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Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb and Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch are planning international economic development trips to help strengthen the state’s automotive and agriculture industries. Holcomb, First Lady Janet Holcomb and Indiana Secretary of Commerce Jim Schellinger will lead a delegation next week for three days to northern Italy. They’ll meet …

Indiana education officials say a $9 million federal grant will boost efforts to help students struggling with mental health issues. The five-year grant for the Indiana Department of Education was awarded through a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration program called Project AWARE. It aims to boost awareness of …

A top-ranking Indiana Republican lawmaker is in critical condition after a motorcycle crash in Michigan. State House Ways and Means Chairman, Tim Brown was taken to a hospital in Ann Arbor after he was thrown from his motorcycle…this after an SUV pulled in front of him near northern Michigan’s Mackinac …

Three people are in the hospital after an SUV crashes in Van Wert County, on State Route 697 near Brickner Road. The SUV, driven by Adam Reindel was heading west on 697 when the vehicle went off the side of the road and rolled over in a field. Reindel and …

Jon Husted addressed the Kiwanis after visiting the Williams County Fair. While campaigning with less than 55 days to the Nov. 6 election, Husted touted the ongoing efficiencies of his current position as secretary of state, saying his staffing is down 40 percent since he took over in 2010. He …

In the wake of the President’s latest trade tariffs, farmers can now sign up for relief, which will be helpful to some farmers in the short term. Back in July, the United States Department of Agriculture announced $12 billion in emergency aid to farmers, hurt by retaliatory tariffs from China. …

The Defiance City Council okays a three-year federal grant will allow the hiring of six firefighters on the Defiance Fire Department. There are concerns on how to pay for the officers once the grant funds are exhausted. The decision expands the number of allotted firefighters from 15 to 21.

Rachel Schroeder takes home the Showman of Showmen Championship at the Williams County Fair. Schroeder, a 2018 Edgerton High School graduate, won in the Swine category. This was the 13th and final year of 4-H for Schroeder, who is a dental hygienist student at Rhodes State College in Lima.

Commissioners from a number of counties in the tri-state area are moving forward on forming a regional aquifer board. A public session at the Williams County East Annex included commissioners from Defiance, Fulton and Williams counties as well as Allen and Steuben in Indiana and Hillsdale County in Michigan. Their …

Residents in St. Joe can safely drink water again after a month-long boil water advisory. Clerk Treasurer, Allison McKean says the town lifted the advisory after the OK was given. McKean said all repairs at the town’s pump house had been completed and required water tests came back clean. It …