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Police in Lagrange County arrest two people on drug-related charges. Officials tell reporters Joseph Stewart is accused of drug possession, public intoxication, criminal trespass and disorderly conduct. Keegen Bentley of Kendallville was brought in by Lagrange County deputies for a drug court violation. Both have court dates approaching, soon.

Governor, DeWine announces that deaths caused by traffic crashes on Ohio’s roads this year have increased over 2018, making 2019 one of the deadliest years on the highway in the Buckeye State this decade. A total of 1,119 people have been killed in traffic crashes in Ohio this year to …

Funding for the Indiana agency that oversees hazardous spills and the safety of water and air has been decreasing over the last decade, a report by a nonprofit organization concludes. The Environmental Integrity Project’s report also says the slashes in funding for the Indiana Department of Environmental Management happened even …

All counties, including Williams County, in the northwest corner of Ohio saw unemployment rates drop from October in November. In Williams County’s it was 3.2 percent, down slightly from 3.4 percent in October, September and August. The county’s rate remains one of the lowest in the state and is the …

The City of Bryan has created a new position, one it hopes will lead to a neater and cleaner appearance. The city council voted unanimously to the full-time role that will eventually pay $13 to $15 an hour. The main purpose of the job?…to clean up urban blight in the …

The Census Bureau is seeking thousands of temporary workers to help conduct its 2020 count in Ohio. Workers are needed to interview residents and update address lists. The Bureau also is seeking field supervisors, recruiting assistants, clerks and office supervisors for its eight field offices. The positions will pay between …

Indiana residents who’ve had felony convictions expunged from their criminal records are eligible, in most circumstances, to again buy and obtain a license to carry guns. The legal opinion responded to a question from an Indiana State Police lawyer about the gun rights of people who’ve had criminal charges removed …

Everyone is okay after a two car crash at Ohio 15 and Ohio 576. Officials say a pickup turned onto County Road I…and into a pickup, heading south on 576. The six people in the second vehicle, including a few kids, were treated at the scene and released. The driver …

A Michigan man is hurt in a solo crash in Gorham Township. Troopers say a semi, with Tonin Beleshi of Sterling Heights behind the wheel, went off the left side of the road on Highway 20 at County Road 22. The big rig then overturns into a power pole. Beleshi …

Indiana Governor, Eric Holcomb says last year’s historic unprecedented education spending increase is just now finding its way to teacher paychecks. Holcomb says the raises were negotiated district by district between September 15 and November 15. He tells reporters his goal is to put Hoosier teacher pay in the top …