Shirley Clevinger-Watson, 75, of Montpelier passed away Monday evening at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Bryan.  She was born on April 16, 1940 in Hellier, Kentucky to Emiet and Grace (Coleman) Clevinger.  Shirley graduated from Hellier High School.  On July 23, 1993 she married William L. Watson in Pikeville, Kentucky and he …

John A. “Jack” Bryce, 93, of Bryan passed Monday night at Hillside Country Living in rural Bryan.  He was born on January 16, 1922 in Onaway, Michigan to Frank A. and Else D. (Winkelman) Bryce.  Jack graduated from Grand Ledge High School in 1939.  He then received his Bachelor of Science in Journalism …

Jenna Lynn McCance, age 26, of Archbold, passed away unexpectedly in her home on Monday, May 11, 2015. A devoted and loving mother, she leaves to mourn her loss many family and friends. Jenna was born in Wauseon on May 21, 1988, the daughter of Jeffery and Jodi (Baldwin) Sager, …

The Flo­rence Town­ship fire depart­ment suf­fered a dev­as­tat­ing fire May 2nd. The fire sta­tion was heav­ily dam­aged, the all four of the township’s fire trucks were destroyed in the blaze. The Bryan Times today, is report­ing that a spe­cial meet­ing was called by the Bryan City Counci on Tues­day, and …

The Mont­pe­lier Exempted Board of Edu­ca­tion on Tues­day evening, went over per­son­nel approvals and ser­vice con­tracts for to the 2015–16 school year. In addi­tion, sev­eral stu­dents were rec­og­nized for their out­stand­ing aca­d­e­mic and artis­tic achieve­ments. At yesterday’s meet­ing, the five year fore­cast was approved, in which, accord­ing to The Times, …

Just what con­t­a­m­i­nants exist on the for­mer SK Hand Tools prop­erty in Defi­ance may be learned soon if an EPA grant comes through. Dur­ing their Mon­day meet­ing, Defi­ance County com­mis­sion­ers dis­cussed the lat­est devel­op­ments in efforts to clean up and mar­ket the prop­erty, which has report­edly dete­ri­o­rated greatly since the …

Stephanie Mae Orguso, age 95, of Stryker, passed away Monday, May 11, 2015 at Fountain Park, in Bryan. Stephanie was born in McKees Rock, Pennsylvania on December 20, 1919, the daughter of Frank and Mary Pawleszski. She married Charles S. Orguso, and he preceded her in death in 1984. Surviving …

Avis M. Baird, age 79, of rural Butler, Indiana, died at 5:43 P.M. on Friday, May 8, 2015, at DeKalb Memorial Hospital, in Auburn, Indiana, where she was a patient, after an extended illness. Following graduation as valedictorian of the class of 1954 from Butler High School, Avis worked as …

D. Robert Shaffer, age 84, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:17 A.M. on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at his residence. Robert was born March 21, 1931, in Dayton, Ohio, the son of the late Paul R. and Louise M. (Lehman) Shaffer. The family resided in Vandalia, Ohio. Robert also …

Lois M. Boucher, age 91, of Bryan, Ohio, died at 8:15 A.M. on Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Good Samaritan Nursing Home, in Arlington, Ohio, where she was a resident. Mrs. Boucher was a 1941 graduate of Bryan High School, where she was a member of the National Honor Society, …