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A highway maintenance worker is injured on an I-69 overpass. Indiana State troopers responded in DeKalb County. First units on the scene discovered that a highway worker had been struck by a vehicle. The victim…identified as Yancy Anderson, of Knox, had been trimming weeds along the County Road 11A overpass …

The Fulton County Engineer’s office has announced a pair of road closures. County Road 10, between County Road H and County Road J, will remain closed for 21 days. County Road 7-2, between County Road H & County Road J will remain closed for that same timespan, as well.

Trooper, Travis Rothenbuhler was promoted to the rank of sergeant by Colonel Charles A. Jones, Patrol superintendent. Sergeant Rothenbuhler will transfer from his previous assignment in Findlay District Investigations to serve as an assistant post commander at the Defiance Post. Sergeant Rothenbuhler began his Patrol career in October 2010 as …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting four fatal traffic crashes which claimed four lives over the Labor Day holiday weekend. The data collected points to the 2022 Labor Day holiday weekend as being the safest since 2010. Troopers arrested 405 drivers for DUI and issued 1,992 safety belt citations. …

The Fountain City Amphitheater is getting a new lighted walkway. The Bryan City Council approved a $129 thousand dollar contract with Rupp Contracting that will connect the Imagination Station parking lot with the pedestrian path on the east side of the park. The goal is to have the project done …

The Village of Montpelier has agreed to take over a small sewer system now operated by the county. The so-called Ruble sewer system consists of five residential properties on the south side of County Road K, just east of the Montpelier School campus. Officials say…the county is operating the small …

In Steuben County…three people are hurt in a Saturday afternoon crash involving a motorcycle and a car, near Hamilton. Deputies were dispatched to the intersection of State Road 1 and County Road 500 south…near Otsego Township for the two vehicle accident. Officials tell reporters, 71 year old Frankie Handshoe of …

General Motors says a new electric vehicle battery plant built in Ohio has started producing cells, which could help customers get federal tax credits. The joint-venture plant near Warren is focused on training as it prepares to ramp up manufacturing. A spokeswoman for the venture said it is producing cells …

A Fort Wayne man suffered leg and arm fractures after crashing into a tree just outside of Garrett, Thursday morning. William Smith, 43, was driving on W Quincy Street in Altona, when the vehicle went off the road for an unknown reason. Smith struck a large tree with the front …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is urging drivers to be safe this Labor Day weekend. Troopers will focus enforcement efforts on removing impaired drivers from Ohio’s roadways. The Labor Day weekend reporting period begins today and ends Monday. During the 2021 Labor Day holiday weekend, there were 16 fatal crashes …