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OTTAWA — A Fort Wayne man has been indicted in Putnam County on 13 sex-related charges and will be asked to enter formal pleas to those charges next week.

TOLEDO — A federal judge has ruled that former Allen County Sheriff Sam Crish is “not worthy” of a reduction in the prison sentence he is currently serving for accepting bribes and extorting individuals to cover his gambling debts.

LIMA — Rhodes State College will close Monday, April 8, in anticipation of heavy traffic for the total solar eclipse.

Software engineer Julian Plotnick made a pitch to his company’s CEO last year: Let me work one less day per week, 32 hours total, without a cut in pay.

LIMA — The Allen County Board of Elections will hold its regular board meeting at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, April 4 at the board office, 204 N. Main St., Lima. This is a rescheduled meeting.

State Farm, California’s largest insurer, announced it will discontinue coverage for 72,000 homes and apartments starting this summer, a move likely to sharply inflate housing costs for affected residents in a state that’s reeling from a series of destructive recent wildfires.

Plan ahead and be prepared before you head out to view April’s solar eclipse.

LIMA — An amphibian adventure hosted by the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District will take place from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 13, at Kendrick Woods, 971 N. Defiance Trail, Spencerville.

LIMA — The following couples recently filed applications for marriage licenses in Allen County Probate Court:

BLUFFTON — Blanchard Valley Health System will close some practices early Monday, April 8, the health system announced via press release Friday.