DeFloy Dick, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 4:20 P.M. on Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. She was a die setter at Strydel and was the first woman to work on machinery at the plant. DeFloy enjoyed spending time on the computer, …

Lowell H. Durbin, 94 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019.  Lowell was born January 6, 1925 in Delta, Ohio, the son of the late Archie and Edna (Murray) Durbin.   He married Beulah E. Jones on January 6, 1979 in Delta, Ohio, and she survives. In addition to …

Dennis Spangler, 59 years, of rural Sherwood, passed away unexpectedly, Thursday, July 18, 2019, in his home.  Denny was born December 22, 1959 in Bryan, Ohio, the son of the late William H. and Cleona J. (Lutz) Spangler.  He was a 1977 graduate of Bryan High School.  He married Kristian …

The hot weather prompts local utility officials to ask customers to reduce energy use in order to save money on their bills. With temperatures expected to reach the mid- to upper-90s, Bryan Municipal Utilities is asking those to limit power usage, especially during those peak hours.

It’s a done deal. The merger between the Chase Brass and Olin Brass parent company, Global Brass and Copper Holdings, with German firm, Wieland-Werke AG, has become official. The deal, subject to regulatory approval, is an all-cash transaction, with Wieland acquiring all outstanding shares of GBC at a rate of …

A Defiance County jury acquits Stephen Palladino of setting his ex-wife’s house on fire. Palladino was found not guilty of two counts of aggravated arson, following three days of testimony in a Defiance County courtroom. He was accused of purposely setting fire to the residence on Ohio 15, near Highland …

Craig Greene, the Asheville, North Carolina man accused of causing a January crash that killed a Napoleon woman, pleads not guilty in Henry County to vehicular homicide charges and more. Sandra Crandall was pronounced dead at the scene. Greene was blocking eastbound and westbound lanes with his semi when it …

One person is killed in a two-vehicle crash on West Central Avenue, near North Berkey Southern Road, just outside of Assumption. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Officials say a pickup truck, driven by the unnamed driver, was westbound on Central when …

William Earl Armstrong of San Diego, California, passed away on June 20, 2019, surrounded by his loving family at Palomar Hospital in Poway, California. Bill was born on January 22, 1957, to William L. and Virginia (Shiplett) Armstrong in Mentor, Ohio. At a young age the family moved to rural …

The Williams County Common Pleas Court supports the county elections board, dealing a blow to efforts by a local grassroots residents group to qualify a county charter issue for the November general election ballot. The charter would switch the county from its current statutory form of government to one governed …