The Defi­ance Elks Lodge will com­mem­o­rate Vet­er­ans Day with its 12th annual break­fast fundraiser on Sun­day to ben­e­fit local vet­er­ans in assisted liv­ing or nurs­ing homes. The break­fast is open to the pub­lic. This year’s event is Sun­day from 8 a.m.-noon at the local lodge, 1760 S. Jef­fer­son Ave. in …

Wilbur “Roy” Cox, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Roy was employed as a metallurgist with Aro Corporation in Bryan, retiring with over 20 years of service. He was a US Army veteran of …

A man who was pre­vi­ously con­victed on bur­glary charges in Pulaski Town­ship was sen­tenced Tues­day to two years behind bars. 22 year old Travis Hicks moved to the area in August from Texas. He took up res­i­dence at a home with a friend, 55 year old Tommy Yates. It wasn’t …

Jim Eisel has been named West Unity Cit­i­zen of the Year by the Cham­ber of Com­merce at the annual recog­ni­tion ban­quet at the Kissell Com­mu­nity Cen­ter. Eisel grad­u­ated from Hill­top High School in 1979. He has a degree in auto and diesel mechan­ics from North­west­ern Busi­ness Col­lege in Lima. He …

Tes­ti­mony con­tin­ued Wednes­day in the trial of an Oak­wood woman who is accused of arraing­ing the mur­der of her hus­band. 46 year old Judith Hawkey is charged with aggra­vated mur­der; four counts of endan­ger­ing chil­dren; and insur­ance fraud. Her trial began on Oct. 28. The charges allege that she caused …

ProMed­ica, of Toledo, has offered buy­outs to 1,200 of its employ­ees at its 11 med­ical facil­i­ties, includ­ing Defi­ance Regional Hos­pi­tal, Toledo Hos­pi­tal, Flower Hos­pi­tal, Syl­va­nia, and St. Luke’s Hos­pi­tal. ProMed­ica says the vol­un­tary buy­out is only being offered to ProMed­ica employ­ees who fit the “80” for­mula. That means an employee …

Robert “Bob” Edwin Sharpe, age 87, passed away early Sunday morning , November 3, 2013 at The Elizabeth Scott Community. He was born in Liberty Center, OH on April 11, 1926 to Dorsey Oliver and Carrie Catherine (Carver) Sharpe. After graduating from Liberty Center High School, Bob enlisted in the …

Elec­tion results are spon­sored by Bryan Ford Lin­coln.… 1 — In the Bryan City School Dis­trict the Pro­posed Bond Issue for school con­struc­tion for grades 6–12 and the remod­el­ing of the mid­dle school for Pre-K-5 grades, 7.45 mills, for a max­i­mum of 28 years passed with 55% of the votes. 2 …

Elec­tion results are spon­sored by Bryan Ford Lincoln… 1 — In the Bryan City School Dis­trict the Pro­posed Bond Issue for school con­struc­tion for grades 6–12 and the remod­el­ing of the mid­dle school for Pre-K-5 grades, 7.45 mills, for a max­i­mum of 28 years passed with 55% of the votes. 2 …

Msgt. Paul H. Hahn, 78, of Wauseon, Ohio passed away peacefully on Monday, November 4, 2013 in CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, Ohio. Paul was born in Napoleon, Ohio August 10, 1935 to the late Franklin and Fay (Delventhal) Hahn. On January 25, 1958 he married Edna Grove in …