Betty J. Herrington, age 88, of Edgerton, Ohio, and formerly of Stryker, Ohio, died at 6:45 P.M. on Saturday, May 28, 2016, at Park View Nursing Center in Edgerton after an extended illness. Mrs. Herrington was a 1945 graduate of Edgerton High School and had been been employed by The …

Jean M. Wilson, 92 years, of Ney, Ohio, passed away peacefully Saturday, May 28, 2016 Brookview Healthcare Center, Defiance, with her family by her side. Jean was born October 27, 1923 in Farmer, Ohio, the daughter of the late Lester and Esther (Husted) Beerbower. She graduated from Farmer High School …

Randy T. Belcher, 64, of Blakeslee passed away Friday evening at home. He was born on April 10, 1952 in Wytheville, Virginia to Walter and Rebecca Lucille (Stroup) Belcher. On September 8, 1990 he married Carmen M. Bailey and she survives. Randy was the owner / operator of the Progressive …

Mary “Louise” Lambert, age 75, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly a longtime resident of Ney, Ohio, passed away peacefully with her family at her side on Thursday, May 26, 2016, in her home after a year-long battle with cancer. Mrs. Lambert was a 1958 graduate of Defiance High School and …

Bryan paused to commemorate the fallen soldiers at Memorial Day festivities yesterday. A parade started the day off from the Goodwill parking lot. Military members placed wreaths at Fountain Grove for the fallen and a 30-gun salute was followed by taps. Bryan Mayor Doug Johnson spoke at the event and …

The excitement of a new school was dampened for a moment on Sunday as the last graduating class at North Central Local Schools graduated 31 students. The building, constructed in 1922, will be demolished and replaced with a new building. The class received $383,000 in college scholarships. In an emotional …

Bryan High School sent their graduating class off to their futures on Sunday for the 138th and final time. The building, built in 1958, is being replaced by a new facility, but that excitement was in the background as the Senior class president reminded all 123 graduates that Sunday was …

A new scholarship is available from the Paulding County Master Gardeners for educational opportunities for Paulding County residents. It’s a $1,000 scholarship and there could be several awards, which depends on the committee members. The scholarship is open to Paulding County high school or home school graduates who have completed …

A new analysis of Ohio voters is showing that more voters switched from Democrat to Republican than the other way around for Ohio’s March 15th primary. It happened in almost every county according to the Secretary of State’s office. Governor John Kasich won the primary, and voters were required to …

The story everyone is talking about this weekend, the killing of a 400 lb gorilla at the Cincinnati Zoo after a four year old boy crawled into the enclosure and fell into the moat. While criticism of not only the zoo but the boy’s parents has been widespread, the Toledo …