The Bryan Board of Public Affairs approves a nearly $20,000 dollar change order for an electric project…after they found out the wrong switches were ordered. The project is part of a plan to upgrade the city’s entire sub-transmission electric service system to 69 kilovolt capacity. Officials say…the company that makes …

Defiance County is seeking public comments regarding the Evansport Road bridge maintenance project on County Road 150, over the Tiffin River. The county, in partnership with ODOT, is proposing to replace the bridge beams and north abutment. Also, the existing guardrail will also be replaced and the roadway to the …

Lonny L. Berryman, 68, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Saturday, November 5, 2022, in his residence with his family by his side.  Lonny was born February 6, 1954, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of the late Leroy F. and Rosemary (Dewire) Berryman.  Lonny was a 1972 graduate of Bryan High …

It will cost each of the five member counties a little less to house their lawbreakers at the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio in 2023. Each member county will pay $69.95 per day per inmate in 2023, officials say. The new rate follows a downward trend over the past five …

The new hangar under construction at the Williams County Regional Airport is under budget but behind schedule, that’s what Airport Authority President, Brent Wilson tells county commissioners on Thursday. The building is envisioned as both an emergency staging facility by the county Emergency Management Agency…which currently does not have a …

Edna M. Thourot, age 86, of rural Wauseon, Ohio,  passed away  Wednesday, November 02, 2022 in Fairlawn Haven, Archbold, Ohio surrounded by her loving family.  She was born February 10, 1936 in Henry County, Ohio to the late Harold and Youvonne (Powers) Thomas.  She married Jack J. Thourot on August 08, …

A Thursday morning crash in DeKalb County sends a passenger to the hospital on complaints of knee and neck pain. Officials say 52-year-old Cathy Brooks was westbound on County Road 68…approaching the intersection of County Road 35. Brooks said she stopped at the intersection and did not see the other …

Ohio’s Republican option for U.S. Senate visited Defiance Wednesday afternoon as did the state’s treasurer and lieutenant governor, just a day after a number of other candidates came through and several days before election races are decided on Tuesday. The visit by first-term incumbent Treasurer, Robert Sprague…Lt. Gov. Jon Husted…and …

Alice A. Vetter, 95 years of Hicksville, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at Kingsbury Place, Defiance, where she has resided the past several months. Alice was born August 30, 1927, in Fort Jennings, Ohio, the daughter of the late Lawrence and Ida (Kaverman) Schimmoeller. She was a 1945 graduate …

Nancy J. Speiser, 85, of Defiance, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, November 1, 2022, at Vancrest of Hicksville.  Nancy was born January 6, 1937, in Rockford, Illinois, daughter of the late Arlo and Adalaid (Derby) Fisher.  She was a 1955 graduate of Sherwood High School.  Nancy married James E. Speiser, Sr., …