Bryan City Schools decides to do away with floats during this year’s homecoming festivities. Officials say the decision to do so wasn’t easy but it was the logical choice. Homecoming, which will be the weekend of Sept. 29, will instead have special backdrops…in the form of two pieces of plywood …

Florence Ellen Brandt, 91, of Bryan, Ohio passed away Friday, August 18, 2023, at her residence. Florence was born March 24, 1932, in Bethalto, Illinois, the daughter of the late John Milbert and Esther Dorothy (Hoekstra) Duvall. She was a 1950 graduate of Alton High School and continued her education …

A man has been sentenced to 16 years to life in the death of an Ohio firefighter who was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on an interstate as he was working at the scene of an earlier crash last fall. Leander Bissell, 41, was convicted last month of …

Kevin Lee Moore was born in Montpelier, Ohio, on January 31, 1978. He was healed by receiving his new and perfect body in heaven on August 17, 2023. He took his last breaths while surrounded by his parents and siblings: Darold and Cathy Moore, Kristina Hutchinson, Kaleb and Denise Moore, …

An obituary is not available at this time for Sandra Lee (Siebenaler) Edinger. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall. https://www.thethompsonfuneralhome.com/notices/Sandra-Edinger

A proposal to legalize recreational adult use of marijuana in Ohio is cleared to appear on statewide ballots this fall…after the Republican-led state Legislature failed to act on it. The measure would allow adults, 21 and over, to buy and possess up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis and to grow …

Former Indiana Commerce Secretary, Brad Chambers announces…he’s entered the state’s 2024 governor’s race, joining several Republicans in seeking the party’s nomination for the state’s top post. Chambers says he filed paperwork with the Indiana secretary of state’s office…formally creating a gubernatorial campaign committee. He joins what’s expected to be an …

John G. “Jack” Wynne, 81, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away peacefully in the early morning hours Wednesday, August 16, 2023, in his residence with his family by his side.  Jack was born March 22, 1942, in Edwardsville, Illinois, son of the late Charles I. and Marie E. (Sturgeon) Wynne.  He …

A motorcyclist suffers a broken leg after getting hit by a car in DeKalb County…at the intersection of State Road 327 and State Road 205…that’s according to the Sheriff’s Office. Officials say…Zechariah Kleeman of Garrett was heading south on SR 327 and as he entered the intersection with SR 205..his …

Ohio Secretary of State, Frank LaRose, the most prominent Republican in the race to unseat Sherrod Brown next year, has fired one of his top aides…after social media posts surfaced in which the staffer criticized Donald Trump. LaRose’s office confirmed press secretary Rob Nichols’s departure on Wednesday. A longtime Republican …