Bryan Municipal Utilities’ Townline Road Water Main Replacement Project is scheduled to begin at the intersection of High Street and Townline Road. It includes installation of 4,400 feet of 12-inch water main, seven fire hydrants and 30 water service lines within the public right-of-way on Townline Road, between High and …

An old friend is leaving us. For the first time in more than 60 years the Sears name goes away in Bryan this summer. The current location will remain under its ownership. Sears ends its run in the area in mid-July. The place will stay open though, some renovation work …

Daniel D. Doeden, 72 years, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Majestic Care, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Daniel was born September 3, 1946 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of the late Kenneth F. and Elinor L. (Hane) Doeden.  He was a 1984 graduate of Fairview …

Holly L. Doseck, 58 years, of Bryan, passed away Thursday, June 20, 2019 at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center, Bryan.  Holly was born December 17, 1960 in Bryan, the daughter of Kenneth A. and Phyllis A. (Warner) Mack.  She was a 1979 graduate of Bryan High School and went on to attend …

Edgerton Village Council members vote to join Bryan and Montpelier in formally opposing Ohio House Bill 6. The bill would see the creation of a so-called “Clean Air Fund” which entities like American Municipal Power allege masks what they and municipalities statewide believe amounts to a $1 billion bailout of …

North Central Local Schools accepts the resignation of athletic director and assistant principal Brian Hughes and hire girls basketball coach, Greg Waidelich as its new AD on a one-year contract. Hughes, after three years with North Central, will be taking the principal position at Holgate High School.

The Williams County Public Library system will continue its search for a location to build a modernized facility in Pioneer, after a discussion with the North Central Local School Board. A proposal had been made to put the facility on school grounds, on the southwest side of the school building, …

The House approves a bill making it easier for Ohioans to seal records involving low-level, nonviolent offenses to help them move forward with their lives. The legislation passed and headed to the Senate is meant to curb the impact of the state’s addictions epidemic. The bill allows offenders with two …

The Bryan Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting Robert Sprague, the treasurer of the state of Ohio, on Friday, June 28, in the chamber conference room on Lynn St. You can go online to get your seat at the event.

Robert Lee Scantlen, age 82, of Ney, Ohio, passed away at 8:19 P.M. on Tuesday, June 18, 2019, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Scantlen was a 1954 graduate of Defiance High School and had been employed as a lift truck operator …