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The Defiance City Council okays a three-year federal grant will allow the hiring of six firefighters on the Defiance Fire Department. There are concerns on how to pay for the officers once the grant funds are exhausted. The decision expands the number of allotted firefighters from 15 to 21.

Rachel Schroeder takes home the Showman of Showmen Championship at the Williams County Fair. Schroeder, a 2018 Edgerton High School graduate, won in the Swine category. This was the 13th and final year of 4-H for Schroeder, who is a dental hygienist student at Rhodes State College in Lima.

Commissioners from a number of counties in the tri-state area are moving forward on forming a regional aquifer board. A public session at the Williams County East Annex included commissioners from Defiance, Fulton and Williams counties as well as Allen and Steuben in Indiana and Hillsdale County in Michigan. Their …

Residents in St. Joe can safely drink water again after a month-long boil water advisory. Clerk Treasurer, Allison McKean says the town lifted the advisory after the OK was given. McKean said all repairs at the town’s pump house had been completed and required water tests came back clean. It …

A Super PAC, with ties to Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell, is spending $1.4 million on an ad campaign to boost Indiana GOP Senate candidate, Mike Braun. The Senate Leadership Fund announced the campaign, which will run across the state on broadcast TV, cable, radio and online. Braun is a …

Six Indiana communities will be selected to host a Smithsonian Institution exhibit on rural America during 2019 and 2020. Indiana Humanities announced it will sponsor a tour of the exhibit called “Crossroads: Change Comes to Rural America.” The six cities chosen will host the exhibit for six weeks each. The …

A Bryan man guilty of sexual battery goes to jail for three years. Charles Raynor had plead guilty to two counts of sexual battery, last month in a Williams County courtroom. He was indicted in March by a Williams County grand jury. Prosecutors say he engaged in sexual conduct with …

The Ohio Turnpike is partially closed for a time after a two car crash just east of the Wauseon exit in Fulton County. The crash closed all eastbound turnpike lanes and one westbound lane. The investigation into the accident is underway at this hour.

Crews take a on pair of fires in Napoleon. The first was at a machine shop on Industrial Drive in Oldcastle. The building’s sprinkler system was on when firefighters arrived. The blaze was extinguished a few minutes after that. No word on damage. Then, later, another call. This time on …

An Edgerton man is indicted in a Defiance County courtroom. 20 year old Jonah Brown is accused of failure to comply with a police officer and unauthorized use of a vehicle. Prosecutors say Brown was seen driving a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent. He then allegedly failed to comply …