The local chap­ter of the NAACP will hold a cel­e­bra­tion of Dr. Mar­tin Luther King Day next Mon­day, Jan. 20, at noon at the North­towne Mall, Defi­ance. There will be per­form­ing choirs, an MLK cake-cutting cer­e­mony, book dis­plays, video dis­plays and more. The event is open to the pub­lic. For …

The Lib­erty Cen­ter vil­lage coun­cil elected Terry Bow­ers as pres­i­dent for the new year. Com­mit­tee assign­ments were also made at last week’s orga­ni­za­tional meet­ing, with Bow­ers chair­ing the ceme­tery com­mit­tee. Brian Rogers will be the chair for the finance and zon­ing com­mit­tee. Roger Fisher is head of safety, and Den­nis …

Bryan police report the arrest of 26 year old Adam Cham­ber­lain of Bryan on a Bench War­rant out of Bryan Munic­i­pal court for fail­ure to appear for OVI and anti-noise peel­ing. He was taken to CCNO.

It’s that time of year again… The cook­ies are back! Girl Scouts through­out the region will be sell­ing cook­ies the next few weeks. As of Fri­day, Six kinds of cook­ies are avail­able this year: thin mints, samoas, taga­longs, do-si-dos, short­bread, and Savan­nah Smiles. Boxes this year will cost $5 each. …

Herbert J. and Helen R. (Eisel) Grime, of Archbold, passed away five days apart. Herb passed on Jan. 7, in their home, and Helen passed away on Jan. 12, 2014 at Fairlawn Haven Nursing Home. Herb was a lifelong area farmer. Herb was born in Archbold on Feb. 13, 1925, …

Virginia M. Schatzer, age 89, of Bryan, passed away at 9:08 P.M. on Friday, January 10, 2014, at her home. She was a member of the Bryan Church of the Nazarene and retired from Bryan Custom Plastics in 1982. Virginia was born January 25, 1924 in Williams County, the daughter …

Carol L. Hooser, age 63, of West Unity, Ohio, died on Thursday, January 9, 2014, at Community Health and Wellness Center in Bryan, where she had been a patient. Carol was a foreman at the former Fayette Tubular until production relocated and later was a truck driver. Carol Louise Hooser …

Gary D. Gyurnek, 63 years, of Bryan, passed away suddenly on Friday, January 10, 2014 while on the job as a truck driver for Garner Transportation.  Gary was born May 29, 1950 in Sherwood, Ohio, the son of the late Joseph and Luella E. (Sigler) Gyurnek.  He was a 1969 graduate of …

Elizabeth E. Chester, 88 years, of West Unity, passed away Friday, January 9, 2014. Elizabeth was born September 14, 1925 in Alvordton, Ohio, the daughter of the late Estel and Edna (Croninger) Caulkins.  She was a 1943 graduate of Alvordton High School where she was also the class President and Salutatorian.  She …

Nancy Anne Schartzer, 91 years, of Bryan, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2014 in her home in Bryan.  Nancy was born February 22, 1922 in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of the late Paul S. and Dorothy (Diebel) Mason.  She was a 1940 graduate of Defiance High School.  Nancy married John William Schartzer on …