Philip J. Lupien, Jr., age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 5:25 A.M. on Saturday, February 20, 2016, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center, near Defiance, where he was a patient. Philip was born on October 18, 1936, the son of Philip and Charlotte (Carpenter) Lupien, in his …

Phyllis L. Luke, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, died peacefully at 10:10 A.M. on Friday, February 19, 2016, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan. Mrs. Luke was a homemaker and a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church in Bryan, where she was also a member of the Shamrock Circle. She …

National Engineering Week is here and there are events planned in the area to explain and encourage people to get into engineering. Tonight at 7 p.m., the president of the Ohio Society of Professional Engineers and dean of Ohio University’s College of Engineering will speak on the importance of engineering …

A Williams County home improvement company is being sued by the Ohio Attorney General’s office. Ever Clean LLC and its owner, Thadius Wind, are accused of taking money for work it failed to perform as promised. The AG’s office says Ever Clean performed incomplete gutter installation and shoddy work. Eight …

Continental firefighters were out in the middle of the night Saturday in Continental at a barn fire in Putnam County. Two people were treated for injuries from the scene on Putnam County Road 23. It took a couple of hours to get the flames under control and out. Mutual aid …

Defiance’s County Engineer is taking over duties at the county landfill. The Environmental Services Director, Tim Houck, is retiring next month. The Engineer, Warren Schlatter, will be compensated and the two entities are working out an agreement.

James R. Hopkins, 82, of Montpelier passed away Saturday morning at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on September 10, 1933 in Montpelier to Clarence Ross and Muriel E. (Jackson) Hopkins. James attended Montpelier High School. James proudly served his country in the United States Army during the …

Its hard to say goodbye, but that’s what they did Friday at Bryan High School, as the basketball team played their last regular season game in the 60-year-old athletic complex. Next season, the team will be playing in a new gym. The high school honored past and present athletes in …

Thomas W. Andres, 65 years, of Bryan, passed away Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice, Defiance. Tom was born November 7, 1950 in Bryan, Ohio, the son of the late Ralph B. and Leada D. (Penrod) Andres. He was a 1969 graduate of Stryker High School …

Elwin “Joe” Miller, age 83, of Archbold, passed away Thursday morning, February 18, 2016, in his home, surrounded by his family. Prior to his retirement he had been a truck driver for Miller Brothers in Archbold for over 49 years. Joe was born in Kalona, Iowa on March 9, 1932, …