Sandra K. Clay, age 79, of Montpelier, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2024, at Parkview Bryan Hospital. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Bryan and was active with the Women’s Missionary Union.  Sandra worked at Bryan Custom Plastics and retired with over 40 years of service.  She …

Larry Lee Mollett, 80, of Montpelier, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at Evergreen Healthcare in Montpelier, Ohio. He was born on May 19, 1943 in Holgate, Ohio to Richard P. and Madeline L. (Zachrich) Mollett. Larry graduated from Montpelier High School in 1961 and after graduation he served …

Marcia Kay Schmucker 78 years of Bryan, passed away suddenly, Tuesday, January 30, 2024, in the Emergency Room at Parkview Hospital, Bryan. Marcia was born April 25, 1945, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late Harold and Carmen (Rollins) Brenner. She was a 1963 graduate of Bryan High School. …

Elmer C. Kies, age 87, of Sidney, Ohio passed away Thursday, January 18, 2024 at Grandview Medical Center in Dayton.  Elmer was a grinder at Hartzell Propeller, Inc. From February 15, 1960 to February 15, 1999, retiring after 39 years of service.  He was a member of St. Paul’s United …

Thomas Henry Loffer of West Unity, Ohio died at 8:30 pm on Friday, January 26, 2024, in his home following a lengthy illness. Mr. Loffer worked in the grocery business beginning at a young age.  He also was  a Dayton City Firefighter for several years. He and his wife also …

Elaine A. Brown, 87, of Montpelier passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at Evergreen Healthcare Center in Montpelier.  She was born on July 10, 1936 in West Unity, Ohio to Earl Allen and Letha Mae (Wasnich) Detwiler.  Elaine graduated from West Unity High School in 1955.  On August 21, 1955 …

A pharmacy in Defiance is robbed and officials believe it is part of a series of thefts in the area. Officers from the Defiance Police Department responded to Okuley Pharmacy for a burglary complaint. They found signs of forced entry and several controlled substance medications had been taken from a …

Ohio politicians may be poised to consider whether the state might break its unofficial moratorium on the death penalty by following Alabama in using nitrogen gas to execute inmates. Ohio hasn’t executed anyone since 2018. In 2020, Gov., DeWine declared lethal injection no longer an option, citing a federal judge’s …

Ohio Sen. JD Vance has introduced a bill that would allow states to secure their border with Mexico. It comes on the heels of a U.S. Supreme Court decision, allowing the Border Patrol to cut razor wire on the Texas-Mexico border. The wire was installed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbot …

The company behind a proposed senior housing development in Bryan is making its fourth application for funding to the state. A year ago, Frontier Community Services, a Chillicothe-based provider of services to children and adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, came to the Bryan City Council with a proposed senior …