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Crews from the Bryan, Montpelier and Edgerton fire departments took on a blaze at the 1920s granary on North Walnut Street. The cause has yet to be determined. No injuries were reported. Although officials haven’t made any comments on the subject, some suspect arson or even mischievous kids may have …

Edon High School junior, Taylor Brown is named the Williams County Fair Queen. Brown, an 11-year 4-H club member, was crowned by the 2016 fair queen. The pageant included writing an essay, an interview with the judges and then the final question Saturday afternoon. Brown wants to go to Ohio …

The new Bryan Elementary School, formerly the Bryan Middle School, is now ready for classes to begin Tuesday, after more than a year of construction. School, city and state officials, along with area residents, gathered in the newly renovated gym Sunday afternoon for its dedication. Paolo DeMaria, state superintendent of …

Voters can meet and ask questions of candidates for elected office in Bryan at three Meet the Candidate forums in October. They are facing off in the Tuesday, Nov. 7 general election. The forums will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on three consecutive days…Oct. 10-12…in three different …

A Defiance man is sentenced to a decade in prison on charges involving a female juvenile. Matthew Miller was given the 10-year term by Judge, Joseph Schmenk, on a charge of pandering sexually-oriented matter involving a minor. He is now classified as a tier 3 sexual offender. Miller will be …

A team of Bryan Municipal Utilities lineworkers, with a Montpelier village worker, are heading to Florida to help with Irma relief efforts. BMU joined with six other local utilities to send 21 lineworkers to Tallahassee, where the will work a 10-day assignment, 16 hours a day. BMU will post updates …

County commissioners pass a resolution subtracting $5,000 from an increase already approved for this year’s Sheriff’s budget. In a 2-1 split vote last month, they agreed to increase the sheriff’s budget by $160,000 to hire and pay the salaries of two new road deputies, cover the cost of pay raises …

Bridge maintenance is planned for I-69 beginning next week over County Road 200 West in Steuben County. From 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., drivers are cautioned to watch for shoulder work and lane restrictions, as well as stopped traffic and flaggers in the construction zone.

Larry Norton, the man in the middle of one of the largest drug distribution rings in Northern Indiana, will spend the rest of his life in prison. Norton was convicted in federal court in May on heroin and cocaine charges. He and four others intended to deal over a kilo …

A Lucas County grand jury indicts a man who killed two people in 2015. Mark Lowery is charged with the murder of Alfred Delong on Consaul Street. Prosecutors say Lowery stole Delong’s Jeep before ditching it. Later, firefighters found the burned body of Taylor Meeks in a building also on …