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A tornado touches down in Henry County, causing damage. The roof of a barn in McClure was ripped off in the storm. Severe thunderstorm watches remained in effect for several hours…in the area of Ohio 281 and 65. No injuries were reported. Henry County had 34 power outages during all …

Crews take on a fire in Huntertown on Hand Road. When they arrived, they found a barn fully engulfed in flames. Because of the high heat and wind direction, it melted siding of a nearby house and small workshop. Firefighters had the blaze under control within 30 minutes. There were …

An Angola man, accused of stalking his victim while in possession of a handgun and duct tape, is sentenced to seven years jail time in a DeKalb County courtroom. Claude Zebolsky pled guilty to stalking while armed with a deadly weapon, a felony, as part of a plea deal. Zebolsky …

A 3-year-old boy drowns in a Steuben County lake. First responders were called to Lake Arrowhead on a report of a child found in the water, 9 miles west of Angola, near C.R. 100 South and S.R. 327. Police found the child unresponsive. Immediate life-saving measures were attempted until medical …

A Bryan area resident is arrested in the shooting deaths of four dogs in the care of his wife, a dog groomer, at a County Road 13 location. Investigators say Philip Taylor is charged in an apparent domestic dispute. Taylor is scheduled for a preliminary hearing in Bryan Municipal Court …

An issue with Oakwood’s EMS that will impact Paulding village is discussed during the Paulding council meeting. The village received word Oakwood can’t handle calls from 6 a.m.-6 p.m. daily, due to a personnel shortage.

Federal workers are in Ohio and ready to begin assessing the damage left behind by tornadoes that swept through 10 counties last week. Hundreds of homes and businesses were destroyed and many more damaged during the outbreak that saw at least 18 tornadoes touch down in western Ohio. The survey …

Williams County elections officials invite the public to become familiar with the county’s new voting equipment, this at an open house at the county elections office on E. High St. in Bryan, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday in June. Earlier this year, the state appropriated $114.5 …

Bryan’s City Council is publicly opposing Ohio House Bill 6. The panel voted against the legislation, which mainly deals with bailing out the state’s two nuclear power plants by way of a new charge to Ohioans’ electric bills. The plan would generate about $200 million annually through charges tacked onto …

The Ohio Supreme Court denies an appeal by Bryan City Schools in its attempt to prevent the reinstatement of treasurer’s office employee, Janet Hageman. In 2014, Hageman reported the 2012 purchase of a $1,351 laptop, printer and protection program by BCS Treasurer, Rob Rosswurm with his own funds for his …