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It’s time for the Fly In in Bryan. The planes in the annual event will be welcomed by the Bryan Kiwanis for the July 4th pancake breakfast. Famous warbirds and other great planes of the past will be on hand for the event.

Edgerton school officials sign off on a lease-purchase agreement with Energy Optimizers to install solar panels on the building’s southern edge. Officials say the installation will save the district $550 annually, by producing 93,600 kilowatt-hours.

The Williams County 911 operation had a partial outage for landline phones on Friday. Callers were redirected to the office’s phone number during that time. No problems reported. The line was back up and running in a few hours.

A Defiance man goes to prison for hitting a female with his car. Rontoy Manning gets 30 months by Judge Joseph Schmenk for vehicular assault…and a 30-month term was reimposed consecutively for a probation violation for burglary. Prosecutors say Manning caused serious physical harm to a female pedestrian in the …

A motorcyclist is badly hurt after overturning several times in a Dekalb County crash. Travis Kreidt of Spencerville has a broken arm and hand after crashing on State Road 1, north of County Road 40. Witnesses told the police Kreidt was going northbound on 1, north of County Road 40, …

Deadly Train V Ped In Delta By Newsroom A Delta woman is killed in a train versus pedestrian crash. Police tells reporters, 36 year old Carrie Beman’s body was found along the tracks east of Madison Street. Fulton County officials continue to investigate the incident

A nonprofit is set up to raise money to restore and rebuild the historic library in Auburn. Eckhart Public Library has been closed since the July 2017 blaze swept through the building after a man placed a lit, mortar-style firework in its book return chute. The new Eckhart Library Foundation …

Police in Van Wert are investigating the death of an infant. Officials tell reporters it happened on the 800 Block of Leeson Avenue. They are not releasing any further details at this time. State officials are assisting in the case.

A Bryan woman pleads guilty after authorities say she took a meth pipe to an area jail. Teresa Reeser entered pleas to one count each of illegal conveyance of prohibited items onto the grounds of a detention facility and aggravated possession of drugs during a pretrial hearing in Williams County. …

With some hot days approaching, Bryan’s electric power could be taxed. With that said, BMU officials tell customers you can set your air conditioner low without worrying about higher electric bills, at least on Saturday anyways. Power supply cost is based on how much electricity the community uses during peak …