The City of Bryan is updating its planning and zoning code, and along with it at least one city board. A large part of the changes are to eliminate processes and regulations not used by the city any longer, as well as some terminology and redundancies. Officials say the changes …

Virginia Maxine Beltz, 97, of Hicksville, Ohio passed away Wednesday, December 20, 2023, at Vancrest of Hicksville. Virginia was born June 15, 1926, in Hicksville, Ohio, daughter of the late Forrest and Maude (Platter) Moore. She graduated from Hicksville High School in the class of 1944. On February 24, 1951, …

Charles Freeman Salyer, age 81 , of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away peacefully, Sunday, December 17, 2023 in his home. Mr. Salyer was a long time laborer with Navistar Inc. In his younger years, Charles enjoyed woodworking and was a nature lover; especially holding an adoration for dogs. Charles also was …

Lucille L. “Lucy” Koch-Pitts, 97 years of Bryan, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at Hillside Country Living, Bryan. Lucy was born June 29, 1926, in Toledo, Ohio, the daughter of William John and Edna Ester (Eff) Ruetz. She married Howard L. Koch on August 19, 1945, and he preceded …

James C. McMillen, age 62, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away, Monday, December 18, 2023 at his home surrounded by his family. He was a US Navy veteran.  He was a hippie at heart and enjoyed playing PS4, working on tech devices, listening to rock-n-roll, watching movies, collecting gnomes and spending …

Lora A. Ruppert, 91, of Harlan, Indiana, passed away Monday, December 18, 2023, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Lora was born May 2, 1932, in Hicksville, Ohio, daughter of the late Vernon and Wilma (North) Ruppert.  She was a 1950 graduate of Harlan High School.  Lora worked …

Ronald B. Apt, age 75, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away, Sunday, December 17, 2023 at his his home surrounded by his family. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War having served in the United States Marine Corps and achieving the rank of Corporal.  He worked for over 25 years …

The Bryan city council passes an ordinance to ban adult use cannabis operations in the city, but may discuss the issue again as more information is available. Council passed final reading on one ordinance which prohibits adult use cannabis operators, cultivators and dispensaries within the city altogether. It tabled another …

A solo crash leaves a woman in critical condition in Grabill. Officials say the car she’s in goes off the road, heading southbound on Page Road, just south of Antwerp Road, colliding into a utility pole and a fence, while rolling several times. The victim is thrown from the wreckage, …

This fall’s fight over abortion rights in Ohio cost a combined $70 million, campaign finance reports show. Voters overwhelming passed November’s Issue 1, which guaranteed an individual’s right “to make and carry out one’s own reproductive decisions,” making Ohio the seventh state where voters opted to protect abortion access in …