A state trooper was allegedly assaulted by a driver he pulled over for a traffic stop. The man pulled over for suspected impaired driving was 21-year-old James Lloyd Jr. of Toledo. The trooper says as the man was being taken into custody for OVI, he tried to run. The two …

Gas prices this morning at $1.44 a gallon, at the Valero on S. Union St. That’s almost 10 cents lower than the state average of $1.55. and about 84 cents cheaper than this time a year ago. Analysts are saying that now is the time when refineries are trying to …

The last day to register to vote in next month’s presidential primary is today. Then beginning tomorrow, early voting begins, and voters can ask for an absentee ballot and vote through the mail. The request must be made by March 12th, and post marked by March 14th to be counted. …

More and more fires are being reported across Northwest Ohio. To help, the American Red Cross in Putnam County will install smoke detectors free of charge. Call and a volunteer will make contact with you and schedule a date and time for installation. For more information call the American Red …

The American Red Cross is holding a blood drive in Henry County in Napoleon tomorrow. It runs from 9 AM to 3 PM by appointment only. Call the American Red Cross to schedule an appointment.

State Senator Kevin Bacon, a Defiance native, has introduced a bill that would make Ohio’s sales tax holiday permanent. During its first year last August, Ohio shoppers could buy certain clothing and back to school items without paying state or local sales tax. Bacon’s latest proposal would make the three …

Police are still looking for the man suspected in the death of a 21-year-old woman who graduated from Montpelier High School just three years ago. Paulding police are looking for 47-year-old Frank Tracy Junior. The body of 21-year-old Hannah Fischer was found in her apartment last Tuesday. Police have not …

Two house fires and a pick up truck crash kept first responders busy yesterday. One fire in the 300 block of S. Cherry St. brought Bryan Fire department out just after 1 PM. Moments later another fire in the 1000 block of Buffalo Road on the west side of town …

Richard E. “Shorty” Fritch, age 87, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:13 A.M on Saturday, February 13, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he was patient. Mr. Fritch was a 1947 graduate of Edgerton where he was class president. He had been employed by Day and Day …

Jackie Sue Day, 63, of Pioneer passed away Friday evening at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born on January 29, 1953 in Montpelier to Wendell Ray and Emma Mae (Mead) Berkebile. On March 5, 1971 she married Lawrence “Corky” O. Day and he survives. Jackie attended Hilltop High …