Long term mortgage rates dropped this week to their lowest levels of the year, another incentive for homebuyers this spring. Freddie Mac mortgages slipped to 3.58 percent on a 30 year mortgage, and 2.86 percent on a 15-year fixed rate mortgage.

A teacher at Continental Local Schools is under investigation for allegedly having inappropriate contact with a student. Putnam County Sheriff Tim Meyer said the investigation stems from “some alleged inappropriate contact” between a high school teacher, who was not named, and a 16-year-old male student. According to Meyer the teacher …

Several drug cases were tried for Montpelier residents. Robert Mitchell pleaded guilty to possession charges and was sentenced to five years of community control and had his 180 day jail sentence suspended. Tyler Bowen received the same sentence for pleading guilty to a felony charge of non-support of dependents. The …

An armed robbery was reported in Angola. Officers were called to the Family Dollar store on North Wayne Street. This is the second robbery in Angola in less than two weeks. This time, the suspect walked into the store and demanded money from the clerks. He’s described as a male …

The man facing a trial for killing a former Paulding County couple residing in Florida has been continued. The suspect, 22 year-old Jacob Langston’s trial was scheduled to begin this week but was continued until June 13th. The man pleaded not guilty to three charges of premeditated homicide and a …

Donald Wayne Smith, age 74, of Wauseon and formerly of Toledo passed away Monday April 11, 2016 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Maumee. Prior to his retirement he had been a Sanitation Engineer for BFI. Mr. Smith was born in Toledo on July 1, 1941 the son of the late …

The cadet who was shot during the Northwest State Law Enforcement Academy training remains in critical condition at a Toledo hospital. The shooting happened when a cadet was trying to clean his weapon. The Henry County Sheriff was quoted in the Bryan Times as saying when the cadet sat down …

Security at the Paulding County Courthouse was the topic of discussion at Tuesday’s county commissioners meeting. The commissioners met with members of the court including a judge, prosecutor and Sheriff Jason Landers. The commissioners agreed to look into options for making the courthouse safer. Officials agreed to investigate some options …

The state capital is mourning the loss of SWAT officer Steven Smith, killed in the line of duty on Sunday morning. Funeral arrangements are being made now for the 27-year-veteran officer shot in the head, allegedly by a suspect they were trying to arrest for arson.

Troopers with the Defiance post of the Ohio Highway Patrol are investigating A three-vehicle on Tuesday evening about 7:35 p.m. in Delaware Township happened when a truck driven by Michael Bittinger crashed into a semi driven by 32-year-old David Covell of Blissfield, Michigan. It happened at Ohio 18 and Bend …