials say a car driven by Autumn Parker was traveling east on 8 when it slowed down and attempted to turn. As …

Penny Martin, of Swanton was indicted on one count of misuse of credit cards. On or about Nov. 10, 2018, she allegedly, with purpose to defraud an elderly person, obtained property or services by using a credit card that she knew or had reasonable cause to believe was used in …

An investigation into allegations that Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill drunkenly groped four women at a party last March cost taxpayers at least $26,300, according to records a newspaper obtained through open records requests.

Indiana Gov Holcomb says his office is accepting applications through March 31 for the Governor’s Fellowship. The program is open to college graduates who receive their bachelor’s degrees in either the fall 2018 or spring 2019. Fellows are paid, full-time employees who participate in the day-to-day activities of state government. …

Indiana’s unemployment rate has edged higher in November from October. The Indiana Department of Workforce Development said Friday the rate was 3.6 percent, up from 3.5 percent in October. The state’s unemployment rate remained below the national rate of 3.7 percent. With the exception of October 2014, when it was …