Indiana State Police is continuing its investigation into the discovery of human skeletal remains found in a wooded area west of C & A Tool Engineering in Auburn back in February. The remains have since been identified as Richard McComb of Auburn. McComb was reported missing to the Auburn Police …

Defense counsel for James Worley told the court the man charged in the murder of Sierah Joughin was one damaged man…adding something happened years ago that “caused his train to go off the track.” The prosecution in the penalty phase of the trial pushed the defense’s testimony aside, asserting lots …

A Hicksville man faces the court in Defiance on felony charges in connection to the death of his infant child. Jared Stark waived his right to a preliminary hearing. His $125,000 bond was continued. Sarah Stark, the infant’s mother will have a preliminary hearing in Defiance on Thursday. Results from …

Paulding is looking for a new administrator, as well as a utility clerk. Both post holders announced their resignations this week. Village administrator Robert Fisher’s last day will be April 13 and utility clerk Anissa Williamson’s is the 12th.

Area Democrats came together at a dinner to fire up their base. The Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding and Williams counties’ Democratic parties hosted an event at Northwest State Community College. Guests including gubernatorial candidates, William O’Neill and Dennis Kucinich, as well as Stephanie Dodd, who is running for lieutenant governor.

Howard H. Torrence, age 94, formerly from Archbold, Ohio, passed away on April 1, 2018 in Toledo, Ohio. Born in Toledo, Ohio on November 22, 1923, Howard graduated from Pemberville High School in 1942 before enlisting in the Army Signal Corp. of the U.S. Army. Howard married Janice Guthrie on …

The Justice Department asks a Cleveland federal judge to allow it to participate in settlement talks between local and state governments and drug companies embroiled in litigation over the nation’s opioid crisis. Insiders say the federal government is only proposing to play a role as a so-called “friend of the …

Gov. Kasich restored Ohio’s membership in the National Governors Association, this as he seeks to shore up credibility for bipartisan deal-making that could bolster a 2020 bid for president. Kasich withdrew Ohio from the group in 2011, citing budget concerns.

The Edgerton Village Council accepts a bid for the Business Alley East Project. Bryan Excavating got the job with a $191,923.15 bid. The project runs from Indiana Street, at U.S. 6, to Hull Street. It will include installing a new 12-inch storm sewer, replacing all storm sewer laterals and the …

Bryan has a new vehicle. The City Council approved the $76,668 purchase of a dump truck this week. The big rig will replace the Street Department’s current dump truck, a 1992 model. City officials say the new truck cost less than certain limits, so the bidding process was a very …