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Some funny money is out there. Officials say someone bought a meal at the Williams County Fair with a fake 100 dollar bill. Then, they say, the suspect bought gas with another phony hundred at the Edon Main Stop. Local officials say they have notified the Secret Service.

Michael Galbraith is the Democrat running to unseat incumbent 5th District Congressman Bob Latta in November’s general election, and he’s coming to Bryan for a town hall meeting. It’s set for the Bryan Community Center on Buffalo Road…it is open to the public.

Fire destroys a Pioneer home. Crews were called to a S. Third St. address. Officials tell reporters no injuries were reported. The investigation into the blaze is underway by both state and local officials.

One person is hurt after a solo crash on County Road K near West Unity. Officials say the driver lost control of a tree-planting truck and struck a bridge abutment. The rig fell into the creek bed and burst into flames. The Brady Township Fire Department responded and remained on …

Crews in Montpelier take on a structure fire at a Magda Drive business. Fire officials say damage is light at the Rassini Chassis Systems Shop. No word on how the blaze may have started. No one was hurt.

Williams County deputies are looking for a familiar face. Stephanie Funkhouser was indicted by a grand jury on Jan. 23 and charged with first- and second-degree felony complicity. Prosecutors say she allegedly aided another suspect in an attempted robbery that ended in an assault at an area residence. She has …

The Indiana Department of Education is planning to seek damages against a testing vendor for scoring issues and a delay in results for the state’s primary standardized test. Results for the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus were supposed to be publicly released Wednesday.

Admission to most Indiana’s State Parks and State Forest recreation areas, where entrance fees are charged, will be free on Sept. 22…this, in recognition of National Public Lands Day…the nation’s largest single-day volunteer effort for public lands.

It’s hard to believe it’s been 17 years since 9/11. To commemorate, Defiance County firemen are holding their seventh annual Tribute to Towers Defiance Run and Walk, Saturday morning. The opening ceremony will get underway at 8:30 a.m. at the Eagles Aerie 372 parking lot along Jackson Avenue.

A car fire closes the Carpenter Road overpass on Highway 24. The driver of the vehicle, Edward Pursel of Bryan was driving when the vehicle he was in broke down. That’s when the fire started. Pursel is okay. 24 was closed in both directions, between Ohio 66 and Domersville Road …