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A Portage Co. deputy looks on as a halfway house burns from the inside on April 14. (Metro Wire photo)

UPDATE: Fire displaces occupants, including sex offenders, of halfway house

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Pickleball becomes ‘lifeline’ for Army veteran with PTSD
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Police & Sheriff calls, Aug. 3-4

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