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The Antwerp Local Schools Board of Education heard a report from the transportation director and approved employment contracts during its meeting. Officials reported on the new Samsara software that has been installed in the district’s buses. Several teaching contracts were approved by the board. Additionally, bus driver and custodial contracts …

A Henry County grand jury has returned indictments against three people…implicated in an armed robbery last month at the Circle K gas station in Liberty Center. William Mullins…Kyle Gaynor and Melvin Rayoum are each charged with aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony, according to Henry County prosecutor. The charges against Mullins …

A Leipsic man is found not guilty of two traffic-related felony charges in a jury trial in Henry County. Victor Magallanes, 34, was acquitted of aggravated vehicular assault, a third-degree felony; and vehicular assault, a fourth-degree felony, during the two-day trial. A Henry County grand jury indictment returned against Magallanes …

A skid loader that catches fire at an aluminum recycling plant in Kendallville leaves a man suffering from burns. Firefighters were called to Aluminum Recovery Technologies on Production Road. When crews arrived, emergency medical responders were already treating the man who had been operating the skid loader when it caught …

A former Swanton village clerk is sentenced in a Fulton County courtroom to prison for stealing a large amount of money from the city while employed there. Kari Rowe, 47, gets an 18-month prison term for theft in office, a third-degree felony. She also was ordered to pay restitution of …

The Village of Edon and the Williams County Port Authority agree on a partnership that would waive fees on two new houses the Port Authority will be building on recently purchased lots on Bunny Lane. The city council voted unanimously to waive utility taxes and building permit fees…so the Port …

The new Iron Horse River Trail project is expected to be bid out this summer for a completion next year…after it failed to get bids this spring. The project would pave a trail…running from North Pleasant Street to River Street…and would include two wooden piers over low ground. Although two …

Detectives are investigating…after a semi-truck driver had a medical event, causing him to crash into two other big rigs. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department says the crash happened when a 41-year-old driver from Michigan was turning into the parking lot of the SDI complex in the 4500 block of County …

In Fulton County…the Grand Jury indicts charging individuals with Fulton County crimes, according to the Fulton County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Joseph Dollarhide, of Toledo is accused of on nine counts of Nonsupport of Dependents. Michaela Spencer of Bryan is indicted on one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs and more …

Gov., DeWine announces…nearly $50 million dollars in funding will go toward 11 jails in Ohio, including the one in Williams County. The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio will receive more than $4.6 million…for security upgrades…and a new operations center for staff members. The security upgrades will include secure cell doors …