The Bryan Area Foundation celebrated its 49th year at its annual members meeting. Chairman Bill Martin welcomed members and guests and thanked them for their support during his two years as the Foundation chairman. He commented that although Bryan has its challenges, we have much to be thankful for.

Saturated fields from persistent rain have delayed corn and soybean planting in Fulton County, but farmers still have a bit more time to complete the job and raise a decent crop. Since the first week of May, Wauseon has gotten more than five inches of rain, two inches alone in …

Indiana’s unemployment rate stands at 3.2 percent for April and remains lower than the national rate of 3.9 percent. Indiana’s labor force had a net increase of 11,655 over the previous month. This was a result of a 737 increase in unemployed residents and an increase of 10,918 employed residents. …

A man causing a disturbance on an Amtrak passenger train is removed by Wauseon Police. Dispatch received a call from Amtrak requesting that a disruptive passenger from Stockton, Calif., be taken off. The train stopped at the Fulton Street railroad crossing, and officers removed a man in his 40s. He …

A two car crash on North Clinton Street, just north of High Street in Defiance’s north side shuts down traffic for a time. No injuries reported. Witnesses told officers an SUV, driven by Jessica West, tried to turn into a private drive and was hit by a southbound car driven …

A Findlay man is arrested after fleeing from police. Officers tried to stop Matthew Ekleberry for driving without an exhaust…that’s when Ekleberry took off at a high rate of speed. Early in the pursuit a female passenger jumps from the moving vehicle and was attended to by an officer. She …

Gloria Jean Peebles, age 72, of Wauseon, passed away unexpectedly in her home on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. Gloria was born in Delta, Ohio on June 21, 1945, the daughter of Blair and Ruby (Steward) Harmon. On December 19, 1970, she married Fred Peebles, and he survives. Gloria loved spending …

Phyllis Miller, age 96, of Brooklyn, Michigan and formerly of Wauseon, passed away peacefully at her daughter’s residence on Wednesday, May 16, 2018. She was born on March 31, 1922 in Orrin, North Dakota to the late Michael and Franziska (Schmidt) Kurtz. On February 26, 1946, she married John Miller …

Robin L. Rupp – Niswonger, 52, of Danville, MO, died on Friday, May 4, 2018 the result of a motorcycle accident in Danville, MO. Robin Lynn Rupp – Niswonger was born in Bryan, Ohio on July 4, 1965 to Ray Rupp and the late Linda Chateau Rupp. Robin had lived …

Denise S. Sullivan, age 65, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at the Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. She had worked at C.E. Electronics in Bryan. Denise was born May 31, 1952 in Defiance, Ohio to the late Ernest and Constance (Blake) Grahn. Denise married Royce Short, …