Defi­ance County com­mis­sion­ers are sched­uled to meet today. They have a num­ber of items on the agenda. Fol­low­ing gen­eral ses­sion, the com­mis­sion­ers will be meet­ing with county eco­nomic devel­op­ment direc­tor Jerry Hayes. They also plan to dis­cuss the cour­t­house project and receive an update from the County Recorder.

Wednes­day was a big day for many area stu­dents, thanks to the gen­eros­ity of one area ser­vice orga­ni­zaion. The Bryan Kiwa­nis Club pre­sented schol­ar­ships to 2013 grad­u­ates of area high schools toward their col­lege edu­ca­tion. Accord­ing to an arti­cle in today’s Bryan Times, the recip­i­ents are shar­ing $7,500 in Kiwa­nis …

Area motor­cy­cle rid­ers are look­ing for­ward to a raf­fle and din­ner at the annual Old Timer’s Ride this Sat­ur­day. This year’s event will be the third year it’s been hosted by the Defi­ance County Senior Ser­vices. Reg­is­tra­tion will be at Integrity Defi­ance Auto Body start­ing at 11 a.m. Sat­ur­day morn­ing …

Police are turn­ing to the pub­lic for help as they search for a 15-year-old girl that has been miss­ing since Tues­day. Accord­ing to the DeKalb County Police Depart­ment, 15 year old Carol Lynn Payne has been unac­counted for since Tues­day around 9 p.m. The girl is 15-years-old, is 5’3″ and …

Fiber artists from through­out the region will be at Sauder Vil­lage Sat­ur­day shar­ing their love of turn­ing fibers into fin­ished prod­ucts as Focus on the Fiber Arts takes an in-depth look at the world of fiber arts. Guests will have an oppor­tu­nity to weave on a floor loom, try bob­bin …

Glen R. Frank, Sr., age 82, of Edon, Ohio, died at 5:14 A.M. on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Center in Bryan. Mr. Frank was a 1949 graduate of Edon High School and served with the United States Marines during the Korean Conflict. …

Vivian Louise Salzman, 97 years, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at Hillside Country Living, where she had been a resident.  Vivian was born March 19, 1916 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the daughter of the late Vernon E. and Clela (nee Chamberlain) Allion.  she married Harrison Frederick Salzman, and he …

A Bryan woman has been arrested and taken into cus­tody. Bryan police report that 55 year old Con­nie Snider of East High Street was arrested and charged with dis­or­derly con­duct after warn­ing, crim­i­nal tres­pass, and resist­ing arrest. Snider was locked up at CCNO.

Parkview Samar­i­tan has announced plans to be at the Bryan Jubilee Parade on Sat­ur­day. They say bar­ring any unfore­seen cir­cum­stances, inclement weather or emer­gen­cies, Samar­i­tan plans to land at the CHWC heli­pad at 3 p.m. and they will take off again at 5 p.m. at the start of the parade.

Bryan police nabbed a man on a bench war­rant. 24 year old Brian Adkins of Wal­nut Street in Fayette, Ohio was arrested on an out­stand­ing bench war­rant issued out of Bryan Munic­i­pal Court on Tues­day for fail­ing to appear. Adkins then appeared… he was taken to court.