An update on what we know about Hannah Fischer’s death in Paulding. Last Friday, police released the initial incident report to the media. The report indicates a man named Riley Hart called police to report the body in her apartment on February 9th. He had been asked to open the …

Bryan Police are looking for witnesses to a hit and run collision on Friday. The crash happened about 2:30 p.m. on Friday in the 200 block of West Butler St. Police want to talk to witnesses and anyone with information is urged to contact Bryan Police.

Now for an important public service announcement: If you ordered Girl Scout cookies, they should be coming soon! The Bryan Times is reporting today that 77,000 boxes of Thin Mints and all the other flavors were delivered to Defiance for 60 troops in four area counties.

Martin F. Gerken, age 95, of Wauseon, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016 at his home surrounded by family. Prior to his retirement, he had worked for the Ohio Turnpike Commission in their maintenance department. Martin was born on January 15, 1921, near Florida, Ohio, to the late Frank and …

Joyce L. Schaefer, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 3:40 P.M. on Saturday, February 27, 2016, in her home after a brief illness. Mrs. Schaefer was a 1952 graduate of Bryan High School and worked for many years as a waitress at Sheets Dairy Bar. She also worked at …

James L. “Jim” Ashbacher, age 77, of Defiance, Ohio, died at 8:35 A.M. on Saturday, February 27, 2016, in his home after an extended illness. Mr. Ashbacher was employed by All-Star Products near Defiance from 1956 until the plant closed in 1979 and worked for Oren Elliott Products in Edgerton, …

Donald C. Smith, age 95, of Ridgeville Corners, passed away Saturday, February 27, 2016 at the Fulton County Health Center in Wauseon. Prior to his retirement he had been a lifelong area farmer and worked at the Ridgeville Elevator for more than 20 years. Don was born in Ridgeville Corners …

A long-time Defiance city employee is retiring. Marlene Cripe has worked in the finance department for a quarter of a century. The mother of two and her husband moved to the area in 1989. He is a former pastor in the area. Her last day was Friday.

A 17-year-old driver crashed Wednesday morning into a tree on Buckskin Rd. about 7:45 a.m. in Hicksville Twp. The State Patrol says Briana Steury was taken by her family to be checked out at Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville. She was cited for failure to control.

The Defiance man indicted for stealing tens of thousands of dollars from the Leipsic Post Office where he worked now has a court date. 20-year-old Douglas Bush is scheduled for a pre-trial conference on April 12th in Toledo. The case is being heard in U.S. District Court in Ohio’s Northern …