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Helen M. Pacey, 88

Arden V. “Ben” Pacey passed away on June 4, 2022, and Helen M. Pacey passed away on June 5, 2022, at ages 89 and 88, respectively. Ben was born Aug. 8, 1932, in Holgate, Ohio, and Helen was born June 11, 1933 in Bryan, Ohio. Ben and Helen were devoted …

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Arden V. “Ben” Pacey, 89

Arden V. “Ben” Pacey passed away on June 4, 2022, and Helen M. Pacey passed away on June 5, 2022, at ages 89 and 88, respectively. Ben was born Aug. 8, 1932, in Holgate, Ohio, and Helen was born June 11, 1933 in Bryan, Ohio. Ben and Helen were devoted …

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New Stuff For The City

The Bryan City Council approves legislation improving the city’s parks area during Monday’s regular meeting. The unanimously okayed a donation of $68 hundred dollars from American Legion Post 284 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2489…for a 50-foot flag pole to be erected at Sumpter Field…as well as a 1600 …

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Broadband Is The Topic

Defiance County commissioners have been informed that they are one of the just four Ohio counties selected for a statewide program concerning broadband expansion. They announce…they have been selected to participate in the BroadbandOhio Community Accelerator Program. Officials call it…a collaborative effort by BroadbandOhio…the Ohio State University Extension…and the Heartland …

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Bobby Michoff, 86

Bobby Michoff, age 86, passed away at 3:27 P.M. on Friday, June 3, 2022, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance. He was a veteran of the United States Army. Bobby was a truck driver for several trucking companies and was also the corporate pilot for Manufactured Housing Enterprises, …

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Louella M. Wonderly, 95

Louella M. Wonderly, 95, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Thursday, June 2, 2022, at Vancrest of Hicksville, where she was a resident.  Louella was born June 13, 1926, in Hicksville, Ohio, the daughter of the late Edward and Hazel (Scott) Potter.  She was a 1944 graduate of Hicksville High School.  …

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Fatal Crash In NWT

A Bryan man dies after two vehicles collide, Saturday afternoon, in Northwest Township. Officials tell reporters Arden Pacey, 89 was driving north on County Road 4 while a 16-year-old motorist was heading east on U.S. 20. At the intersection, Pacey failed to yield the right of way and pulled into …

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Farm Accident Injures One

A Spencerville man is in critical condition after a hay baler accident on Saturday. Dekalb County deputies got to the County Road 75 location. They tell the media…the 42-year-old man had been hit while underneath the farm equipment. The victim was responsive when he was taken to the hospital…in critical …

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New Rates

Sewer rates in unincorporated Williams County will rise $5 dollars, to $50 a month, effective January 2023. Williams County Commissioners approved the increase. With ongoing cost increases in materials and wages and benefits, and debt service on at least seven sewer projects, the current $45 a month rate is unsustainable, …

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Betting Approaches

Legalized sports betting in Ohio will officially begin Jan. 1, the state Casino Control Commission has announced. A bill signed into law by Gov. DeWine in December, set Jan. as a deadline, but some groups pushed for starting earlier to allow for betting on football during the fall. The commission …

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