A plume of smoke wafts from the fire-ravaged Rumors on the Lake restaurant near Montezuma following an early morning fire. Montezuma Fire Chief Dan Davenport believes the building, formerly Doc's Inn, will be declared a total loss.

MONTEZUMA - Fire destroyed the recently remodeled Rumors at the Lake restaurant early this morning turning a one-block section of state Route 219 into a parking lot for responding fire department vehicles. Local fire chief Dan . . .