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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 …

Stryker village expects to finish 2023 almost $200,000 dollars in the black, officials say. As of Dec. 11, village revenues total $1.3 million dollars, with expenses at $1.1 million, or about $195,000 in the positive. The village is still on the hook for expenses of about $98,500 from the ongoing …

An Ohio House committee clears a contentious higher education bill that would eliminate nearly all diversity and inclusion training requirements in Ohio’s public colleges and universities, and bar them from taking stances on “controversial topics. Republican House Speaker, Jason Stephens says the measure didn’t have enough support in the GOP-dominated …