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The state directs nearly 13 thousand dollars toward the Williams County Sheriff’s Office’s Drug Abuse or DARE program. The funds are earmarked for drug use prevention education programs in area schools during the upcoming school year. 152 other entities in the state received funds, also.

A car chase between officers and two suspects weaves its way through the countryside between Napoleon and Defiance. Officials say Christina Young of Napoleon wouldn’t pull over for the police on North Perry…Young had a warrant for her arrest…as she sped away…the officers join the chase. In time, heading towards …

A Delta man is indicted for raping a minor, along with a list of other child sex charges. Ryan Fervida was in a Fulton County courtroom. Prosecutors say they have plenty of evidence against him…some of it on his cell phone.

The Williams County Board of Elections announces they have hired Katrena Ebersole as the county’s new elections director. Ebersole is a Democrat. She replaces Heather Freese, who is moving on. The Bryan native joins Republican, Mandy Frank on the county elections staff.

A Mansfield man is indicted by a Henry County grand jury in connection to a heist last week at the Speedway gas station, there. Adam Payne, 26, faces robbery and a list of other charges. Payne was arrested following a traffic stop after his vehicle description and license plate number …

Crews in Napoleon take on a blaze at the Knights Inn on Scott St. A second floor room was in flames when they arrived. The people in the room got out safely. No word on a cause at this hour. The flames were knocked down and damage limited to a …

New bed allocations for 2019 were approved for the lockup in Stryker. Lucas County goes from 275 beds now to 222 next year. Defiance County has 60…Williams, 58…Fulton, 55…and Henry County, 37.

Area jobs numbers are released. Williams County’s unemployment rate slipped down to 3.9 percent in July…from 4.2 percent in June. The number for July 2017 was 5.0. In July 2016, the rate was 4.7 percent. 18,400 were employed in the county this past July.

The Indiana Chamber of Commerce isn’t saying much about a planned seminar on how companies can avoid unions organizing their workforce because of the risk of disruptions during the event. Chamber officials’ secretiveness about the “Remaining Union-Free” event in October includes not disclosing the location until 24 hours before the …

A Hammond woman, who says she was tricked into traveling to Syria, is accused of providing material support to the group, ISIS. Prosecutors say Samantha Elhassani aided and abetted the terrorist outfit…the proceedings in the Indianapolis area courtroom continues.