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The Putnam County Office of Public Safety says the National Weather Service has determined an EF1 tornado touched down in the Dupont area on Wednesday during severe storms that rolled through northwest Ohio. NWS classifies an EF1 as a moderate tornado with 86-110 mph wind speeds. The Putnam County Office …

Republican Craig Riedel of Defiance has announced his candidacy for the Ohio Senate’s 1st District. A former state representative for Ohio’s 82nd House District, Riedel will be a candidate in the May 5, 2026 GOP primary. He is seeking the seat now held by Rob McColley of Napoleon, whose four-year …

Michael E. Pippin, age 77, of Bryan, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2025 at Parkview Bryan Hospital. Michael was an Engineer for Norfolk and Western Railroad for many years and later worked at CK Technologies. He was a veteran of the US Navy serving from 1966-1968 including aboard the USS …

Norma Jean McCann, 92, of Defiance, Ohio and former longtime resident of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Thursday, April 3, 2025, at Trustwell Living at Kingsbury Place, Defiance, Ohio surrounded by her family. Norma Jean was born January 6, 1933, in Bucyrus, Ohio, daughter of the late Orlan and Lola (Rodabaugh) …

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 …

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 …

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jim Tressel, and Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) Chancellor Mike Duffey announced the approval of $8 million in funding for the latest round of ODHE’s Regionally Aligned Priorities in Delivering Skills (RAPIDS) grants. The RAPIDS program provides funding to Ohio public universities, community colleges, and …

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.

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …