Ohio’s adult prison population is continuing to fall in the new year. Data from the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction shows the state housed 49,420 inmates on Tuesday. That’s 1,217 fewer inmates than a year ago at this time. The agency reported last month that the number of inmates had …

Harmon R. Bechtol, 85, of Montpelier passed away Tuesday morning at Park View Nursing Home in Edgerton. He was born on February 17, 1932 in Angola, Indiana to Howard and Beaulah (Harmon) Bechtol. Harmon was a truck driver for Winzeler Stamping in Montpelier for 35 years, retiring in 1994. He …

Mary K. Carlson, 82, of Pioneer passed away Tuesday morning at Genesis Health Care Center in Bryan. She was born on January 27, 1935 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida to Paul and Freida (Kurtz) Orthwein. Mary married Earl Carlson and he preceded her in death. She worked as a home health …

**Funeral arrangements pending. Ronald D. Thompson, 79, of Pioneer passed away Saturday evening at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier. He was born on December 20, 1938 in Kunkle to Lauren R. and Vada M. (Fisher) Thompson. He was part of the last class to graduate from Pioneer High School …

Mary L. Sanders, age 86, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 5:42 P.M. on Saturday, January 6, 2018, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after a brief illness. Ms. Sanders was a 1949 graduate of Edgerton High School and was employed as a claims consultant by Lincoln Life …

Sandra A. Czaja, age 63, of Butler, Indiana, died at 6:50 P.M. on Sunday, January 7, 2018, in Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne. Sandra worked for 18 years at Lectron and later worked in security at SDI. She enjoyed crocheting and reading. Sandra was born on July 3, 1954, in …

The Bryan City Schools Board of Education elects its officers and welcomes in new members. Veteran board members Thomas Lingvai and Cindra Keeler were named president and vice president. The board also swore in new board members, Scott Benedict, Debra Opdycke and Michael Stockman.

The Bryan Board of Public Affairs declines a request to provide mutual aid for infrastructure repairs in the U.S. Virgin Islands. They say there were too many questions and concerns regarding the request. Board members and Bryan Municipal Utilities leaders met in special session on Monday to discuss the request…roughly …

A 23 year old man from Garrett is arrested from an incident he was involved in back in September, outside of an area bar. Another man was left hospitalized with life-threatening injuries. The DeKalb County Prosecutor’s Office has charged Adam High with aggravated battery. Accompanied by his attorney, High turned …

Vicki Cameron is approved and appointed by the Stryker Village Council to fill the council seat vacated by Mick Frisbie. Mayor, Joey Beck then swore Cameron into office, along with re-elected council members Lee Armstrong, Rex Blevins and Bob Sperling. Sperling was selected to be the president of the council …