Span­gler Candy Com­pany of Bryan, which has long been a major pro­ducer of candy canes, is mak­ing some changes this year to its Dum Dums lol­lipops and Cir­cus Peanuts marsh­mal­low can­dies. After 107 years in the candy busi­ness, Span­gler says it will dress up its two sta­ple can­dies for the …

Wilma Mae Hinkle, age 92, of Edon, Ohio, died at 5:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 9, 2013, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers-Bryan, where she had been admitted earlier in the evening. A 1939 graduate of Montpelier High School, Mrs. Hinkle was a member of St. Paul United Methodist Church …

Mary Lou Bryan, age 77, of Wauseon passed away late Sunday November 10, 2013 at Heartland of Wauseon. Prior to her retirement she had worked for Fulton Industries in Wauseon. Mrs. Bryan was born on May 17, 1936 the daughter of the late Alfred and the late Berdella (Brink) Keefer. …

North­west State Com­mu­nity Col­lege nurs­ing stu­dents are host­ing a Health Fair on Thurs­day. In addi­tion to health tips, the fair will fea­ture a flu shot clinic cour­tesy of the Ful­ton County Health Depart­ment. Flu shots will be avail­able for $20 for adults and $10 for chil­dren. The entire event will …

Pio­neer has now voted to ban the man­u­fac­ture, sale, dis­tri­b­u­tion and pos­ses­sion of syn­thetic drugs and syn­thetic drug looka­likes. On Mon­day the vil­lage coun­cil reports the unan­i­mous vote to pass a new ordi­nance designed to make sub­stances known as syn­thetic mar­i­juana, K2, spice, bath salts, pot­pourri and oth­ers ille­gal, after …

Renewal of an agri­cul­tural lease was a hot but­ton topic Mon­day night in Stryker. The Bryan Times reports that three years ago bids were taken for a 34-acre prop­erty on the south side of the vil­lage. The high bid­der from that period was asked Mon­day to renew the lease for …

The Henry County Chap­ter of the Amer­i­can Red Cross is hold­ing a blood drive all day today from 10 a.m.-3 p.m,. at the Ober­haus Shel­ter at Ober­haus Park in Napoleon. Walk-ins are wel­come. To sched­ule an appoint­ment, you can call any­time… 800-RED-CROSS.

The chicken pie sup­per tra­di­tion con­tin­ues at First Chris­t­ian Church in Wauseon. This year, orga­niz­ers say a gen­er­ous home­made meal will be served to nearly 1,000 peo­ple. It takes place Wednes­day in church fel­low­ship hall from 5–7 p.m. or until sold out. The menu includes home­made chicken pie and gravy, …

The inves­ti­ga­tion is con­tin­u­ing, but police now say they believe it was a com­bi­na­tion of alco­hol and speed that lead to a rollover crash Sun­day night that crit­i­cally injured a man from Angola. 30 year old Joseph Glenn ran off State Road 827 south of Fre­mont when he missed a …

Patricia A. Hilbert, 71 years, of Bryan, passed away Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Center, Bryan.  Pat was born January 13, 1942 the daughter of the late William Clifford and Lillian S. (Stephen) Reeves.  She was a 1960 graduate of Olympus High School, Salt Lake city, Utah.  She married …