Lori Lee Connin, 51 years, of Bryan, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne after a sudden illness.  Lori was born March 15, 1962 in Bryan, the daughter of the late Wilson “Beefy” and Erma L. (Musser) Connin.  She was a 1981 graduate of Bryan High …

Herbert William Eckman, age 88, of West Unity, Ohio, died at 7:55 A.M. on Saturday, August 3, 2013, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Eckman was 1943 graduate of Ligonier, Indiana, High School. While attending the University of Texas, in 1943 he joined the United States Maritime Service …

Lolita M. Appel, age 50, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 7:30 A.M. on Sunday, August 4, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where she a patient after an extended illness. Mrs. Appel was a rural postal carrier in Hicksville and is survived by her husband, Duane. …

If you can’t buy it this week­end along US-127, then you prob­a­bly don’t need it. What’s billed as “The World’s Longest Yard Sale” is being held this week­end along US-127 stretch­ing from Addi­son, Michi­gan all the way south to Gads­den, Alabama, and it passes through our area. West Unity, Pulaski, …

Hicksville Com­mu­nity Vaca­tion Bible School will take place Mon­day through Wednes­day, Aug. 5– 7, at St. John Lutheran Church, 812 E. High St., Hicksville. A free meal will be served at 6 p.m. and dis­missal will be at 8 p.m. each evening. Chil­dren ages 3 through sixth grade are invited. …

The vil­lage of Pio­neer will con­duct its hydrant flush­ing and pres­sure test­ing begin­ning Mon­day. Water hydrants will be flushed on the west side of State Street on Mon­day, those on the east side of State Street north of Lynn Street on Tues­day, and those on the south side of town, …

Ariel Cas­tro learned his fate in a Cleve­land court room yes­ter­day, but it was no sur­prise to most onlook­ers. The 53 year old for­mer school bus dri­ver was sen­tenced Thurs­day to life in prison plus 1,000 years. Michelle Knight, one of the three young women Cas­tro held cap­tive in his …

A motor­cy­cle poker run, hog roast and per­for­mances by six bands and musi­cians will be held on Sat­ur­day at the UAW hall in Defi­ance. Pro­ceeds from the event will ben­e­fit local musi­cian and record­ing artist, Tim Vargo of Defi­ance, and his fam­ily with med­ical bills while they are wait­ing for …

Richard L. “Dick” Schlueter, age 76, of Quincy, Michigan and formerly of Pettisville, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 31, 2013 in his home. Prior to his retirement he had owned and operated, along with his wife “Dee”, the former Dick and Dee’s Photography Studio in Pettisville for over …

Martin Ross LaDuke, age 74, of Edon, Ohio, and formerly of Winston Salem, North Carolina, died at 12:55 P.M. on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Center, where he was a patient, after a brief illness. Mr. LaDuke was a longtime sales representative to grocery stores for Schwan’s …