Ground has been bro­ken, and now work is under­way, for the new Nature Fresh Farm facil­ity on Ohio 109 at Delta. The project rep­re­sents a $200 mil­lion invest­ment in the area, and is expected to be well under­way by the end of the year. Com­pany offi­cials say within 7 years, …

Jerry Lee Windisch, age 73, of Wauseon passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at the University of Toledo Medical Center. Mr. Windisch was born in Wauseon on November 6, 1941 the son of the late Clifford and the late Orpha (Mock) Windisch. On September 14, 1968 he married Donna (Maust) Windisch …

Jack E. Currier, age 83, of Stryker passed away Thursday April 9, 2015 at Genesis Health Care in Bryan. Prior to his retirement he had worked for several area factories and was a cook at local restaurants. Mr. Currier was born on August 24, 1931 in Waterville, Ohio to the …

Alice Jean Breininger, age 78, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Community Health and Wellness Centers-Bryan where she had been a patient. Alice had worked as an assembler at the Ohio Art company for many years then worked at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton where …

Johnnie L. Salyers, Sr., 66 years, of Defiance, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 in his home. He went peacefully into the arms of Jesus with his family by his side. John was born on March 16, 1949 in Scott County; Dungannon, Virginia, to the late Harold and Faye (Sullens) …

Pauld­ing County junior fair chicken meat pen orders will be avail­able for pick up from 3–4:30 p.m. April 14 at the Pauld­ing County OSU Exten­sion Office. Pay­ment for the chicken is due when they are picked up. For more infor­ma­tion, call 419–399-8225. And Feeder calf weigh-in and tag­ging for junior …

Absen­tee bal­lots for the May 5 spe­cial elec­tion in the Edon North­west School Dis­trict, Spring­field Town­ship and the Vil­lage of Stryker, are now avail­able at the Williams County Board of Elec­tions office on E. High Street in Bryan. Reg­is­tered vot­ers who wish to vote absen­tee by mail must sub­mit an …

The search was on Wednes­day evening for a 5-year-old boy who was reported miss­ing from a home on Har­ri­son Avenue in Defi­ance. He was even­tu­ally found unharmed at a local church. The boy’s mother reported the child miss­ing Wednes­day evening around 6:30. Police, Sheriff’s offi­cers, fire crews, the high­way patrol, …

This can only mean one thing… it is finally spring! We are happy to be talk­ing today about the water being turned back on at the Bard Cen­ten­nial Foun­tain on the cour­t­house square in down­town Bryan. That couldn’t have hap­pened with the cold, freez­ing weather we had just a few …

Patricia Ann Morehouse, age 86, of Evansport, passed away Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Mercy Hospital of Defiance. Arrangements are pending at the Grisier Funeral Home in Stryker.