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The new Bryan Elementary School, formerly the Bryan Middle School, is now ready for classes to begin Tuesday, after more than a year of construction. School, city and state officials, along with area residents, gathered in the newly renovated gym Sunday afternoon for its dedication. Paolo DeMaria, state superintendent of …

Voters can meet and ask questions of candidates for elected office in Bryan at three Meet the Candidate forums in October. They are facing off in the Tuesday, Nov. 7 general election. The forums will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on three consecutive days…Oct. 10-12…in three different …

A Defiance man is sentenced to a decade in prison on charges involving a female juvenile. Matthew Miller was given the 10-year term by Judge, Joseph Schmenk, on a charge of pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a minor. He is now classified as a tier 3 sexual offender. Miller will be …

A team of Bryan Municipal Utilities lineworkers, with a Montpelier village worker, are heading to Florida to help with Irma relief efforts. BMU joined with six other local utilities to send 21 lineworkers to Tallahassee, where the will work a 10-day assignment, 16 hours a day. BMU will post updates …

County commissioners pass a resolution subtracting $5,000 from an increase already approved for this year’s Sheriff’s budget. In a 2-1 split vote last month, they agreed to increase the sheriff’s budget by $160,000 to hire and pay the salaries of two new road deputies, cover the cost of pay raises …

Bridge maintenance is planned for I-69 beginning next week over County Road 200 West in Steuben County. From 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., drivers are cautioned to watch for shoulder work and lane restrictions, as well as stopped traffic and flaggers in the construction zone.

Larry Norton, the man in the middle of one of the largest drug distribution rings in Northern Indiana, will spend the rest of his life in prison. Norton was convicted in federal court in May on heroin and cocaine charges. He and four others intended to deal over a kilo …

A Lucas County grand jury indicts a man who killed two people in 2015. Mark Lowery is charged with the murder of Alfred Delong on Consaul Street. Prosecutors say Lowery stole Delong’s Jeep before ditching it. Later, firefighters found the burned body of Taylor Meeks in a building also on …

Ohio’s first West Nile virus death of the year is in Defiance County. The 74-year-old man had been hospitalized with encephalitis. 10 human cases of West Nile have been reported across the state. Most get it through the bite of an infected mosquito…many do not notice any symptoms.

A natural gas leak causes problems in downtown Hudson. Businesses and residents from the 300 block of West Main Street were evacuated as a precaution. Apparently the incident was connected to an issue at a nearby construction site. Utility officials say the leak has been repaired. Crews checked the buildings, …