The Bryan Fire Department responded to more calls for service during 2021 than in any year before. The total number was 526, officials say. That’s a 27% increase from the 413 calls in 2020. They add…the department is on pace for similarly high numbers this year. The number of calls …

The Northwest State Community College Board of Trustees approves legislation to bring a campus to the city of Van Wert. The board okayed the purchase of the E. Sycamore St. location, for $495,000, pending an appraisal. Northwest State is planning to use the plot to launch a full-service campus in …

Harold Hulbert, 91, of Defiance, Ohio passed away on February 28th at the Defiance Area Hospice Center. Harold was born on December 1, 1930 to Earl and Alas Hulbert in Hicksville, Ohio.  He grew up working on the farm with his siblings and attended the Kunkle School.  Harold went on …

It is with great sadness that the family of Ksenia “Susan” M. Britsch (nee Juzwiak) announce her sudden passing on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at the age of 79 after a lengthy battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Susan was born on October 22, 1942, in Stanislov, Poland (Ukraine) and was preceded in death by …

Medicaid enrollees in Ohio can begin selecting from among a new slate of managed care plans, beginning today. As part of the Ohio Medicaid Next Generation initiative, millions of enrollees in the government health care program for low-income Americans must choose from seven managed care plans or be assigned one. …

A Northwest Ohio district has won top tap prize at an international water tasting contest. Montpelier takes home first place for Best Municipal Water at the 32nd annual Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting in West Virginia. This is the fifth time Montpelier has won the prize.

Defiance County commissioners approve a new contract for electricity supplied to county facilities. The pact with Dynegy was OK’d following discussions with Amy Hoffman of Palmer Energy. She is a consultant with the County Commissioners Association of Ohio and assists county commissioners in approving new electric contracts that allow savings …

The CCNO board agrees to split $1.4 million dollars in leftover funds from its 2021 operating budget…and deposit $720 thousand, each, into its capital and reserve funds. The figure is attributed to higher fees to the regional jail for federal inmates from the U.S. Marshal’s Office housed at CCNO, in …

Thomas A. Tilton, age 83, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Saturday, February 26, 2022, at the Community Health and Wellness Center in Bryan, Ohio, after a brief illness. A resident of Bryan for forty-two years, Tom retired in 1994, after a long and respected career as a funeral director. …

Marlene L. Viers-Kurfiss, age 80, passed away peacefully on February 25, 2022, surrounded by her loving family at Swanton Healthcare & Retirement Center under the care of Ohio Living Healthcare & Hospice.  Marlene was born on March 2, 1941, in Wauseon to the late William and Erma (Shaneour) Colon. On …