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Dignitaries cut the ribbon on the LaOtto Solar Generating Station on S. R. 3 in DeKalb County. Construction began last December. The new facility started making electricity in April. Officials say the field can generate enough energy to power about 125 homes.

CCNO in Stryker gets a windfall. Board members say the jail received a $10,000 reimbursement in the installation of a body scanner. The news was a portion of a good financial report for the lockup.

No one is hurt in a two car crash on U.S. 20 westbound at County Road 16. Officials say both vehicles were heading in the same direction when the accident happened…one car ended up into a pole on the south side of the road. The investigation into the crash continues …

Allen County deputies want an armed robbery suspect. Investigators tell reporters the white suspect…in his teens to early 20’s…blond…no facial hair…and a slender build…took an unknown amount of cash from the H Souder and Sons General Store on Main Street near Cedarville before taking off on foot. Officers there ask …

A beach at a Kendallville lake is closed after high E. coli test results. Parks and Recreation says it’s the beach at Bixler Lake. Officials say all the recent rains is the cause. They add they will continue testing and hope the beach will be cleared by the July 4th …

The great employment numbers continue in Williams County. The non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for May rose slightly to 2.6 percent, from 2.5 in April…that’s down from 3.2 percent in March. The mark put it in the top 5 in the state for lowest unemployment rates and continued its stay well …

Millcreek-West Unity Local Schools will be buying approximately seven acres of land at a cost of $6,000 per acre for the installation of solar panels. The equipment will initially be leased by the district. It will be installed through the solar technology firm, Entrust Energy. The district is expected to …

Ryan Dangerfield, the suspect in a fatal stabbing in Bryan is picked up by police in Hillsdale County on a voluntary manslaughter charge. Dangerfield was wanted in connection to an attack at the Colonial Manor Motel on East High Street in Bryan. Dylan Bible, the victim, died at an area …

A man facing the court in Bryan on drug charges briefly escapes proceedings. Officers were able to capture Travis Bauer on South Cherry Street, not too far from the courthouse. Bauer was taken to the hospital in Bryan, then taken to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. The original case …

Police in Auburn arrest a Garrett woman after officers find marijuana, paraphernalia and three pounds of marijuana edibles during a traffic stop on Touring Drive. Police pulled Lacey Issa over after her vehicle was spotted swerving…her car had an expired registration, also.