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The Defiance County commissioners update a project to rehabilitate the elevator in the courthouse. The project plans were presented and it is expected it will be ready for bids to be opened in late January or early February, officials tell area reporters. The board also went into executive session with …

The Williams County commissioners agree to extend a property purchase agreement, as well as appointing a person to the county district library board. They approved extending the agreement with Crossed Rifles, LLC, for property located on North Main Street, part of some property purchased in September, along with another plot …

The Indiana State Police is investigating a two semi crash on I-69. First responders from Steuben County, respond to the fiery accident under the overpass bridge for the eastbound lanes that lead to the I-80 Toll plaza. Then they get there, one big rig’s trailer is fully engulfed in flames …

A structure fire in unincorporated Columbia requires assistance from fire departments across three states. The Fremont Fire Department is called to assist the Northwest Township Fire Department, for a situation that also had a potential hazmat problem. The blaze takes roughly three hours to clear. No injuries were reported. The …

The Indiana State Police is investigating a three vehicle crash along the eastbound toll plaza located at the 153 mile marker on I-80 in Steuben County, 4 miles west of the Indiana/Ohio State Line. Officials say Edwin Bottelman, 73, of Greeley, Iowa was behind the wheel of a semi. Prior …

The Biden administration has initiated a formal evaluation of risks posed by vinyl chloride, the cancer-causing chemical that burned in a towering plume of toxic black smoke following a fiery train derailment earlier this year in eastern Ohio. The Environmental Protection Agency will review risks posed by a handful of …

In a letter to the Williams County Commissioners, the North Central Local Schools Board of Education requests the commissioners approve AquaBounty’s utilization of the county’s right-of-way, citing financial need. North Central is the only district in the county not to have an income tax, relying instead on millage for their …

For the first time in almost 20 years, the cheering of fans and the sound of dribbling basketballs will echo throughout the former Edgerton High School gym for a varsity basketball contest. On Jan. 6, the Edgerton Bulldogs will host the Eastside Blazers from Butler, Indiana, for a “throwback game.” …

The Montpelier Exempted Village Schools Board of Education is butting heads with the teachers’ union over the teachers’ next contract. Members of the union and the Montpelier Education Association attended the meeting along with former teachers and members of the public. They had a chance to speak during the public …

The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office is warning the public of a telephone scam. There have been several reports of telephone calls from someone claiming to be with the department. The caller states that money needs to be paid in order to resolve an arrest warrant. So far, it appears that …