Charles L. “Charlie” Courtney, 97, of Bryan, passed away at his home on Monday, November 20, 2017. He was born on June 23, 1920 in West Jefferson Township to Louis E. and Effie M. (Housman) Courtney. He attended a one room school house, West Jefferson School, for his elementary school …

Maurice E. Degryse, age 96, of Bryan, Ohio, died on Monday, November 20, 2017 in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Degryse was a farmer and truck driver. He drove for the Bryan elevator, Central Transport and Hornish Brothers. Maurice was a lifetime member of the Eagles and had …

Dorothy Karen Amaden, age 79, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away early Saturday, November 18, 2017, in her home. Mrs. Ameden graduated from Alameda High School in Alameda, California, received her Bachelors degree from Tri-State University and her Masters degree from Saint Francis College in Fort Wayne, both in psychology. …

Thelma Kathleen (Myers) Skiles, age 92, of Montpelier, Ohio, died at 2:50 A.M. on Thursday, November 16, 2017, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Skiles was a 1943 graduate of Butler High School in Butler, Indiana. A devoted homemaker, she had also been …

Joan P. Lindsey, age 96 of Alameda, California passed away November 15, 2017 in her home. She was born July 04, 1921 to the late Lawrence and Opal (Harrison) Sheffer. She married Ora Lindsey and he precedes her in death. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia J. Lindsey, of St. Petersburg, …

The sixth annual Lights for Lives effort will be observed this week, focusing on saving lives over the upcoming holiday season. Lights for Lives is a multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional, cooperative enforcement campaign, focused on officers activating their overhead lights in response to dangerous driving behaviors…and saving as many lives as possible. …

The Wood County Sheriff’s office reports crews were on the scene of a hazmat situation. The incident occurred on State Route 795 and Luckey Road. Officials say nickel sulfate possibly spilled across the road. State specialists are looking into the incident.

An investigation is underway after more than 30 people are taken to the hospital, following an incident at the Allen County Jail in downtown Fort Wayne. In all, 32 confinement officers and one jail nurse were taken in for treatment. Officers went to D-Block of the jail on the suspicion …

An 11-year-old Topeka boy is struck and killed by a vehicle as he walked with a small wagon along a LaGrange County roadway. Police and medics were called to C.R. 400 South just west of C.R. 700 West. Investigators say 63-year-old Eva Kurtz of Middlebury was headed eastbound on 400 …

Agnes M. Prasek, age 104, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 9:00 A.M. on Wednesday, November 15, 2017, at Genesis HealthCare-Bryan Center in Bryan, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Prasek was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan and enjoyed the Bryan Senior Center. Agnes M. Prasek …