News Staff The Pioneer Village Council passes a utility term sheet for AquaBounty during a special meeting. Council first had an executive session to discuss pending litigation before council approved tit…with only Councilman, Bill Turner voting against it. Gina Gruber, village assistant administrator, said the term sheet had to do with putting a public utility in a … Read more
A public hearing is set for next week concerning a Neighborhood Revitalization Grant. The village of Montpelier has applied for it already. The hearing is set for Monday at 6 p.m. at the Montpelier Fire Department. A meeting of stakeholders is also being set up next week.
The Antwerp Local Schools Board of Education heard a report from the transportation director and approved employment contracts during its meeting. Officials reported on the new Samsara software that has been installed in the district’s buses. Several teaching contracts were approved by the board. Additionally, bus driver and custodial contracts were approved, as well as … Read more
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 fire. He was then taken … Read more
A Leipsic man is found not guilty of two traffic-related felony charges in a jury trial in Henry County. Victor Magallanes, 34, was acquitted of aggravated vehicular assault, a third-degree felony; and vehicular assault, a fourth-degree felony, during the two-day trial. A Henry County grand jury indictment returned against Magallanes in October claimed on Oct. … Read more
A Henry County grand jury has returned indictments against three people…implicated in an armed robbery last month at the Circle K gas station in Liberty Center. William Mullins…Kyle Gaynor and Melvin Rayoum are each charged with aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony, according to Henry County prosecutor. The charges against Mullins and Rayoum each contain firearm … Read more
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 $128,684 dollars to Swanton Village … Read more
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 Authority can construct homes that … Read more
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 contractors expressed interest, neither ended … Read more
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 Round 59 in Butler. The … Read more