Zachary Hines’ resignation request as band director at Edgerton Local Schools is accepted during the board of education meeting. The resignation will be effective Jan. 1 and the position is currently being advertised by the district. In other business, the Board purchase of a new oven in the lunch room …
Read More »City of Bryan updating its planning and zoning code.
The City of Bryan is updating its planning and zoning code, and along with it at least one city board. A large part of the changes are to eliminate processes and regulations not used by the city any longer, as well as some terminology and redundancies. Officials say the changes …
Read More »Bryan city council passes an ordinance to ban adult use cannabis operations in the city.
The Bryan city council passes an ordinance to ban adult use cannabis operations in the city, but may discuss the issue again as more information is available. Council passed final reading on one ordinance which prohibits adult use cannabis operators, cultivators and dispensaries within the city altogether. It tabled another …
Read More »Crash leaves a woman in critical condition in Grabill.
A solo crash leaves a woman in critical condition in Grabill. Officials say the car she’s in goes off the road, heading southbound on Page Road, just south of Antwerp Road, colliding into a utility pole and a fence, while rolling several times. The victim is thrown from the wreckage, …
Read More »This fall’s fight over abortion rights in Ohio cost a combined $70 million.
This fall’s fight over abortion rights in Ohio cost a combined $70 million, campaign finance reports show. Voters overwhelming passed November’s Issue 1, which guaranteed an individual’s right “to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions,” making Ohio the seventh state where voters opted to protect abortion access in …
Read More »Defiance County commissioners update project to rehabilitate elevator in the courthouse.
The Defiance County commissioners update a project to rehabilitate the elevator in the courthouse. The project plans were presented and it is expected it will be ready for bids to be opened in late January or early February, officials tell area reporters. The board also went into executive session with …
Read More »Williams County commissioners agree to extend a property purchase agreement.
The Williams County commissioners agree to extend a property purchase agreement, as well as appointing a person to the county district library board. They approved extending the agreement with Crossed Rifles, LLC, for property located on North Main Street, part of some property purchased in September, along with another plot …
Read More »Accident in Steuben County.
The Indiana State Police is investigating a two semi crash on I-69. First responders from Steuben County, respond to the fiery accident under the overpass bridge for the eastbound lanes that lead to the I-80 Toll plaza. Then they get there, one big rig’s trailer is fully engulfed in flames …
Read More »Fire requires assistance across three states.
A structure fire in unincorporated Columbia requires assistance from fire departments across three states. The Fremont Fire Department is called to assist the Northwest Township Fire Department, for a situation that also had a potential hazmat problem. The blaze takes roughly three hours to clear. No injuries were reported. The …
Read More »Three vehicle crash just west of Ohio/Indiana state line.
The Indiana State Police is investigating a three vehicle crash along the eastbound toll plaza located at the 153 mile marker on I-80 in Steuben County, 4 miles west of the Indiana/Ohio State Line. Officials say Edwin Bottelman, 73, of Greeley, Iowa was behind the wheel of a semi. Prior …
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