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A rural Fremont man, reported missing to the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office, has been located and appears to have fallen victim to an accident. 35-year-old Derrick Church was reported missing by friends and family over a week ago, when no one was able to locate or get in touch with …

A Pioneer man is in jail after officials say he stabbed a person and stole a vehicle at Lake Seneca before leading authorities on a chase, both by vehicle and on foot. Williams County deputies were dispatched to Seneca Drive. Authorities found a stabbing took place, although the victim did …

An arrest is made in the shooting of a local deputy. Toledo Police officers apprehended Jeshua Gilmore, following a tip that was received in Fulton County. Gilmore was arrested without incident. He has been transported to Stryker, pending a court appearance at a later date. He is charged with attempted …

A South Whitley man is dead after his car crashes into farm machinery, Monday evening on West State Road 205, between W 350 S and County Road 275 W in Whitley County, around 7:30 p.m. The man was driving south on 205 before leaving the road and hitting two parked …

The manhunt for the man involved in the shooting of a Fulton County Sheriff’s deputy has been canceled. Police are not looking for Jeshua Gilmore anymore, but it is unclear if he has been arrested. The deputy was shot Monday night in Lyons. Gilmore was driving a vehicle that was …

Additional charges have been filed against 20-year-old, Dominique Effinger, who was driving a boat that crashed on Lake Gage, back on July 22. The Steuben County Prosecutor’s Office has filed more charges against Effinger. She is now facing seven of them, four of which are felonies. Her first court appearance …

June’s jobless rates went up slightly across Southwest Michigan. St. Joseph County actually saw a slight drop from May to June, that’s according to the Department of Technology, Management and Budget. The jobless rate was 3.8 percent, down from 3.9 in May. That’s lower than the June 2016 number which …

Erica Widmer, a color guard designer and member of the marching band program’s design staff at East Noble High School, dies from complications from injuries sustained after an automobile accident Friday night in Allen County. Widmer was an Angola High School graduate and former teacher at both Angola and Prairie …

Paulding’s Chamber of Commerce executive director resigns after more than a month in office. Shannon Ruschel’s resignation was effective Wednesday. She had been hired in June to replace Peggy Emerson, who moved to Ansonia. Ruschel did not cite any particular reasons for her resignation. The chamber board had recently written …

Northwest State Community College’s Board of Trustees and staff agree to a three-year contract. Colin Doolittle, NSCC engineering technologies faculty and Professional Association representative, indicated that the new contract “allows both sides to do what’s best for the college,” while also stating that it “provides stability, allowing both the association …