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About 6,000 Auburn Elec­tric Util­ity cus­tomers lost power Mon­day night as the tem­per­a­tures dipped to well below zero. The city’s util­ity is fed power by Indi­ana Michi­gan Power, and that feed was bro­ken and the whole city was affected. The the out­age at the Auburn sub­sta­tion occurred at 6:35 p.m. …

Most areas remain under a level three snow emer­gency. In Defi­ance County, the Sheriff’s Office reports that the level three emer­gency will remain in effect until fur­ther notice, and all county offices are closed today. At a level 3, all road­ways are closed to every­one except emer­gency per­son­nel. No one …

The St. John’s Catholic Church Cel­e­brat­ing Senior 55 Club (Defi­ance) meet­ing will not be held today due to the inclement weather. Keep your radio set right here for addi­tional post­pone­ments and weather related cancellations.

School & College Closures: Bryan Montpelier Edon Edgerton Millcreek West Unity – BOE Meeting is at 6pm Tuesday North Central Stryker Pulaski Headstart – AM/PM 4 County Career Center Central Local Northeastern-Tinora Northwest State Defiance College Bowling Green Toledo   Sporting Event Cancellations: -Bryan JV Girls and Boys Basketball Games …

On Fri­day, Bryan Police reported the arrest of 46 year old Kelly J. Mitchell of Bryan on charges of Crim­i­nal Dam­ag­ing, Crim­i­nal Tres­pass and Dis­or­derly Con­duct. Mitchell was taken to CCNO where she was locked behind bars. On Sat­ur­day, Bryan Police say they arrested 57 year old Ronald Pat­ton of …

IT’s cold out there! Very Cold! As of 7:45 Sun­day evening, Williams County was placed under a Level 3 snow emer­gency. That means only essen­tial per­son­nel should be on the road­ways. State and local offi­cials on Sun­day warned that the severe win­ter weather and extreme cold could poten­tially be deadly …

Res­i­dents are being reminded not to for­get their four legged friends in this bit­ter cold. With the tem­per­a­tures out­side dip­ping well below freez­ing, peo­ple need to make sure their pets are warm and safe. Out­door pets should also be checked to ensure they have ade­quate shel­ter, food and water. If …

The Amer­i­can Red Cross will have a blood drive from 2–6 p.m. Jan. 11 at the Pauld­ing VFW Post, 214 N. Water St. The drive will be held in honor of Don Egnor. To donate, call 800–733-2767 or visit www.redcrossblood.org.

Two local county sheriff’s deputies grad­u­ated from K9 unit train­ing Fri­day. Defi­ance County Sheriff’s deputy Adam Shafer and Pauld­ing County Sheriff’s deputy Gary Deitrick each com­pleted the 14-week class in Fort Wayne. Shafer is the han­dler for Boomer, and Deitrick is the han­dler for Jano (pro­nounced Ya-no). Both are Ger­man …

As of New Years Day, Ohio became one of more than a dozen states which raised the min­i­mum wage. Most work­ers on min­i­mum wage will see an increase from $7.85 to $7.95 per hour for non-tipped employ­ees, and from $3.93 to $3.98 per hour for tipped employ­ees. But the increase …