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A woman driving the wrong way on I-469 near Fort Wayne was killed when she crashed into a guardrail and was thrown out of the driver’s side door. We’re waiting to hear from Allen County Sheriff’s Department to release the woman’s name. The crash happened about 7:45 p.m. Monday.

In Metamora, a 35-year-old woman who allowed drugs to be sold in her home was sentenced to four days in jail and two years of community control, her license suspended for six months and ordered to make restitution. Tracy Bloodworth pleaded guilty to permitting drug abuse in a drug transaction …

In Defiance County Common Pleas court, a woman lost her car in a drug seizure and she was sentenced for trafficking. 23-year-old Tawny Hohenberger was placed on community control for three years, make restitution to the Multi-Area Narcotics Task Force for a drug transaction and forced to forfeit her 2006 …

The Defiance County Courthouse’s makeover is moving right along. While the exterior upgrades should begin soon, for the roof, brick work and adding a tower, the interior work should be done by then end of February. According to the maintenance supervisor, most of the work is being done by his …

Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative is raising funds to sponsor an Honor Flight for veterans who want to fly to DC. According to the marketing manager, in two weeks they’ve raised $12,000. The goals is $70,000 and pays for veterans to fly for free to the nation’s capital to see and …

A scholarship for students pursuing a criminal justice degree is available. The Tara Arnold FOP Lodge 181 Memorial Scholarship is named for the daughter of a Bryan Police officer. She died in a crash nearly 10 years ago. The scholarship is open to students who have attended a Williams County …

In the Hoosier state, an armed robber got away with an cash over the weekend at the Shell Spee-D-Mart on 200 West and I-69. The robbery happened just before 1 a.m. Sunday. The robber is described as a white male, between 5’6″ and 5’9″ and a slim build. He was …

One thing you don’t want is a tire fire. Those things never go out. Fortunately, a small fire at Titan Tire at their company sign was put out by plant personnel. The Bryan Fire Department also responded. The electrical short sparked the fire about 10 am yesterday at the plant …

The Health Department in Defiance County is looking for the source of E.coli in Platter Creek, north of Mark Center. Officials said late last week that because of the lack of voluntary testing, they’re going to have to test the water themselves. If the area is determined to be tainted, …

The grand jury has indicted a 36-year-old Hicksville man on sex charges with a child under the age of 13. The man, James Blaising, is facing four counts of gross sexual imposition. The charges stem from alleged incidents in January where the man is accused of having sexual contact with …