A longtime Bryan business has decided to close in their centennial year. Shuck Jewelers owners Skip and Bruce Bechtol are retiring and will close the store once the inventory is sold. They said the inventory will be reduced up to 60 percent off.

You may have seen her TV show, Mother Angelica, a Roman Catholic nun who started a tv ministry and reached millions of people with her down-to-earth discussions, has died. She was born Linda Cheek and lived in Edgerton. The 68-year-old died at the Park View Nursing Center after a brief …

In Montpelier, new construction will begin on April 18th. Main Street will be closed for about two months, between Monroe and Platt streets. Crews will excavate down about a foot and a half, backfill the street with material designed to handle heavy truck traffic and then repave Main St. The …

The work has begun on the Defiance County Courthouse exterior. Midwest Contracting is repairing the roof, tuckpointing the exterior brick and adding a clock tower on the west end of the courthouse. That tower will be nearly 90 feet high and is expected to be installed in August. According to …

A storm on Sunday night produced a lightning strike that hit an Ayersville house and caused damage. The Highland Township Fire Department checked out the home on Defiance-Ayersville-Pleasant Bend Rd. after smoke was reported. They found lightning damage to the electional system and phone box. They confirmed there was no …

The American Red Cross is asking for blood donors on April 7th at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church from 2 to 7 p.m. and they’re accepting donations of double red cells. The other blood drive is at Mercy Defiance Clinic on April 7th from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. You …

Wayne Yates, 64 years, of Bryan, passed away Friday, March 25, 2016 at the emergency room of Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. Wayne was born July 16, 1951 in Grundy, Virginia, the son of the late Lonzo and Ruby D. (Skeens) Yates. Wayne worked as a computer operator and …

Richard A. Swayney-Birkhold, age 42, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 2:59 A.M. on Friday, March 25, 2016, at the Cleveland Clinic. His survivor include his significant other, Kara Bates, of Bryan and parents, Fred and Kimberly (Irwin) Birkhold, of Payne. Funeral services have been entrusted to Krill Funeral Service, 860 …

Jerry L. “Dutch” Matthews, 57, of Edon passed away Thursday morning at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on October 13, 1958 in Montpelier to Thomas B. and Doris E. (Chroninger) Matthews, Sr. Dutch graduated from Edon High School in 1977. On June 10, 1989 …

Douglas V. Stoufer, age 63, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 8:05 A.M. on Friday, March 25, 2016 at his home after an 8 month battle with cancer. Doug was a material handler at Bard Manufacturing for 35 years. He was a member of the Bryan Eagles Aerie #2233 and …