The Northeast Indiana Regional Development Authority makes available $250,000 of Regional Cities initiative funding to invest in an additional project or multiple projects in the 11-county region. The funding comes from savings earned from past projects, investment on deposits and higher than projected returns for tax credits. Fourteen projects are …

Steven L. Vollmar, age 48, of West Unity, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, November 10, 2019, as a result of injuries sustained in a trail bike accident near Greenville, Ohio.  Mr. Vollmar was a 1990 graduate of Bryan High School and received an Associate Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Northwest …

Joshua J. Scalf, 32 years, of Bryan passed away Monday, November 11, 2019 in his residence after a battle with Muscular Dystrophy. Josh was born December 9, 1986 the son of Terry and Melissa (Hurst) Scalf. He graduated from Bryan High School. Josh had a passion for life and cherished …

Ruth Z. De La Cruz, passed away peacefully and surrounded by her loving family at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center on November 11, 2019 and went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus at the age of 85. Born in San Antonio, Texas on April 25, 1934 to her parents Reymundo …

The snow makes it annual arrival. It was noticeable on the roads. A woman driving an SUV on County Road M, east of Ohio 15 hits a mailbox and pole after losing control of her vehicle. It’s snow related. The woman was okay. Officials say at least two tractor-trailers crashed …

Over in DeKalb County, two teenagers and two children under 10 suffer minor injuries after their car crashes on County Road 60, near County Road 31. Wet, slippery conditions, the cause. They say the 16-year-old behind the wheel, heading east, lost control and went off the road. The SUV hits …

Van Wert County’s auditor and two deputies in his office are indicted after officials say they broke into the county treasurer’s office, hacked into a computer and tampered with records. Auditor, Philip Baxter is charged with felony breaking and entering and unauthorized use of property. Julienne Rolsten, a deputy county …

Bryan Municipal Utilities appears to be readying an expected increase in water rates…part of a multi-year rate plan adjustment, suggested in 2018. A study showed BMU should raise $750,000 per year to fund necessary capital improvements for the Water Department and that the then-current rate plan was not sufficient. In …

Transportation officials don’t see anything standing in the way of opening Defiance’s new Clinton Street bridge during the first week of December. ODOT is confident nothing can derail the expected opening…set for the second.

Roberta M. Cook, 82 years, of Arcadia, Florida, went home to her Lord and Savior, Saturday, November 9, 2019 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home, Montpelier, Ohio.  Roberta was born July 27, 1937, in Mishawaka, Indiana, the daughter of Samuel Smith and Thelma Eldean (Emmert) Platner.  She was a 1955 graduate …