The owner of a Defiance glycerin plant has been sentenced to prison here in a federal court.

A contract for a chiller and boiler installation at the Paulding County Jail was awarded during a recent county commissioners meeting here.

Putnam County commissioners handled measures for hiring a new job and family services director during recent meetings.

Seven area fire departments responded to a blaze in a restaurant and apartment building in downtown Paulding Sunday morning that displaced a number of residents.