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The cause of that big fire at MetalX in Delta on Sept. 16 may never be known, but it doesn’t appear to be foul play. Delta Fire Chief, Scott Smith says the origin of the blaze is accidental but undetermined in nature. The ruling is due to the amount of …

Two area airports are among 16 in Ohio that will receive infrastructure grants from the Federal Aviation Administration. Officials say the FAA will award $986 million in airport infrastructure grants, the fifth allotment of the total $3.1 billion in Airport Improvement Program funding for airports across the United States. That …

A rare mosquito-borne virus that has caused deaths in other states, including Michigan, is found in two horses in LaGrange County. At least two area counties plan to conduct mosquito control spraying. Eastern equine encephalitis virus is primarily transmitted by mosquitoes. People infected with it can develop severe inflammation in …

Steuben County deputies respond to the McDonald’s on North Old 27 in Jamestown Township for a possible bomb threat…phoned in to the restaurant. The place was closed and cleared out. The bomb squad comes in and combs through area…while several roadways were closed off. Nothing was found…and the place opened …

There was a groundbreaking at the industrial park in Bryan. S&S Directional Boring…Advanced Rehabilitation Technology…and OBIC will make the move from their current County Road 17 home to a $2.5 million, 48,000-square-foot facility, set to be finished in April. The move will see the three firms’ collective payroll rise from …

The Ohio Supreme Court will hold court in Williams County on Oct. 23. Officials say the bench will present official, open-to-the-public arguments on several ongoing cases in the auditorium at Montpelier Schools. The hearings will be attended by upperclassmen from schools across the county, in sessions of 200 per case, …

The Ohio Department of Agriculture announces new veterinary inspection requirements for horses entering Ohio. They apply to all horses, including those intended to participate in the All American Quarter Horse Congress. The intent is to prevent the spread of Vesicular Stomatitis. They say it’s highly contagious, with biting insects the …

Kage Seals, the co-defendant in a local arson case, enters a guilty plea in a Defiance County courtroom to arson. A pre-sentence investigation is ordered and his bond was continued. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 21. Prosecutors say Seals set fire to a home on Domersville Road in Aug, 2018. …

Jeffrey Smith, the area man accused of stealing a CSX vehicle that was later struck and heavily damaged by a train in Defiance, pleads guilty to intimidation, vandalism, interference with the operation of a train and receiving stolen property. The judge ordered a pre-sentence investigation and continued Smith’s $100,000 cash …

A Napoleon woman is sentenced in Defiance County for causing the traffic death of a Paulding County man in 2018. Emily Mossing was placed on probation for three years for vehicular homicide…and given 180 days in the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio, with 120 days suspended. Mossing was also ordered …