A Melrose icon was destroyed Friday afternoon by a fire. Uncle Fudd’s Diner, a mom & pop restaurant on Ohio 613 was destroyed Friday afternoon. Oakwood Fire Chief Kenny Thomas said the fire began in a room behind the kitchen, and no one was there when it started. The diner …

In Angola, a woman told police her boyfriend stabbed her brother to death and attacked her with the knife. The Steuben County Jail confirmed 32-year-old Edwin Garcia was booked into the jail Saturday morning on counts of murder and attempted murder. Angola Police were called to the area of Washington …

Hansford E. “Gene” Legg, 75 years, of Montpelier, entered the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, in Montpelier. Gene was born February 19, 1941, in Charleston, West Virginia, the son of the late Hansford I. and Orla O. (Fields) Legg. He married Patricia …

Meredith Allen Boyd, Jr., age 43, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of Virginia, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. Mr. Boyd was a truck driver for many years prior to his retirement due to illness. Meredith Allen Boyd, Jr. was …

A couple wanted on bank robbery charges in Michigan had their first appearance in an Ohio courtroom. 32 year old John T. Morgan and 29 year old Nickole Collins were arraigned Monday afternoon. The couple was stopped early Monday morning for a traffic violation near Cincinnati. Both are facing charges …

Evacuation plans and cyber security were major topics during the Paulding County commissioners meeting recently. County officials including the Emergency Management Agency director, court representatives, auditor, clerk, treasurer and others met with the commissioners to review and discuss the evacuation plan for courthouse employees. EMA director Ed Bohn presented a …

The United Way of Paulding County is getting a new executive director. Former director Chris Hoeffel left the post in January as he accepted another job offer. Hoeffel began in the position in just six months before in August 2015. “He did a real fine job, but over Christmas break …

Teachers in Archbold schools will be getting a raise. The Archbold Area Board of Education and the district’s teachers’ union agreed Wednesday on a contract that has pay raises in store for teachers. Teachers will receive a 2 percent increase in the first and second years of the three-year contract, …

Clean-up crews worked Tuesday and into Wednesday night after more than 200 gallons of “food-grade product” spilled into the Auglaize River in Defiance. The Ohio Environment Protection Agency was in Defiance on Wednesday after vegetable oil from a facility on Greenler Street accidently ended up in the river. According to …

A head on collision on U-S 6 near Waterloo seriously injured three people just before 8 p-m Wednesday. DeKalb County deputies say it happened in the 4300 block of U-S 6 when one car crossed the center line to turn into a driveway and struck the other head-on. That first …