In West Unity, the first reading to raise water and sewer rates was held by village council. Officials say the increase is necessary to provide for fiscally sustainable water systems within the village. Under the proposal, the base charge for sewer service for customers within the village would increase from …

A hunter falls from a tree stand in northeast Steuben County. Mark Neuhaus of Angola was hunting on private property when he fell 15 feet from his deer stand. Neuhaus didn’t return home and his brothers went looking for him. They found Neuhaus on the ground underneath the stand. An …

A Hicksville man is arrested for kidnapping. Christopher Karacson also made threats to law enforcement officers who were attempting to apprehend him.

A Butler woman is sentenced for vehicular manslaughter in Williams County. Cassandra Stickney was given eight years. The charges against Stickney stem from a hit-and-run accident on Feb. 16, which caused the death of Williams County resident, Keith Brown. Both Brown and Stickney were westbound on U.S. 6 near Edgerton, …

Indiana State police says an armed robbery last week in Auburn may be linked to several others. They say similar robberies happened in Logansport and Peru, followed by hold ups in Kalamazoo and Portage. Investigators think the same man is responsible for all four robberies.

One teen is dead after being hit by a car in Frenchtown Township on North Telegraph Road, near Buhl Road. William Owens was driving northbound on North Telegraph when Austin Noe, 17, ran in front of Owens’ car and was hit. Noe was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident …

A West Unity man is killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 20A, between Montpelier and West Unity. Brett Long’s vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and into a field. Witnesses tried to help Long, who was undergoing a medical episode during the incident. Long was taken …

John Russell Opdycke, age 91, of rural Stryker, passed away Friday morning, October 13, 2017, at Genesis Health Care in Bryan. Arrangements are pending at the Grisier Funeral Home in Stryker.

Wayne R. Stutzman, age 88, of Wauseon, passed away Friday, October 13, 2017, at Heartland of Wauseon. Prior to his retirement he had been a lifelong area farmer. Wayne was born in Wauseon on February 22, 1929, the son of Daniel and Martha (Frazier) Stutzman. On November 8, 1952, he …

To Honor Mary’s wishes there will be no visitation or funeral services.