Scott Brooke Werder, age 60, of Wauseon, passed away on May 4, 2022, at the Regency Hospital in Sylvania. Scott worked as a mechanic at S-W Mills and formerly worked at Sauder for 20 years. Scott was born on December 23, 1961, to Bruce and Marr’Del (Dannenberg) Werder at the …

Rae Lynn Paff, age 69, of rural Hicksville, Ohio, passed away at 12:50 A.M. on Thursday, May 5, 2022, at Parkview Randalia Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana, after a brief illness. Mr. Paff was a graduate of Leo High School and was employed by Vulcraft in St. Joe, Indiana, where …

The Bryan Board of Public Affairs rejects the lone bid for a project in the Deerfield subdivision. The city has been working to replace direct buried electrical lines in subdivisions around the community. BMU went out for bids in March and opened the lone bid, which came in at $137,386. …

Garrett Mayor, Todd Fiandt asks Police Chief Roland McPherson for his resignation, citing performance-related issues. In March, the DeKalb County prosecutor claimed that a 2020 death investigation was significantly compromised…because police didn’t follow protocol. In May 2020, Garrett Police responded to a home…where David Converset’s wife reported his death. When …

A worker at the Hillandale Farms operation northeast of Defiance dies in an accident Monday afternoon on Rosedale Road. Officials tell reporters…Sergio Ical-ba, 21, of Hicksville, died when he became caught in a conveyer belt. Hillandale Farms on Rosedale Road in Hicksville Township is a large producer of eggs…with millions …

Ohio’s political mapmaking panel met again Wednesday ahead of a court-ordered Friday deadline to fix a fourth set of invalidated legislative maps. The GOP-controlled commission convened without state Senate President, Matt Huffman, who stepped down Tuesday, and House Speaker Bob Cupp, who stepped down Wednesday. Both are Republicans. Huffman said …

Supporters of recreational marijuana legalization in Ohio have sued state legislative leaders in an anticipated dispute over whether a legalization referendum can appear on this November’s ballot. The lawsuit was filed in Columbus…in a belief that Ohio’s Republican legislative leaders will argue petitions gathered by the pro-marijuana group weren’t submitted …

Suzanne Underwood, 80 years of Bryan, passed away suddenly, Monday, May 2, 2022, at Bryan Care and Rehabilitation Center, Bryan. Suzanne was born June 18, 1941, in Marion, Ohio, the daughter of the late Robert E. and Margaret E. (Evans) Sifritt. Suzanne was a 1959 graduate of Marion Harding High …

Virginia E. “Jiggs” Rhoades, 99, of Bryan, passed away on Sunday, May 1, 2022 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. She was born on October 10, 1922 in Fulton, County to Alfred F. and Alta (Garber) Nofziger. Jiggs graduated from Stryker High School in 1940. On January 11, 1941 she married …

Pauline A. Pietrykowski, 87, of Montpelier passed away Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier.  She was born on July 25, 1934 in Monroe, Michigan to Harris and Arvilla (Adams) Scott.  She married Richard J. Pietrykowski and he preceded her in death.  Pauline was a …