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(WPTA) - This weekend, Rum Runner Party Boats returned to service in downtown Fort Wayne and Lake James in Steuben County for the start of their 2024 season. As of Friday, May 3, the 16-passenger Rum Runner Party Boats have started operations on the waters of the St. Mary’s, St. Joseph’s, and Maumee Rivers in Fort Wayne and Lake James in Steuben County.

KNOWN FOR its charm, Butler’s campus is such a picture of cohesion and harmony that one might overlook its individual buildings. Tucked away on the South Mall between residence halls is the three-story Irwin Library. It mimics a Venetian palace with its stacked, white, arched concrete columns guarding recessed walls of windows on three sides, set on an architectural podium. The airy effect of the atrium—filled with clean, vertical lines and boasting a huge, peaked skylight (above); original cylindrical chandeliers (recently refurbished); and a softly burbling, asymmetrical fountain—is immediate. You feel transported to both the past and the future at once as Arabic sahn meets smooth modernism. Opened in 1963, the building was designed by Detroit-based architect Minoru Yamasaki, who also worked on the World Trade Center. Then-chair of the steering committee of Butler’s board of trustees, George A. Kuhn, wrote that Yamasaki was given a choice of the library or the fine arts building to design, and he chose the library because it was a bigger challenge and would see more use, believing the library “should be the cultural center of the University and be representative of the [caliber] of the institution.” Judging by the number of students on a recent Tuesday afternoon taking advantage of the space, which is filled with modern amenities and a variety of comfortable study spots augmented by gorgeous views of the surrounding campus, he succeeded.

WILLIAMS COUNTY, Ohio (WANE) — A 47-year-old Ohio man faces a drug charge after police reportedly found drugs during a search warrant at a Williams County home. On Wednesday, officers with the Edgerton Police Department, Williams County Sheriff’s Office and Multi-Area Narcotics Task Force executed a search warrant at a house on Lynn Street in Edgerton.

Edgerton handled Liberty Center 13-3 in an impressive showing in Ohio high school softball on May 6. In recent action on May 2, Edgerton faced off against Metamora Evergreen. Check out our complete girls softball roundup to stay up-to-date on all the action. We want your feedback on the accuracy...

Fremont has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Garrett Railroaders at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

— A new pilot program from Hamilton Community Schools has a pair of graduating seniors on the road to success. The program, believed to be the first of its kind in West Michigan, would see Max Brink and Gabe Mast earn their Commercial Driver's License ahead of graduation. Hamilton’s Work...

PAULDING COUNTY, Ohio (WPTA) - Leaders with the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) say a 78-year-old Angola man is in custody after he allegedly led officers on a pursuit across state lines early Monday morning. OSHP officers say they were called by Indiana police around 2:12 a.m. on Monday, April...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WFFT) - The Trine University softball team secured the program's 13th, and fifth straight, MIAA championship with a lopsided sweep of visiting Albion College. Today's games were the final of the regular season for all of the MIAA, with the Thunder entering the day one game back...