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Job hunters…Team Quality Services in Auburn say they will expand its operations, creating up to 20 new jobs by 2021. The company will invest $2.8 million to more than triple the size of its current headquarters.

Bryan Municipal Utilities is considering increasing water rates. Officials say the uptick amounts to about $2.50 per month per customer…all in an effort to get more revenues to pay for system maintenance and possible future upgrades.

Cabin Fever Coffee in Defiance is hosting its seventh annual Children’s Lantern Day Sept. 22 from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Money raised that day will go to charity.

City officials say all administrative phone lines at the Defiance County Sheriff’s Office are currently back up and running. The lines went down for a few hours on Tuesday, due to storm damage. The outage included the Defiance and Hicksville Police departments. Residents who needed assistance were asked to call …

Indiana Secretary of State, Connie Lawson is launching a campaign to boost confidence in the integrity of elections. Lawson’s office says they are well aware of voter anxiety, much of which stems from what U.S. intelligence officials have identified as a Russian attempt to meddle with the 2016 election. The …

Republican gubernatorial candidate, Mike DeWine and running mate Jon Husted made a big campaign stop in Maumee. They were there to discuss jobs and workforce training across the state…specifically here in northwest Ohio. DeWine also made an important promise…one, opponents say is an empty one. The republican gubernatorial ticket made …

Comedian, Andy Gross is apologizing after a performance at Purdue University angered some students and led school officials to call parts of his act “inappropriate.” A representative for the Los Angeles-based comedian and ventriloquist says Gross is “profoundly sorry” and regrets causing any offense or discomfort. Spokeswoman, Rebecca Kaufman says …

As expected…James Worley, convicted of killing Sierah Joughin, is issued a stay of execution by the Ohio Supreme Court. Back in May, Worley filed for the appeal, so the stay is no surprise, as the process of going over Worley’s arguments against the court’s decisions and practices in the case …

The driver of a pickup truck crosses the center line on a DeKalb County 19, smashing into an oncoming vehicle, head on. Officers tell reporters Laik Minnick of Butler was the driver of that first car. Leonard Baughman of Waterloo was in the other vehicle. Minnick’s car was sent into …

A mobile home is uninhabitable now in Monroeville after firefighters put out a blaze at an Alleger Road address. A dog died in the fire…no one was home at the time. Investigators determine the blaze started in the kitchen area. The fire was kept to the front portion of the …