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.

Richard G. Hughart, Sr., age 68, of rural Hicksville, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 at his home. Richard retired from Auburn Gear, where he had been a machine operator. He was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, near Edgerton and was a former member of Bryan …

Donald W. Gilcher, Jr., 63, of Montpelier passed away early Wednesday morning at his home surrounded by his family.  He was born on June 27, 1951 in Bryan to Donald W. and Joann J. (Sidle) Gilcher, Sr.  Don graduated from Hilltop High School in 1969.  He then attended Tri State in Angola, Indiana …

A jury trial in a civil case involv­ing alleged asbestos expo­sure at Gen­eral Motors opened Tues­day in Defi­ance County Court. Fayrene Den­nis, the wife of for­mer Gen­eral Motors employee Johnny Den­nis, who died from lung can­cer at the age of 57 back in 2003, filed the suit against GM and …