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The third 2017 Williams County Prosecutor’s Office Top Cop Award is presented to Detective Tracy Williamson of the Bryan Police Department. Detective Williamson has been with the force for 19 years. Williamson previously held roles with the department as a Multi-Area Narcotics Task Force Officer, a Bike Patrolperson, and as …

In West Unity, the first reading to raise water and sewer rates was held by village council. Officials say the increase is necessary to provide for fiscally sustainable water systems within the village. Under the proposal, the base charge for sewer service for customers within the village would increase from …

A hunter falls from a tree stand in northeast Steuben County. Mark Neuhaus of Angola was hunting on private property when he fell 15 feet from his deer stand. Neuhaus didn’t return home and his brothers went looking for him. They found Neuhaus on the ground underneath the stand. An …

A Hicksville man is arrested for kidnapping. Christopher Karacson also made threats to law enforcement officers who were attempting to apprehend him.

A Butler woman is sentenced for vehicular manslaughter in Williams County. Cassandra Stickney was given eight years. The charges against Stickney stem from a hit-and-run accident on Feb. 16, which caused the death of Williams County resident, Keith Brown. Both Brown and Stickney were westbound on U.S. 6 near Edgerton, …

Indiana State police says an armed robbery last week in Auburn may be linked to several others. They say similar robberies happened in Logansport and Peru, followed by hold ups in Kalamazoo and Portage. Investigators think the same man is responsible for all four robberies.

A West Unity man is killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 20A, between Montpelier and West Unity. Brett Long’s vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and into a field. Witnesses tried to help Long, who was undergoing a medical episode during the incident. Long was taken …

Senator, Rob Portman is traveling across Ohio this week, touring auto manufacturing plants. On Thursday, the Republican stopped at the General Motors Powertrain Transmission Plant in west Toledo. It is part of what he calls an ‘Auto Manufacturing Jobs Tour.’ The senator came to the plant to pitch how tax …

The Ohio Turnpike Commission clears its books and finds a lot of money to be reinvested into the road traveled by millions every year. The extra money, about $16.2 million, emerged due to the refinancing of $126.6 million worth of the turnpike’s 2009 and 2010 revenue bonds. Officials say the …

After several buildings on Edgerton Local Schools’ campus were broken into in early September, the district took steps to improve security. This month, the district approved an $11,300 fencing package to run along its football facility. Also, the district is exploring the purchase of a 10 x 10 bus “mini-barn” …