Bobby D. Metz, age 87, of Bryan, Ohio, and formerly of Edgerton, Ohio, died at 10:10 A.M. on Sunday, July 26, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, after an extended illness. Mr. Metz was a 1946 graduate of Edgerton High School and had been a truck …

Connie J. Eckert-Hart, age 52, of Stryker, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2015 at the Toledo Hospital. Connie was born in Charleroi, PA on September 29, 1962, the daughter of Charles and Ella (Remmelmayr) Eckert. In 2000 she married Bejamin Hart, and he survives. Connie was a member of …

William J. Wieland, 72 years, of Bryan, passed away Saturday, July 25, 2015 in the emergency room of Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers, Bryan.  Bill was born November 8, 1942 in Evansport, Ohio, the son of the late John L. and Grace M. (Henning) Wieland.  He was a 1961 graduate of Stryker …

Two peo­ple were hurt in a Fri­day night crash in Steuben County. It hap­pened around 10:30 Fri­day night, when 21 year old Lyn­d­sey Boyd of Cold­wa­ter, Michi­gan was south­bound on C.R. 300 W. and missed a yield sign at S.R. 120. Boyd’s car hit a truck dri­ven by 17 year …

The mem­bers of the Defi­ance Police Offi­cers Asso­ci­a­tion have accepted a state fact finder’s report on a new three-year con­tract pro­posal that now clears the way for city coun­cil to con­sider an ordi­nance agree­ing to the three-year deal retroac­tive to Jan. 1. The fact finder agreed with a pro­posal for …

Alan Fran­cis is a World Horse­shoe cham­pion… for the 20th time! Fran­cis, of Defi­ance, com­pleted a per­fect week of play on Sat­ur­day, win­ning all five matches to fin­ish the 97th annual World Horse­shoe Tour­na­ment unde­feated. Fran­cis went 15–0 dur­ing pre­lim­i­nary action on Mon­day through Wednes­day, and made it 15–0 over …

A mas­sive recall of some local meat prod­ucts… Jacob’s Qual­ity Meats, of Defi­ance has issued a vol­un­tary recall of some 430 pounds of shred­ded beef because it was pro­duced with­out inspec­tion and mis­branded. Also included in the recall is approx­i­mately 45 pounds of sand­wich spread, poten­tially labeled as ham salad. …

The Bryan Times today, is report­ing that long­time Bryan Fire Chief Merit Wal­lace Smith of Bryan, died Thurs­day at Bryan Care and Reha­bil­i­ta­tion. He led the depart­ment from 1964 until his retire­ment in 1979 and was a fire­fighter for 36 years, begin­ning that long career with the Fayette Fire Depart­ment …

Francis E. Schindler, age 79, of rural Ney, Ohio, passed away at 10:20 A.M. on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, in his home after an extended illness. A 1952 graduate of Ney High School, he was a farmer and retired from General Motors in Defiance, Ohio, with thirty years of service. …

Thomas E. March, age 80, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 10:59 A.M. on Tuesday, July 22, 2015, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance, Ohio. Tom was a welder for 57 years, an avid bow hunter and bowler. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving …