Rashel J. Podiak, 61 years, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016 in her home, with her family at her side. Rashel was born March 3, 1955 in (city, state) the daughter of the late William Wade and Thelma I. (Miller) Collins. She was a 1973 graduate of Lake …

Pauline “Pollie” Frazier, age 97, of Napoleon, and formerly of Wauseon, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2016 at the Lutheran Home in Napoleon. Prior to her retirement she had been a bookkeeper for her husband at the former Wauseon Silo Company. Pollie was born in Wauseon on August 28, 1918, …

Monday night at approximately 11:42 p.m. Steuben County Deputies were dispatched to the Pilot Truck Stop in reference to a suspicious bag left unattended. The building and parking lot were evacuated for standard safety procedures and the business was closed for approximately one and a half hours while Deputies conducted …

The Paulding Exempted Village Board of Education approved a two-year administrative contract to hire Brock Bergman as athletic director/dean of students during a special meeting on Monday afternoon. Bergman replaces Craig Cicero, who resigned at last Tuesday’s board meeting. Bergman has previous athletic director experience, having served as assistant athletic …

Eldon L. Runyan, age 77, of rural Edon, Ohio, died at 6:41 P.M. on Sunday, August 14, 2016, at Henry Ford Allegiance Health Center in Jackson, Michigan. Eldon worked as a machinist at Powers & Sons and had delivered milk for Bowman’s Dairy earlier. He loved working carnivals and did …

Fred M. Parmer, Sr., 79, of Edon, passed away on Sunday, August 14, 2016 at Cameron Memorial Community Hospital in Angola, Indiana. He was born on March 16, 1937 in Detroit, Michigan to Richard and Mabel (Watts) Parmer. Fred was a jack of all trades who loved woodworking and he …

The Defiance city administration’s attempt to secure grant funds for construction of a traffic roundabout at South Jefferson Avenue and Palmer Drive has been turned down by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT). While Defiance mayor Mike McCann expressed disappointment about the decision he feels the roundabout would have been …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol and The Ohio Department of Transportation continue their safety initiative to bring awareness to the high number of traffic deaths. The Bryan Times reports as of Aug. 8, Ohio has recorded 638 traffic deaths in 2016. This is a 2.5 percent increase compared to 2015. …

Police have arrested a man in a fatal stabbing that occurred in West Toledo late Sunday night. Authorities responded to the 5800 block of Georgedale near Alexis Road about 11:36 p.m. to find a victim suffering from at least one stab wound, according to a police report. The victim was …

Today is the first day that Ohio voters may begin voting in the September 13, 2016 Special Democratic Congressional Election. Voting can be done in-person or by mail-in absentee ballot. For more information, visit MyOhioVote.com. On election day, polls will be open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. Voters choosing …