A program to round up electric bills to the nearest dollar, with the extra going to local agencies serving people in need, has provided more than $12,000 in donations. Paulding-Putnam Electric Cooperative’s Operation Round Up began in July 2010. They say about 3/4’s of their members participate. The money is …

Defiance’s Mayor wants to have city council clarify the city codes for nuisances, so they can be better enforced. From animals, homes and sanitation issues, Mike McCann says some of the problems in Defiance can’t be addressed because he says the code is not clear. He wants to “bring clarity” …

The American Lung Association says Ohio is getting a failing grade when it comes to trying to control and prevent people from smoking. Ohio is 7th on the list of the states with the most smokers across the nation. They do credit the state for raising the cigarette tax by …

Scott M. Dean, 46 years, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, February 2, 2016, at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan. Scott was born March 30, 1969, in Bryan. He was a 1987 graduate of Bryan High School and later attended police academy. He married Christina K. Hancock on June 4, …

Michael T. Huffman, age 51, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 10:43 A.M. on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. Mr. Huffman has been employed as a dishwasher at Myro’s Pizza for the past few years and had previously worked at Sauder Manufacturing. Michael was …

James A. Baker, age 85, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 1:22 P.M. on Tuesday, February 2, 2016 at Community Hospitals of Williams County-Bryan following a brief illness. Mr. Baker worked in warehousing for GM in Los Angeles, for 25 years. He was a veteran of the United States Air Force, …

Edward D. Kline, age 75, of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 9:00 P.M. on Monday, February 1, 2016, at Evergreen Manor Nursing Center, in Montpelier Ohio, where he was resident. Mr. Kline was a lifelong farmer and was a veteran of the United States Army, serving in Vietnam. He had also …

Opal M. “Margie” Baumbarger, age 89, formerly of Whitehose, Ohio, went to be with the Lord on Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at Swanton Health Care. Opal was born in Lucas County on September 14, 1926, the daughter of Ernest “Red” and Hila “Mike” (Haskins) Longnecker. She married Wilbur Baumbarger, and …

The employee who was killed Tuesday at the General Motors Powertrain plant in Defiance has been identified. 50-year-old Terry Bodenbender fell about 25 feet from an overhead crane to a pit below about 1 p.m. The electrician from Defiance was pronounced dead at the scene. OSHA will conduct an investigation …

It’s not too late to get a flu shot this season. According to Vicki Schaeffer, who works at community hospitals and wellness centers, it’s been a very quiet flu season so far. She cites a number of factors.