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Ohio’s Department of Transportation says its employees have spent more than 20,000 hours helping with cleanup from tornadoes and other severe weather that swept through parts of the state last month. The department says damage caused in the severe storms, straight-line winds, flooding and landslides has totaled more than $500,000. …

One man is dead as officers respond to a report of an assault at the Colonial Manor Motel on E. High St. in Bryan. Dylan Bible is the victim…he was pronounced dead at an area hospital. Officers tell reporters Ryan Dangerfield, of Hillsdale County, Michigan is a person of interest …

A woman is sent to the hospital after a rear-end crash in DeKalb County on State Road 8. Officials say Brandy Williams was westbound when smoke began to obscure her vision…that’s when she rear-ended a truck. The driver of the truck, 19-year-old Samuel Beechy, told investigators that his vehicle wouldn’t …

A 19-year-old Kendallville man is arrested after investigators say he damaged several vehicles, street signs, and buildings by spraying them with paint, using squirt guns in the area of North Main Street. Someone reported several people spraying paint from a moving SUV in the area. Officers found it…and pulled it …

Operators of refineries in Ohio are worried that a potential shutdown of a Great Lakes oil pipeline in Michigan could push up their costs or even force them to close. Gov. DeWine sent Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer a letter, asking her to not let the pipeline shut down permanently. Talks …

Seven area student musicians and a local teacher are travelling across Europe next week, on a seven-country tour as part of the Ohio Ambassadors of Music program. The tour includes performances in England, France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Italy and Germany.

Williams County sheriff, Steve Towns is charged with three misdemeanors related to confidential child abuse reports Towns released online in October 2018. The charges, filed in Bryan Municipal Court, include one count of improperly disclosing confidential information and two counts of improperly releasing child abuse reports. It all stems from …

The state’s budget, in debate on the floor of the Ohio Legislature, includes $500,000 for a study on the underground aquifer system in northwest Ohio. House Bill 166 has been passed by the House and the Senate, this week.

The proposed merger of the Henry County Regional Water and Sewer District with the Northwestern Water and Sewer District clears another hurdle. Henry County water official cited mounting financial obligations, personnel issues and a need to find a more affordable water source. The Northwestern Board of Trustees approved moving forward …

Bryan Municipal Utilities’ Townline Road Water Main Replacement Project is scheduled to begin at the intersection of High Street and Townline Road. It includes installation of 4,400 feet of 12-inch water main, seven fire hydrants and 30 water service lines within the public right-of-way on Townline Road, between High and …