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Pavement repair work resumes on U.S. 24.

Pavement repair work has resumed on U.S. 24 west of Defiance, reducing traffic to one lane in two stretches. The Ohio Department of Transportation began a project last year to repair the four-lane road’s concrete surface in that section and pave over top of it with asphalt. This work was …

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Home-Improvement Scammer Sentenced to Prison.

A convicted Indiana felon was sentenced Wednesday to 3 to 4½ years in prison for defrauding 14 Ohioans of more than $105,000, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced. Roger Glenn Gray, 52, of Aurora, Indiana, pleaded guilty in Hamilton County Common Pleas Court to a second-degree-felony count of engaging in …

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Bryan City Schools held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday.

Bryan City Schools held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for the district’s expansion project, which will create a career technical center and additional athletic facilities. The project to expand the campus is estimated at $6 million. Among those attending were Gov. Mike DeWine, Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel and Rep. James Hoops.

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New director for Williams Co. Board of Elections.

Last week, the Williams County Board of Elections hired Rachel Garcia to replace Grant Sims as elections director. Garcia started working at the department 18 years ago in an as-needed clerk position, and has worked at the Williams County Board of Elections for 20 years.

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Aaron D. Castor, 59

Aaron D. Castor, 59, of Hillsdale, Michigan passed away on April 1, 2025 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.  He was born on February 11, 1966 in Bryan.  Aaron graduated from Four County Career Center in welding and automotive.  He married Laurie E. Leidy in 1993, and …

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Laura A. Reinhart, 56

Laura A. Reinhart, 56, of Hicksville, Ohio passed away Monday, March 31, 2025, at her residence. Laura was born September 26, 1968, in Hicksville, Ohio, daughter of the late Willis A. and Karen J. (Kline) Reinhart. She was a 1986 graduate of Hicksville High School. Laura previously worked at Scheler’s …

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Carol J. Jennings, 89

Carol J. Jennings, 89, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Monday, March 31, 2025, at Park View Care Center, Edgerton, Ohio. Carol was born December 23, 1935, in Detroit, Michigan, daughter of the late Harrison C. and Jane (Dorrance) Annis. She attended Edon Northwest Local Schools. Carol worked in the kitchen …

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Marna Lois Strait-Burke, 100

Marna Lois Erwin Strait Burke, age 100, of Bryan, Ohio passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at the CHP Inpatient Hospice Center in Defiance, Ohio. We are very grateful that she was able to celebrate her 100th birthday with family and friends before she passed into eternal life. …

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Sue Ann Snyder, 86

Sue Ann Snyder, 86 of Bryan, passed away Monday, March 31, 2025, at Fountain Park Assisted Living, Bryan. Sue was born on January 6, 1939, in Bryan, the daughter of the late Robert and Ruth (Wooley) Six. She was a 1957 graduate of Bryan High School. Sue married Tom Snyder …

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Denton E. Jack, 89

Denton E. Jack, age 89, of Bryan, Ohio passed away on Monday, April 1, 2025 at Parkview Randallia Hospital in Fort Wayne. Denton retired from Hayes-Albion with 38 years of service. He was an active member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, often seen selling tickets to their reverse raffle fund …

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Douglas D. Doeden, 84

Douglas D. Doeden, 84, of Hamilton, Indiana, passed Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Vancrest of Hicksville with his wife Betty by his side.  Doug was born March 18, 1941, in Defiance, Ohio, son of the late Roland and Ethel (Jackson) Doeden.  After graduating from Hicksville High School in 1959, he …

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