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Environmental groups want Indiana residents to comment on a proposed federal settlement over a U.S. Steel plant’s discharging of a hazardous chemical that entered a Lake Michigan tributary. The public comment period on the proposed settlement ends June 6. It calls for U.S. Steel to pay nearly $900,000 in fines …

An area school district gets national attention. Once again, U.S. News & World Report has given the Antwerp school system high marks. District officials told staff the magazine gave Antwerp the highest rating in the Defiance six-county area. It’s the 53rd best in Ohio. The rankings are based on a …

A builder in Perrysburg is now charged with theft after a list of customers say they took their money, didn’t pay the contractors for their work, and then abruptly closed up shop. Slaske Builders has filed for bankruptcy in Ottawa County…they now have a new court date set there for …

State Route 795, between Pemberville and Fostoria roads, near Milbury is closed for a time after a semi lost its wheels and axles there. The big rig sat sideways on 795 for several hours as crews cleaned up the scene. No word on any injuries as officials look over the …

Crews in Huntington County were called to a diesel refinery plant on U.S. 24 for a fire. Flames were not visible at Gladieux Processing when they arrived. Officials say it is unclear how the fire started, but it didn’t take crews long to put it out. At least one person …

Officials tell reporters say six people suffered injuries after a New York City-bound tour bus carrying 28 senior students and three chaperones from Delphos Jefferson High School went down a 40 foot embankment on I-80 near Danville, Pennsylvania. Several were checked out at an area hospital then released. One of …

The Bryan Area Foundation celebrated its 49th year at its annual members meeting. Chairman Bill Martin welcomed members and guests and thanked them for their support during his two years as the Foundation chairman. He commented that although Bryan has its challenges, we have much to be thankful for.

Saturated fields from persistent rain have delayed corn and soybean planting in Fulton County, but farmers still have a bit more time to complete the job and raise a decent crop. Since the first week of May, Wauseon has gotten more than five inches of rain, two inches alone in …

Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.2 percent for April and remains lower than the national rate of 3.9 percent. Indiana’s labor force had a net increase of 11,655 over the previous month. This was a result of a 737 increase in unemployed residents and an increase of 10,918 employed residents. …

A man causing a disturbance on an Amtrak passenger train is removed by Wauseon Police. Dispatch received a call from Amtrak requesting that a disruptive passenger from Stockton, Calif., be taken off. The train stopped at the Fulton Street railroad crossing, and officers removed a man in his 40s. He …