Counsel for a Napoleon man, charged with rape of a minor under age 13, files an oral motion in court, to withdraw his client’s guilty plea. Anthony Jones appeared in a Henry County courtroom for sentencing. Jones is seeking to plead not guilty by reason of insanity. Following evaluations, he …

An ordinance, that prohibits medicinal marijuana facilities in Defiance, was let lie by city council. The panel tabled the ordinance that would ban all businesses associated with the cultivation, processing and dispensing of medicinal marijuana within the city limits. It will receive a second reading at council’s next meeting. The …

Defiance’s next city law director is named. Mayor, Mike McCann announced Sean O’Donnell…one of the city’s two assistant law directors…will take over on Jan. 1. O’Donnell will replace long-time law director, David Williams, who will retire at year’s end. O’Donnell, 33, is a North Carolina native. He was employed by …

Scrapping company, Metal-X hosted a groundbreaking ceremony for its new facility in Delta. The proposed $35 million investment will fund the development of a state-of-the-art scrap processing plant that will create more than 75 new jobs to handle over 500,000 tons per year in its first phase. The company expects …

A Warsaw man wins $1 million after hitting a CA$H 5 jackpot through the Hoosier Lottery. Rick Calvert, who’s retired from the printing industry, won $1,055,000 before taxes on the jackpot drawn on Nov. 18. Calvert plans to pay off his home mortgage with the winnings…and use the balance of …

Geraldine “Geri” F. Stevens, 72, of Pioneer, passed away on Monday, November 27, 2017 at her home. She was born on March 8, 1945 in Toledo to Albert and Virginia (Miekiszak) Mancini. Geri graduated from Libbey High School in Toledo in 1963 and went on to receive her LPN degree …

Cynthia Rae Westerlund, age 61, of Bryan, passed away at 6:25 A.M. on Tuesday, November 28, 2017, at the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. Cindy was a conductor on Amtrack for 15 years. Cindy had lived in California for 40 years and recently moved back to Bryan. She …

A plan to offer a 100 percent tax abatement over a 15-year period on residential improvements over $5,000, or for new construction is now law after Montpelier Village Council voted it in unanimously. A similar ordinance, covering the downtown area, which contains commercial, industrial and residential buildings, is being prepared …

Multiple law enforcement agencies were able to safely talk a juvenile off of the roof of the Whitley County Courthouse. Police found a girl who had threatened to jump. A counselor from the Columbia City Bowen Center talked with the juvenile until negotiators from the Allen County Sheriff’s Department arrived. …

A Kendallville woman is hurt after she suffered a seizure while driving. Officials say Lois Williamson, 50, was headed north on State Road 3 near County Road 70. A witness saw Williamson slump over the wheel before crossing the grass median into the southbound lanes. She went down a steep …