Activity across the Ohio housing marketplace saw a big gain in April, as sales increased 18% compared to a year ago, that’s according to Ohio REALTORS. Home unit sales in April 2021 reached 12,986. The average sales price across Ohio in March was $236,800, a 17% increase from 2020.

William W. Holloway III, 82 years old, of Cincinnati, Ohio, and a former resident of Bryan, Ohio, passed away Thursday, May 27, 2021 at Brookdale at Kenwood, Cincinnati, Ohio.  William was born September 29, 1938, in Virginia, Minnesota, the son of the late William W. and Ella (Toenberg) Holloway, Jr.  …

Franklin C. Lanius, age 53, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at 2:30 A.M. on Sunday, May 30, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance. Frank was a copier service technician for 30 years, the last 15 years with Perry Pro Tech. Frank graduated from the Ohio State …

One person dies in a house fire in Van Wert, on West Crawford Street. When crews get to the scene…heavy fire and smoke is coming from the first story of the house. On their first search of the home, they find the victim…dead…in the living room. It takes around an …

A man drives through a soybean field in Hicksville…hitting a cement culvert…as he tried to go back onto the road. Officials tell reporters Allan Schliesser is westbound on Buckskin Road…when he goes off the right side of the roadway. He goes through the field, to re-enter the street on Rosedale …

Two people are hurt after a wreck on the east side of Edgerton. Witnesses tell officers…a northbound vehicle on County Road 4.50…ran into one…going eastbound on U.S. 6, at the St. Joseph River bridge. The case continues.

A Toledo woman is sentenced to 15 years to life in prison. Yisenya Flores pled guilty earlier this month to murder and child endangerment in the September 2019 death of 5-year-old Anjuan Hare. Prosecutors say Flores told emergency responders the child had jumped from a bed because he wanted to …

The Bryan City Band will present their first concert of the 2021 season on Wednesday, June 2. The event marks the beginning of the band’s 170th consecutive season…bringing musical entertainment to Bryan. Concerts begin at 7:30 p.m., every Wednesday in June…and the first three weeks of July. Due to ongoing …

Philip D. Gonzalez, Jr., 72 years of Hamilton, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at Majestic Care of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Philip was born May 19, 1949, in Port Arthur, Texas, the son of the late Philip D. and Cecelia (Chavez) Gonzalez, Sr.  He was a high …

Esther Irene Whonsetler, 95 years, of Hicksville, passed away peacefully, Friday, May 28, 2021, at Vancrest at Hicksville surrounded by those who loved her.  Esther was born August 17, 1925, in Vera Cruz, Indiana, the daughter of the late Fred and Clella (Stahl) Heiniger.  She was a 1943 graduate of …