Michael Ray Fackler, 57 of Bryan passed away at his residence on Sunday, May 28. He was born to George E. and Mabel M. (Martin) Fackler on March 25, 1960 in Bryan. He was a 1979 graduate of Hilltop High School in West Unity. For several years, Michael was employed …

Gas prices are increasing for the first time in four weeks. AAA Auto Club reports the average cost nationwide is $2.36/gallon – two cents more than a week ago, which is still six cents less than a month ago, but eight cents more than a year ago. The increases are …

A man’s death at the Menards Distribution Center in Holiday City is being investigated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. An EMS unit was dispatched to Menards on County Road 15, last Monday. The unit was responding to a lawn mowing accident, the details of which are still unclear, …

Ohioans wanting medical marijuana have been crossing the border into Michigan, where some Detroit-area dispensaries will sell to out-of-staters who are issued recommendations for cannabis use months ahead of the drug becoming available in their home state, according to officials from a company providing the recommendations. While it’s a violation …

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are sifting through President Donald Trump’s budget proposal. The White House’s budget proposes eliminating the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative which works to clean the lakes and protect them from long-term threats. Although Republican U.S. Senator Rob Portman also opposes the plan to eliminate the GLRI, he …

Michael Jeffrey Riggle, 71, of Toledo, passed from this life to be with his God Almighty on May 25, 2017. He is survived by his daughters, Michelle (Tom) Bules and Kristen Mitchell, brothers Mark (Margaret) and John (Pat), sister in law Judy Riggle, nephews Brent and Evan and nieces Kelly, …

Lola L. Pardee, 89 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, May 26, 2017 in her residence with all her family at her side. Lola was born July 2, 1927 in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late Homer and Nettie (Schrock) Culbertson. She was a 1945 graduate of Stryker High …

Five Ohio teachers have resigned after they slipped out of a sixth-grade camping trip for drinks and dinner. The Blade reports the Washington Local Schools in Toledo announced the resignations Friday. Two tutors who accompanied the teachers on the dinner outings won’t have their contracts renewed for the next school …

In a special executive session Thursday afternoon, Bryan City Council authorized Fire Chief Bruce Siders to schedule an upcoming civil service test for firefighters. A second executive session to set a date for the test and to take care of other details is set for 9:30 a.m. June 1, according …

The Bryan Area Foundation is seeking applications for the Chris and Mary Thaman Scholarship, along with applications for the Harlan G. and Ernestine B. Spangler Continuing Education Scholarship. The Chris and Mary Thaman Scholarship will be awarded to a Williams County resident who has completed at least one year of …