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Michael Woodruff, 20, of 707 N. Vine St., is being held in Fostoria jail after more than two pounds of marijuana were found in his vehicle during a traffic stop Thursday in Fostoria, according to Police Chief ... via TheCourier.com

News Photos - Click Image for More Photos Rescue workers and firefighters look over the wreckage of a semi tractor trailer and a Jeep Grand Cherokee on Monday morning north of Ada. via Lima News

“You have to tell them to be careful, what you say has consequences and these aren't real flesh and blood friends.”

Years ago, all parents had to worry about was the schoolyard bully. Tough and mean, the bully could make your kid cry and give him nightmares. via The Times

A study shows middle-class Americans are increasingly down about their short-term economic progress. via Lima News

“It wasn't easy and it didn't happen overnight”

Baldemar Velasquez vividly remembers his first visit to Defiance College nearly four decades ago. via Crescent-News.com

Craig Barr 04/12/2008 Craig Barr, Wildlife Officer in Allen County, slowly empties a net of rainbow trout into Schoonover Lake Friday morning. via Lima News

“In light of the recent tragedy in Ada, emergency service personnel agree that we can not afford to allow another night to pass without homes being protected by these lifesaving devices”

While a community still mourns the loss of five people - three young children and two adults - who died in a house blaze Friday, they want to make sure this sort of tragedy never happens again. via Lima News

“This is not just a sad day for our street”

One by one, the soot-blackened firefighters trudged up the rain-slicked driveway. via Columbus Dispatch

ADA, Ohio -- The police chief says a fire has killed a family of five in a trailer in Ada. via WHIO-AM Dayton

“We in the fire service know smoke detectors save lives, but you have to install and maintain them for that to occur”

The early Friday fire that filled a family of five, including three children, began in a laundry room and was electrical in nature, the state fire marshal reported Monday. via Lima News

Five people were killed early Friday morning when a mobile home caught fire in Ada, investigators said. via WTVN-AM Columbus

ADA, Ohio The police chief in the northwest Ohio town of Ada says a fire has killed a family of five in a trailer. via WBNS

Ohio Fires Two deadly fires claim 7 lives ADA, Ohio Authorities say a fire in northwestern Ohio has killed a family of five, including three children. via KXMA-TV Dickinson

“I kicked the (front) door with everything I had, but I couldn't get in”

ADA, Ohio - A fire that destroyed a house trailer just before dawn Friday killed a family of five, including an infant boy and two other children, authorities said. via News-Messenger

“I was in shock for days and days”

Double the pleasure, double the fun When Tina Thomas found out she was expecting twins, her reaction was disbelief. via TheCourier.com