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The Williams County Port Authority discussed an offer made on one of its houses before deciding to make a counteroffer. If accepted, the interested party would purchase an as-of-yet unbuilt house in Stryker on Curtis St. for $158,000 dollars. The initial purchase offer was for $155,000, but came with a …

An Edon woman appears in Williams County courtroom and pleads not guilty on multiple charges. Nicole Schmig, 23 was indicted by a grand jury on charges of felonious assault, a felony of the first degree, two counts of failure to comply with order of a police officer, operating a vehicle …

A Wolcottville man is in the hospital after a single-vehicle crash in DeKalb County Wednesday afternoon. Officials tell reporters that 46-year-old Tony Lung was heading south on County Road zero W, just north of County Road 12, when he reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and struck a telephone pole. …

After serving as a place of worship for nearly 100 years, the First Lutheran Church in Bryan will close just before the new year. Pastor Mary Beth Smith-Gunn, who has served five years as the pastor at the church, said this was a longtime coming. Members of the Evangelical Lutheran …

Indiana’s initial estimate for Medicaid expenses is nearly $1 billion dollars short of its now-predicted need, state lawmakers learned in a report that ignited concern over the state’s budget and access to the low-income healthcare program. A December outlook found that Medicaid is predicted to need $984 million more than …

Indiana’s Court of Appeals questioned attorneys this week on exceptions to the state’s abortion ban in a case involving residents who are suing on grounds that it violates a state religious freedom law. The class action lawsuit, filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana on behalf of five …

An Indiana county judge dismisses a lawsuit filed by the state,  accusing TikTok of deceiving its users about the level of inappropriate content for children on its platform and the security of its consumers’ personal information. A pair of lawsuits filed in December 2022 accused the app of misleading its …

After the health department’s levy failed in November, Health Commissioner Jim Watkins and the board of health are exploring other avenues to fund the Williams County Health Department’s proposed new Bryan location. The health department has been operating out of two buildings, one in Montpelier and one in Bryan, which …

Gov. DeWine has been visiting hospitals and speaking with families helped and harmed by gender-affirming care as he decides what action to take on legislation preventing minors from obtaining such treatments. The governor has until Dec. 29 to either sign or veto the gender-affirming care bill, which also blocks transgender …

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in February on whether the Environmental Protection Agency can continue enforcing its anti-air-pollution “good neighbor” rule in 10 states, an effort to restrict smokestack emissions from power plants and other industrial sources that burden downwind areas with smog-causing pollution. The high court put off …