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Janeen Elaine Haller, 42

Janeen Elaine Haller, 42, of Chandler, Arizona, passed away Friday, January 12, 2024. Janeen was born July 10, 1981, in Bryan, Ohio, daughter of Craig Haller and Diana (Martinez) Hoffman. She was a 1999 graduate of Bryan High School and continued her education attending Kent State University, before obtaining a …

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Waterloo Marshal’s Office investigating crash that left 1 dead and 2 injured Thursday.

The Waterloo Marshal’s Office is investigating a crash that left 1 dead and 2 injured Thursday afternoon. The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office says the initial investigations revealed the driver of a pickup truck was eastbound in the 500 block of West Union Street, when it crossed the center of the …

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Legal dispute continues for Ohio utility regulator in bribery investigation.

The legal dispute over whether it was appropriate to freeze $8 million dollars in personal assets belonging to a former top Ohio utility regulator caught up in a federal bribery investigation continues. In a ruling, the Ohio Supreme Court reversed the Tenth District Court of Appeals’ decision and reinstated a …

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Nappanee teen dies while helping tow a vehicle from a ditch.

A Nappanee teen dies while helping tow a vehicle from a ditch this past weekend. The LaGrange County Sheriff’s Department reports a car driven by Jon Helmuth, 16, slid off the road on the east side of S.R. 5 near C.R. 750 S. A truck driven by Jacob Nickerson, 32, …

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Second transgender candidate running for Ohio House at risk of being disqualified.

A second transgender candidate running for a seat in the Republican-majority Ohio House is at risk of being disqualified from the ballot after omitting her former name on circulating petitions. The Mercer County Board of Elections is set to vote on whether Arienne Childrey, a Democrat from Auglaize County and …

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David C. Mohre, 65

David C. Mohre, age 65, of Blakeslee, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at Parkview Bryan Hospital. David was owner and operator of Mohre Electronics where he has worked for almost 50 years.  He was the Assistant Fire Chief of the Florence Township Volunteer Fire Department in Edon …

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Minyard “Tom” Richmond, Jr., 77

Minyard Thomas Richmond, Jr., 77, of Pioneer, passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his family on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. He was born on July 17, 1946 in Toledo, Ohio to Minyard Thomas Richmond, Sr. and Dorothy G. (Toth) Richmond. Tom graduated from Libbey High School in South …

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Carolyn Madge Harding, 79

Carolyn Madge Harding, age 79, of Bryan, passed away Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at her son’s home in Stryker, Ohio. Carolyn worked as a patcher for Style Solutions and also drove bus for Defiance City Schools. She attended Eastland Baptist Church, adored her Red, White, and Blue, and loved visiting …

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Ernest Leon Daggett, 77

Ernest Leon Daggett, 77 years of Kansas City, Kansas, and a former resident of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2024, at Advent Health Shawnee Mission Hospital, Merriam, Kansas. Leon was born September 5, 1946, in Tennessee, the son of the late Ernest Otto and Mary Caroline (King) Daggett. …

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Bryan city council approves several projects for the coming year.

The Bryan city council gives approval for the engineering department to move ahead with several projects for the coming year. Council approved the 2024 asphalt program for the city, which the City Engineer says is estimated at $583,000 dollars. He added that could be changed later if necessary before the …

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