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The Defiance City Council defers a decision on possible medicinal marijuana facilities during its meeting. Assistant city law director, Sean O’Donnell explained the provisions of the new medicinal marijuana law, approved by the Ohio General Assembly last year. Cities are now in the process of deciding which companies are licensed …

Authorities confirm a body was pulled from the Saint Marys River, near the Hale Avenue bridge in Fort Wayne. It’s unclear if police suspect foul play.

A new federal prosecutor is confirmed for 32 counties across northern Indiana. The Senate approved Thomas Kirsch as the U.S. attorney for Indiana’s northern district, which covers roughly the northern one-third of the state. President, Trump nominated Kirsch in July. He replaces David Capp, who resigned in March after leading …

Fremont Police respond to a fight on North Bell Street, involving a knife…one person was hurt. Officers located one subject involved that was leaving the residence, that was the victim. Authorities then made a traffic stop of a vehicle shortly after in the area and the driver was detained by …

A strong effort is being made to garner ideas from the public about repurposing the current Defiance Middle School campus on Arabella Street. A town hall meeting was held Monday evening at Defiance Community Auditorium to hear input, as to options for the future of the 1918 building, currently housing …

Northwest State Community College is awarded a $2.2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant, paid out over a five-year period, will aid the college’s continued efforts to improve student success. The Department of Education awarded grant funding to a maximum of 10 colleges and universities throughout …

Bryan Municipal Utilities department heads got their wish Tuesday as the Bryan Board of Public Affairs approved the purchase of a $302,688.50 hydro excavator. Water Superintendent Norm Echler and Electric Superintendent Al Sullivan agreed the new piece of equipment…which uses a jet of water to loosen soil while a vacuum …

Four credit card skimmers were found on gas pumps in Edon and Edgerton on Sept. 23. They were removed by law enforcement but for some the discovery may have come too late. Three people have reported unauthorized withdrawals from debit cards since then, all from the Edon area.

A portion of State Road 327 was closed Monday for a rolled over tractor-trailer unit. The incident took place on State Road 327 near County Road 175 North, south of Orland on top of Sand Hill. One lane of the roadway was closed for recovery and clean up. The accident …

After sitting vacant for years in Bryan, the old run down house at 426 N. Williams St. was bought, then knocked down by the Williams County Land Bank. Insiders say a community garden is going in. Bryan Planning Commissioners approved a variance, changing the lot’s zoning from R-2, Residential, to …