Fire crews spent the early morning hours battling a house fire caused by an explosion this morning in North Baltimore.  The fire happened on County Road 5 near Otsego Road in Wood County.  The owner of the home says the house is a total loss and that he believes a propane tank exploded.  A couple and their three grandchildren live at the home. No one was injured in the explosion or fire.

The Ohio Turnpike is working to beef up wireless coverage along the 241-mile toll road through a new partnership with Diamond Communications. In a deal struck last month, the Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission granted Diamond exclusive rights to market and manage its communication towers, buildings, light poles and other structures for the location of wireless carrier equipment.

The city of Fostoria is giving 16 year old Olivia Lear who is in hospice care with cancer an early Christmas.  Hundreds of members of the community, Fostoria Fire Division and Fostoria Police Department gathered on the lawn of Fostoria's municipal building to light the city's Christmas tree Sunday night.  The lawn was decorated with candy canes, reindeer with red garland and fake snow.  Christmas is 16-year-old Olivia Lear's favorite holiday.  Lisa Lear, Olivia's stepmother, said Olivia was in a hospice center in Bowling Green and didn't make it to the day's events, which also included a winter wonderland ball at the VFW across the street.

Cheri Brooks of Findlay, on probation for a felony conviction related to the Vera Jo Reigle murder case, pleaded guilty Friday to selling prescription drugs from her home. Brooks will be sentenced on November 4 in Hancock County Common Pleas Court and could receive up to 12 months in prison.  Brooks remains free on an own recognizance bond.
 

A 64-year old man fell from the roof of 10450 W. Ohio 18 Saturday afternoon… According to published reports, he was working, with his son, on the roof when he fell from atop a ladder, landing on the ground.  Initially, at 5 p.m. Life Flight was sent to ProMedica Fostoria Community Hospital, however, at 5:07 p.m. Life Flight was requested to the scene.  It arrived five minutes later.  The extent of his injuries was unknown at press time.
 

The 1^st Annual St. Wendelin Golf Scramble Fundraiser is this Saturday at Loudon Meadows Golf Course in Fostoria with a 9am shotgun start.  There is still time to get a team together at $50 per player or $200 for a team.  All money raised will go to the SW Boys Basketball and Baseball Programs.  Please contact Coach Aaron Sheets at 419-619-2136 to get involved.