Amy L. Murphy Boyd, 47, of Defiance, passed away Monday, July 3, 2017 at St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center, Toledo after a long battle with cancer. Amy was born September 22, 1969 in Bryan, the daughter of Roger H. and Arlene K. (Sudholtz) Murphy. She was a 1989 graduate of …

Leon E. Wiler, 66 years, of Bryan, passed away Sunday, June 18, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Leon was born March 11, 1951 in Bryan, Ohio the son of Earl E. and Dolly H. (Ross) Wiler. He was a 1969 graduate of West Unity High School …

Gregory Sims, age 46, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at his home on July 2, 2017, surrounded by loved ones after an extended illness. Greg owned Merestone Title Agency and was a real estate investor. He also officiated Ohio High School Athletic Association basketball games for 23 years, was a …

Charles Richard “Dick” Harrington, 92 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, June 30, 2017 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance, with his children by his side. Dick was born March 2, 1925 in Bryan, the son of the late Donald and Thelma (Byers) Harrington. He was a 1943 graduate …

Ora Dell Stayner, age 85, of Edon, Ohio, went home to be with his Savior, surrounded by his family on June 29, 2017. Ora retired from Fidler Concrete , of Angola, Indiana in 1992 after 42 years of service. He served in the US Army in 1951. He was a …

Auditor of the State of Ohio, Dave Yost, is planning to attend the last Financial Planning and Supervision Commission Meeting in Edgerton. The State declared the Village of Edgerton in fiscal emergency in December of 2013. The VOE financial planning and supervision commission will have its final meeting on July …

In a move considered for several months, the Bryan Board of Education approves a one year trial of a dual-sport participation policy, starting this fall. Bryan students will, for the first time in quite awhile, be able to participate in multiple sports, so long as they meet certain conditions. First, …

A former church school teacher was sentenced to 22 years in prison for having sex with underage girls. Brian Kressbach, of Napoleon, pled guilty last month to nine counts of sexual battery and unlawful sexual conduct. In January he was charged with 13 counts following an investigation at St. Paul …

The Bryan Chamber of Commerce announces they will be hosting a trip to Germany. The trip will depart on March 24th, 2018. Participants will visit Berlin, Dresden, and Munich. The cost is 3-thousand-3-hundred-49 dollars, if the deposit is submitted by September 30th.

A federal appeals court rules the EPA is not required to estimate the number of mining job losses that may be caused by air pollution regulations. The ruling issued Thursday by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reverses a West Virginia judge’s ruling that sided with coal companies. Ohio-based, …