Janis Aleda Beck, age 81, of Stryker passed away Tuesday March 3, 2015 at the South Baldwin Regional Medical Center in Foley, Alabama. Prior to her retirement she had been a Licensed Practical Nurse. Among her survivors is husband Donald E. Beck of Stryker. Arrangements are pending at the Grisier …

Iris Jean Short, 86 years, of Bryan, passed away Monday, March 2, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, with her family at her side.  Iris was born July 5, 1928, in West Unity, Ohio, the daughter of the late Francis L. and Ethel (Partee) Stipe.  She was a 1946 graduate …

Defiance firefighters were called out to a trailer fire Monday morning. It happened just before 11am at the mobile home on Tahoe Ridge, and when they arrived, there was lots of smoke and flames coming from the windows. Everyone living there was able to escape safely, but the trailer, owned …

In Ayersville, a second person has resigned from the local school board in a two-week period. Brad Morrison submitted his resignation on Monday, which is effective immediately. Morrison’s resignation comes after the resignation late last month, of superintendent Tod Hug. In his letter, Morrison cited the fact that due to …

A fatal house fire late Monday night northwest of Wauseon has the Ohio Fire Marshal’s office checking in. The Wauseon Fire Department was called to 10254 County Road 18 in Dover Township at 11:44 p.m on Monday. The Crescent News reports that a victim was found inside the single family …

We don’t need anyone to tell us here in northwest Ohio that it was cold this winter. Now, we can officially say it was darn cold! In fact, it wasn’t just cold in February, it was almost 17 degrees colder than normal. The average temperature last month was 1.04 degrees …

Officials from the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio were notified Tuesday that the Lucas County Commissioners adopted a resolution calling to withdraw from the regional jail effective Dec. 31, 2018. CCNO officials awaiting a certified copy of the actual resolution, as required by the CCNO operating agreement, so it can …

As of last night, it is now official… Bryan Municipal Utilities cable rates are increasing. The Bryan Board of Public Affairs, during their regular monthly meeting which was held yesterday, unanimously voted to raise monthly basic cable costs from $18.75 to $21.65. According to the Bryan Times, along with the …

Walter “Wally” Vital Praet, 91, formerly of Wauseon, Ohio, passed away at Fairlawn Haven, Archbold, Ohio, on Monday, March 2, 2015. Wally was born on February 6, 1924, to the late Elias and Bertha Praet. Wally was born in Detroit, Michigan, while on a family visit from Belgium. He lived …

Clarence Shearer, 95 years, of Bryan, passed away early Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, Defiance.  Clarence was born March 31, 1919 in Virden, Illinois, the son of the late Jacob and Stella (Roesch) Shearer.  In 1929 they moved near Pioneer.  He graduated from Pioneer High School in …