Auburn Police respond to a robbery call at Marco’s Pizza on North Duesenberg Drive. Employee’s described the suspect. He’s white…5-10 to 6 foot…210 to 240 pounds. He was dressed in a black hooded sweatshirt, with a mask. No injuries were reported during the crime. If you know anything, call Auburn …

An elderly woman is found dead outside a Putnam County nursing home. Staff at the Hilty Memorial Home in Pandora called the police. The incident is being investigated by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office and the coroner.

Phyllis A. Bender, age 78, of Lyons, Ohio passed away Saturday night January 06, 2018 in St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo, Ohio. She was born May 16, 1939 in Wauseon, Ohio to the late A. LeRoy and Doris Margaret (Reichhardt) Emmons. She married Alvin E. Bender on March 15, …

Ronald D. Thompson, 79, of Pioneer passed away Saturday evening at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. He was born on December 20, 1938 in Kunkle to Lauren R. and Vada M. (Fisher) Thompson. He was part of the last class to graduate from Pioneer High School in 1957. On …

Mary Jane Moden, age 73, of Wauseon, passed away Thursday, January 4, 2018, at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. Mary Jane was born in Toledo, Ohio, on November 11, 1944, the daughter of Vern and Gladys (Beck) Wyse. On December 25, 1964, she married Raymond L. Moden, and he survives. …

Belva “Tootie” M. Spires, 84, of Fort Wayne, Indiana and formerly of Bryan passed away Thursday night at Genesis HealthCare Center in Bryan. She was born August 28, 1933 in Ionia, Michigan to Valdy and Hattie M. (Hodges) Westbrook. Belva retired in 1995 from K-Mart as a greeter. She is …

A Williams County prosecutor files charges against four minors in a bullying incident on a school bus. The four teens are charged with assault, theft and unlawful restraint. The incident happened in September. The victim is a 16-year-old boy.

Three people are safe after escaping a fire at their home Sunday morning. Fire teams took on the blaze at the two-story home on Old U.S. 24, between New Haven and Woodburn. After about an hour, they were able to get it under control and kept the fire mostly contained …

A mobile home is badly damaged after a fire in Angola. Crews were dispatched to West Mill Street…the 14 X 60 trailer was well involved when they arrived. It took firefighters about 35 minutes to get the blaze under control. An investigation found that heat tape caused an electrical fire …

A man driving a snowmobile is killed on the Maumee River. Investigators say the victim hit an overhanging tree branch. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Kurt Bachellor of Defiance was thrown from the snowmobile west of Loudon Street near his home. An autopsy will be performed by the …