First responders in Steuben County are dispatched to a Growth Park address after a car accident is reported. Traffic was diverted for a time. No word on injuries. The investigation continues.

Local pediatricians say they are currently seeing an increase in hand, foot and mouth disease cases, which is more common in the warmer months, from late spring to early fall. And yes, it’s contagious. The common symptoms are the classic rash, which can be around the hands, the feet, the …

Indiana University says its School of Global and International Studies will now bear the names of former congressman, Lee Hamilton and Senator, Richard Lugar, pending approval by the IU Board of Trustees. Hamilton and Lugar joined the School of Global and International Studies as distinguished scholars and professors in 2013. …

Online music instrument and audio gear retailer Sweetwater says it will add 1,000 jobs by 2022 with an expansion of its campus outside Fort Wayne. The $76.4 million project will include a 350,000-square-foot warehouse and a 35,000-square-foot conference center. The new jobs will include logistics, marketing and administrative personnel and …

Betty L. Wheeler, 96, of Pioneer, passed away on Wednesday, October 3, 2018. She was born on May 24, 1922 in Montpelier to Royal Cleo and Mary (Fisher) Brandeberry. Betty graduated from Montpelier High School in 1944. On September 16, 1944 she married Grant R. Wheeler and he preceded her …

Sandra Pauline Brewer died peacefully on September 23, 2018 at the age of 80 at Willow Brook Christian Village, Delaware, Ohio where she resided for the past year to be near her son and daughter. Sandy was born in Bryan, Ohio on March 5, 1938 to Lloyd Henry Cupp and …

The deadline to register to vote in the 2018 General Election is this coming Tuesday. On Nov. 6, voters will decide a statewide ballot initiative, as well as races for both state and federal offices. All those registered may begin voting on Oct. 10, in-person and by mail-in absentee ballot.

The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approves new rules for service disconnections from Bryan Municipal Utilities. Now, service disconnections for failure to pay bills may be temporarily suspended when the forecasted high temperature is less than 32 degrees…the forecasted low is less than 21…or the forecasted high is greater than …

There is new leadership at one area school district. At a special meeting of the Liberty Center school board, members voted unanimously to hire current Defiance Middle School principal, Richie Peters. He replaces Tod Hug, who is retiring. Peters signs a two year deal, at roughly 100 thousand, annually.

Retail art giant, Hobby Lobby is coming to Defiance. Officials tell reporters a lease agreement has been signed between Northtowne Associates and the national chain. It will move into the former Sears at Northtowne Mall. The lease is for 10 years.