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The Angola Board of Zoning Appeals approves a request from Speedway to build a truck stop with fueling lanes at the rear of the existing Speedway on W. Maumee St. Construction for the project will begin sometime in late spring, 2018.

Maybe you’ve seen it. Workers used a jack hammer to knock out the concrete at the abandoned former AP/Clark gas station, at the corner of South Main and East Maple streets in Bryan. It’s been closed since 2005…taxes and an absent owner the problem. Crews are going to be removing …

An area woman makes the senior enlisted ranks in the Navy. Aubry Rupp is from Bryan. She graduated from Bryan High in 2002. This week, she put the golden anchors of Chief Petty Officer on her collar. One in five make the grade annually. Damage Controlman Chief, Rupp is stationed …

An Orland woman is hurt in a two car crash. Violet Arthur hit the back of a vehicle driven by Elizabeth Miller, of Sherwood on US 6. Authorities say that Miller, slowed down for a vehicle in front of them turning southbound on Walnut Street. Investigators say Arthur was following …

High tech helps officers locate a stolen semi from 3D Transport in West Unity. It was taken Monday…but police tracked its GPS unit and found it in Auglaize County…the suspect remains at large. The truck was just off U.S. 33, in a church parking lot. Detectives there and in Williams …

A Michigan man is sentenced to 10 years in prison in a Williams County courtroom for raping a female younger than 13. Justinian Williams of Ypsilanti was picked up in Washtenaw County and extradited to Ohio on the charges.

Delta Elementary School will launch before and after school educational programs this school year, thanks to a $1 million federal grant. It will be dispersed over a five-year period, and will fund Panther Pack, a program targeting students who could benefit from extra educational instruction. The program will focus on …

Jobless rates are dropping around Southwest Michigan. St. Joseph County’s unemployment rate went from 5.1 percent in July to 4.4 percent in August. That is the largest decrease in the area. Branch County dropped from 5.5 in July to an even 5 percent in August. Hillsdale County saw their jobless …

The Williams County Fair Board votes to not accept the resignation of fair board member, Greg Decker. He coordinates the drivers who shuttle attendees from the parking lots to the fairgrounds. He gave his letter of resignation to the board, over an incident with Fair Board Vice President, Alan Bennett …

A Defiance teenager is hurt in an ATV crash near Oakwood. Carissa Talikka was flown to Mercy St. Vincent’s in Toledo in serious condition. Investigators say Talikka was riding on Paulding County Road 166, approaching County Road 209, when she went into a ditch. State and local officials are looking …