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A skid loader that catches fire at an aluminum recycling plant in Kendallville leaves a man suffering from burns. Firefighters were called to Aluminum Recovery Technologies on Production Road. When crews arrived, emergency medical responders were already treating the man who had been operating the skid loader when it caught …

A former Swanton village clerk is sentenced in a Fulton County courtroom to prison for stealing a large amount of money from the city while employed there. Kari Rowe, 47, gets an 18-month prison term for theft in office, a third-degree felony. She also was ordered to pay restitution of …

The Village of Edon and the Williams County Port Authority agree on a partnership that would waive fees on two new houses the Port Authority will be building on recently purchased lots on Bunny Lane. The city council voted unanimously to waive utility taxes and building permit fees…so the Port …

The new Iron Horse River Trail project is expected to be bid out this summer for a completion next year…after it failed to get bids this spring. The project would pave a trail…running from North Pleasant Street to River Street…and would include two wooden piers over low ground. Although two …

Detectives are investigating…after a semi-truck driver had a medical event, causing him to crash into two other big rigs. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Department says the crash happened when a 41-year-old driver from Michigan was turning into the parking lot of the SDI complex in the 4500 block of County …

In Fulton County…the Grand Jury indicts charging individuals with Fulton County crimes, according to the Fulton County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Joseph Dollarhide, of Toledo is accused of on nine counts of Nonsupport of Dependents. Michaela Spencer of Bryan is indicted on one count of Aggravated Possession of Drugs and more …

Gov., DeWine announces…nearly $50 million dollars in funding will go toward 11 jails in Ohio, including the one in Williams County. The Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio will receive more than $4.6 million…for security upgrades…and a new operations center for staff members. The security upgrades will include secure cell doors …

Garrett High School students, participating in the school’s building trades program, help install solar panels on a home that also had been built by students…all of this…in the Brennan Estates neighborhood, next to Garrett High School. In fact…several of the homes in the area are entirely built by students. The …

The Village of Stryker is working to purchase the water tower on Railroad Street. City officials tell the media…the village is in the process of purchasing the water tower at the old A Schulman building on Railroad Ave. Schulman sold the property in 2021 to Stryker. They add…the new owners …

Two men are arrested following a narcotics investigation in Antwerp. Officers executed a search warrant at Road 230…after an investigation into potential distribution of narcotics. 61-year-old Jimmie Keeler and 33-year-old Robert Philpot now face a list of charges. Seized during the search warrant was suspected methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia along …