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The Northwest State Community College Board of Trustees unanimously approve to adopt the tentative support personnel bargaining agreement, reached between the college and staff negotiators. The three year agreement takes effect, July 1. The new contract calls for a gradual pay increase by 2.5 percent each year, plus an additional …

Police find a car that had rolled several times in a ditch along the the northbound lanes of I-69 in DeKalb County. Travis Ballard was not with the vehicle. Officials say he was already at a Fort Wayne hospital with injuries in the crash. Apparently, Ballard lost control when he …

The Edon Village Council votes to hire an additional full-time police officer. City officials cited manpower shortages as the principal reason for the move. The new patrolman will make 39 thousand dollars a year, plus benefits.

One person is seriously hurt in a crash north of Fort Wayne. First responders were dispatched to Coldwater and Shoaff roads. There, they find a car, damaged after hitting a utility pole and flipping onto its side. One person was taken to an area hospital.

Francis B. “JR” Fikel, Jr, 71, of Montpelier passed away early Monday morning at his home. He was born on July 28, 1946 in Edon to Francis B. “Bud” and Zelda Ilene (Wolff) Fikel, Sr. JR graduated from Edon High School. He proudly served his country in the United States …

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 …