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Shopping locally is helpful for Bryan’s community and, for the rest of the month, is helpful to the shoppers. A Civic Economics study shows spending $100 at an independent business ultimately keeps $68 in the local community…while only $43 stays if that c-note is spent at a national chain. So, …

Bryan City Schools Treasurer, Rob Rosswurm says with the recent passage of the state budget, the district looks set to benefit, at least in terms of funding. Rosswurm told the school board the new funding formula will generate about $50,000 more in state funding per year than previously expected. Combined …

The Edon Village Council votes to extend a sewer line outside the town limits to help accommodate the new fire station on South Michigan Street. A new station is required in part because a fire badly damaged the current station in 2015. The extension would include 1,200 feet of sewer …

Fire officials are still looking into the exact cause of Friday’s fire at the Yanfeng Automotive Interiors’ warehouse on South Union Street in Bryan. The blaze took around an hour to completely contain with the help of the facility’s sprinkler system, which helped limit its spread.

Michigan State Police in Jackson wants your help finding a missing child. Jace Landon Lyon is a 9-year-old white male with brown hair and brown eyes. He is 4’06” and weighs around 55 pounds. He’s been missing since Saturday. It is believed he is in the area of East Moore …

A Putnam County man sustains serious injuries in an ATV crash near Cloverdale. Ryan Hamilton was taken to an area hospital, where he was listed in “critical” condition. Hamilton was riding on Putnam County Road 19, near County Road L, when he braked suddenly…the vehicle flipped end over end and …

A North Baltimore boy is lucky to be alive. We’re now learning 12-year-old Jerad Suman was saved by Allen Township Firefighters during last week’s deluge. The 7th grader was with friends at Village Park Thursday afternoon when the Rocky Ford Creek spilled over into the pond and flooded the field. …

A Toledo building is evacuated this morning (TUE) during a fire at the Village Apartments on Bancroft. The blaze started in the bedroom of a single apartment. The building has working smoke alarms and everyone safely made it out. Investigators are inside at this hour, trying to determine a cause. …

The 9-year-old boy who went missing in Hillsdale County has been found. Jace Landon Lyon is ok. This isn’t the first time the boy has ran away from home. He went missing back in January. Court documents show Lyon is having a tough time at home. The investigation into the …

Bond is at $3 million in Defiance County for a local woman whose murder conviction from 2013 was reversed last year in an appeal. Judith Hawkey was charged for murder, endangering children and insurance fraud and sentenced to life in prison. Hawkey had been held in state prison since her …