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DeKalb County prosecutors say that truck driver…who caused a chain-reaction crash on I-69 that killed a Michigan couple and another person…will not face criminal charges in the accident. Court officials say 70-year-old James Crager did not see a line of traffic that was slowing or stopped for construction, until it …

Wauseon Schools students will be staying home a bit longer than anticipated following Christmas break. Superintendent, Troy Armstrong announces the district will go to remote education for two weeks to start January. The high school went to remote learning prior to the break. All K-5 students will bring home a …

A bill, that would delay the collection of nuclear subsidies under the law at the center of a $60 million federal bribery probe…is under consideration by Ohio lawmakers, as the lame duck session winds down. The proposal, introduced by Republican Rep. Jim Hoops…would halt the collection of at least $170 …

One person dies in a solo crash on the Ohio Turnpike. Officials tell reporters, Rouyn Alda, of Temecula, California, was driving west when he loses control of his vehicle during bad weather, near milepost 24. The pickup hits a guardrail and flips in the median. A passenger, James Botton, of …

In Montpelier…crews respond to a vehicle fire, involving a front-end loader, inside the Edon Farmers Co-op, on County Road 13. They say an employee saw black soot on top of the overhead door of the place…that’s when the call came out for help. After the flames are put out…officials check …

The Pioneer Village Council approves the village budget. Overall appropriations will be seeing a decrease of around $1.5 million dollars, to just under $5.8 million in 2021. The village is expecting an Ohio Public Works Commission grant for work on the water plant…to the tune of $325,000.

Bryan Municipal Utilities officials say its new Industrial Drive Substation is completed and ready to serve the community. BMU adds the new power facility, located to the south of Industrial Drive, increases the reliability of the city’s electrical system, provides capacity for future growth and allows for another step in …

COVID-19 deaths in Defiance County continue to rise this week, with the total reaching 48. County health officials now report two more deaths related to coronavirus…two men male…one in his 70s with underlying health conditions and a male in his 90s with health problems, as well.

An Archbold teen is given five years community control with several conditions in a Williams County courtroom, on a pair of amended sexual abuse charges. Elias Rash will also serve 30 days in CCNO, beginning next month. Community service applies, in the case, as well. He also was classified as …

A car and an SUV collide on Highway 20, near the intersection with CR 500 west, in rural Steuben County…pinning one of the drivers in his car for a short time. Officials tell reporters Jamie Cassabon of Angola was eastbound on 20, near the county airport, when he pulled into …