Carolan S. Brickey, age 72, of rural Montpelier, Ohio, died at 8:50 P.M. on Wednesday, December 17, 2014, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan, where she had been a patient. Carolan had been disabled for several years, but prior to that had worked in factories, was a pharmacy …

A strike could be loom­ing at NSCC. The North­west State Com­mu­nity Col­lege Edu­ca­tion Asso­ci­a­tion, accord­ing to the Bryan Times, has autho­rized their bar­gain­ing team to deliver a 10-day strike notice to the school’s admin­is­tra­tion. Ear­lier this week, a unan­i­mous vote to employ the strike tac­tic was reached fol­low­ing months of …

A busi­ness in North­towne Mall in Defi­ance was just one of six busi­nesses that were raided Thurs­day morn­ing as part of a crack­down on sus­pected ille­gal casi­nos. Inter­net Cafe, “Talk N Win” was raided yes­ter­day morn­ing by the Multi-Area Nar­cotics Task Force. Ohio Attor­ney Gen­eral Mike DeWine issued a press …

Another scam is mak­ing the rounds in our area, and this time the warn­ing comes from the Bryan Area Cham­ber of Com­merce. Cham­ber offi­cials say that a local busi­ness got an email adver­tis­ing a “Bryan Award Pro­gram.” The email requested $150, promis­ing a plaque for a “Bryan Award.“ Accord­ing to …

An Ohio State High­way Patrol Trooper liv­ing in Bryan, has been cho­sen as the Trooper of the year at the Defi­ance Post. Matthew Gard­ner, of Bryan, was chosed in recog­ni­tion of his out­stand­ing ser­vice by his fel­low offi­cers sta­tioned at the Defi­ance Post. Trooper Gardner’s lead­er­ship abil­i­ties, pro­fes­sional ethics, cour­te­ous …

Lucille Ruth (Johnson) Beck, age 89, passed away Tuesday December 16, 2014 at Hillside Country Living. Prior to her moving to Hillside in 2009, she had been a lifelong Stryker resident. Prior to her retirement she had worked for the Hayes Albion 50 Corporation, Beck’s Restaurant and Johnson’s Electric and …

George Gary Andrews, age 73, of Wauseon passed away early Tuesday December 16, 2014 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Prior to his retirement he had been a truck driver for the former Deilman Concrete in Wauseon. Mr. Andrews was born on August 2, 1941 in Wauseon the son of the …

Ralph E. Segrist, age 90, of Wauseon died early Tuesday December 16, 2014 Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Prior to his retirement he had been a farmer and diesel mechanic. Mr. Segrist was born on September 13, 1924 in Wauseon the son of the late Ralph J. and Ruby (Murray) Segrist. …

Beverly D. (Burkhart) Perdue, age 62, of Defiance passed away Monday December 15, 2014 at the St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo following an extended illness. Mrs. Perdue was born in Defiance on October 28, 1952 the daughter of the late Alvin and the late Dorothy Burkhart. Beverly was strong …

Jerry W. Jackson, 72 years, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, December 16, 2014 in his home with his family at this side.  Jerry was born April 18, 1942 in Bryan, Ohio, the son of the late Raymond W. and Jean L. (Garber) Jackson.  He was a 1960 graduate of Bryan High School.  A …