The Indiana State Police is investigating an officer-involved shooting during a homicide investigation early Sunday in Angola. Officers responded to a home in the 400 block of North Elizabeth Street for a shots-fired call. When officers arrived, they found two deceased males outside the residence. Detectives and Crime Scene investigators …

A Defiance man was arrested for trafficking in Fentanyl-related compounds by area officers, with assistance from the Defiance Police Department. Dustin Siler was picked up on a search warrant at a Power Dam Road address. in Defiance. The investigation into potential distribution of narcotics also led to the arrest of …

James E. Evers, 95, of Pioneer, passed away Tuesday, October 4, 2022 at St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo.  He was born on September 24, 1927 in Waldron, Michigan to James Arthur and Esther Marie (Kemerly) Evers and was the last surviving of their 14 children. Jim served his country …

Richard “Dick” William Stoepfel, 78, of Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on the evening of October 4, 2022, at Swanton Valley Healthcare Center in Swanton, Ohio, following a recent illness. One of thirteen children, Dick was born on October 7, 1943, to Victor and Zelma Goedde Stoepfel of Deshler, Ohio. He …

The Defiance Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a school bus crash on County Road 16, at U.S. Highway 20, in Madison Township. Officials say…Aaron Mullins, of Pioneer…was driving the bus southbound on County Road 16 when he approached the stop sign at 20. Mullins then entered …

The City of Bryan was honored for achievements throughout the past year during the 2022 American Municipal Power Annual Conference. Bryan Municipal Utilities received an AMP Safety Award…in recognition of no time lost due to reportable accidents…along with an AMP Safety Commendation…in recognition of less than one percent time lost …

Dr. Kiersten Latham is the new President and Chief Executive Officer at Sauder Village in Archbold. She replaces Debbie Sauder David, who has retired after 22 years of service. Sauder Village bills itself as Ohio’s largest living history destination. Latham has spent her career working and teaching at all kinds …

A Williams County woman…accused of running into two northeastern Indiana boys with her SUV, fatally injuring one of them, allegedly fled the scene and tried to conceal her involvement in the weekend accident, authorities say. Hope Richmond, 45, of Montpelier, is charged with three felonies, including leaving the scene of …

Holgate Village Council members hired a zoning administrator during a regular meeting. Fred Weber was approved for a salary of $4,600 dollars a year. Weber is from Hamler. In other town news…a golf cart inspection will be conducted by the Henry County Sheriff’s Office in the west village parking lot. …

Previously found guilty of two counts of felony rape, Christopher Sturtevant was sentenced Tuesday to 14 years in prison in a Williams County courtroom. Sturtevant, 21, of Edgerton, gets seven years for each rape count of two women, to be served consecutively. Both victims were 19 years old when the …