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The Williams County Family YMCA Capital Campaign just received another $400,000 donation. The Bard Family Foundation made the gift and that brings the campaign almost to its goal. A renovation plan to add a fitness center, and other large improvements was launched in March with a goal of raising $2.5 …

The Sheriff’s Department says that the mailbox vandals are back in the county, and told the Bryan Times that its difficult to solve these cases in the rural areas without witnesses. Sheriff Steve Towns asks residents to get a vehicle description if you can and call in tips to the …

A Napoleon man was arrested on a rape charge last weekend. According to Napoleon Police Chief Robert Weitzel, 24-year-old Craig Jones is being charged with rape and appeared in Napoleon Municipal Court on Monday morning. The alleged sexual assault occurred Saturday in Napoleon and involved an adult female. A warrant …

Defiance Mayor Mike McCann is asking city parks board members to join him in a plan to remove the Bronson Pool, which has been closed for years, and keep the bathhouses and pump building in hopes of being able to use them in the future. The project got an original …

In Steuben Superior Court, 37-year- old Jason Little was found guilty of Failure to Register as a Sex Offender by a jury. The case was decided after five witnesses testified for the prosecution, and the defendant also took the stand. The jury returned a guilty verdict in just under fifteen …

Some residents in Steuben County are concerned about a large cattle operation ran by Noah Schmucker. According to WANE.com The Indiana Department of Environmental Management has recently granted Schmucker a CFO permit which would allow him to have up to 880 cattle on the farm. Residents who live nearby are …

Festival season is here and this week, temperatures will be in the 80s with most days dry except Wednesday, where thunderstorms are expected. Today the Paulding County Fair begins and runs through Sunday at the Fairgrounds. Today a cornhole tournament will be held and a junior fair parade. There’s harness …

Two men were charged after an incident was reported in the 1800 block of Scott Street in Defiance on Friday. 34-year-old Chad Staton is facing theft, drugs and falsification charges, while 25-year-old Michael Creamer is facing complicity to theft during the same incident.

In West Unity, the village council transferred a half-a-million dollars to help pay for sewer repairs instead of taking out a loan for the project. The plan is to replace clarifiers and sludge pumps, and electrical work, as the first phase for a wastewater plant improvement. Residents who want to …

In Paulding County, a grand jury indicted six people. 21-year-old Brandon Bird was indicted for failing to register as a sex offender. Steven Egnor was indicted for burglary. 30-year-old Shane Zartman is facing charges for tampering with evidence and non-support of defendants. A 36-year-old woman, Angela Lambert, was indicted for …