MILFORD — The agriculture industry is undergoing a severe pummeling by the coronavirus shutdown, but some area farmers are keeping a gritty but hopeful outlook. Milford hog farmer Sam Beer’s operation has taken a hit through no fault of his own. The shutdown “has affected the demand” for pork, he said, “because people are not …read more.

During an especially stressful and challenging time with the outbreak of COVID-19, Vicki Peyton, a former employee of Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse, decided to do something positive and special for the 50 residents of Miller’s. Late Wednesday morning, April 8, she placed, picked up and delivered to Miller’s 72 orders of french fries, 30 …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — A North Manchester man was arrested for allegedly assaulting the female manager of a local McDonald’s after being told the restaurant did not have the sauce he requested.  Talbot Neal McKee, 22, 201 S. 1st St., North Manchester, is being charged with resisting law enforcement, a level 6 felony; intimidation, a level 6 …read more.

“How quick those fire employees got here was amazing” SYRACUSE — Four fire departments and two law enforcement agencies responded to a fire at Lakeland Learning Center, a preschool and latchkey facility located at 1205 N. Long Drive, Syracuse. A staff member at the center noticed fire coming from a hallway overhead light fixture about …read more.

BRADENTOWN, FLA. — A Florida woman has been charged with prostitution after she agreed to perform a sexual act for $25 and chicken McNuggets, according to the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.

EAST PALESTINE, OHIO — It wasn’t a Big Mac attack, but a craving for the ‘Golden Arches’ that ended with a little boy taking his young sister for a ride in his dad’s van.

ALEXANDRIA, LA. — It’s a life experience one family will never forget.

SOUTH WHITLEY — Prior to Thursday’s game against Tippecanoe Valley, Whitko’s Aly Reiff was recognized as a McDonald’s All-American nominee.