Two teens are hurt after rolling a car into a ditch. Dekalb County deputies say Alejandro Davis, of Butler, was driving south on County Road 47 when he saw an animal in the roadway. Davis told police he swerved to miss it and went off the road. The car went …

Repairs to the Holiday City water tower are on hold by the project contractor. The main standpipe to be replaced has frozen water in it. This made it very heavy and created a safety issue. In January, the un-insulated pipe burst. Water then filled the chlorine unit and heater. The …

An $11,000 meter glitch, discovered in December, has caused one Edgerton Village Councilman to question the village’s protocols on such matters. Dawn Fitzcharles, outgoing village administrator, said a problem with Edgerton Local Schools’ electric meter resulted in the district underpaying thousands of dollars for their electricity consumption over a 10-month …

Alice M. Simper, 87 years, of Hamilton, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018 at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Alice was born August 16, 1930 in Hamilton, Indiana, the daughter of the late L. Quentin and Columbia (Wing) Myers. She was a 1948 graduate of Hamilton High School. …

Ralph “Johnny” F. Beavers, Jr., 53 of Edon passed away at his home Friday morning. He was born on October 25, 1964 in Montpelier to Ralph F. Beavers, Sr. and Vivian (Zuver) Reed. Ralph was a machine operator and fork lift operator at ARO Tru Line in Bryan. He is …

Ethel L. King, age 98, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Saturday February 17, 2018 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. She had worked at 50 Division and Hayes-Albion and was a member of First Brethren Church in Bryan. Ethel was born on June 27, 1919 …

Ivan Jr. Nichols, age 92, of Auburn, Indiana, passed away at 4:40 P.M. on Thursday, February 15, 2018, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Garrett, Indiana, surrounded by his loving family. Mr. Nichols was a heavy equipment operator and was a longtime employee of Sweatnam Pipeline. A jack-of-all-trades, he could fix …

Thomas L. “Tom” Harrington, age 67, of Bryan, Ohio, went peacefully to heaven at 7:28 A.M. on Friday, February 16, 2018, surrounded by his children at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. Tom worked at Spangler Candy Company for 32 years, retiring from the Shipping and Receiving Department. …

Authorities are investigating skeletal remains found in a wooded area west of C&A Tool Engineering in Auburn. Immediate identification of the body was not possible because of decomposition. An autopsy is scheduled for today. Investigators say there is no indication of foul play. The case into the discovery continues by …

A 33 year old man from Elkhart County is arrested after a car chase on the Indiana Toll Road in LaGrange County. The pursuit ended in Bristol. Troopers caught up to Christopher Stoops at the 118 mile marker for multiple traffic infractions. Stoops refused to stop. He continued westbound and …