The Bryan City Band will start rehearsing for its 170th season, next Tuesday. Covid protocols…rehearsals will be held in the Bryan High School cafeteria. Area wind and percussion instrumentalists…interesting in becoming a member of this longstanding community tradition are urged to come to the first rehearsal with their instrument. No …

Jerry W. Scalf, 67 years, of Bryan, passed away suddenly, Friday, May 7, 2021 at SKLD – Twin Rivers, Defiance.  Jerry was born February 24, 1954, in Wise County, Virginia, the son of the late Jack and Anna (Lovell) Scalf.  Jerry was employed by Hayes Albion in West Unity, Alex …

Charlene M. Gurwell, age 71, of Ney, Ohio, passed away at 6:02 P.M. on Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Mercy Defiance Hospital. Charlene retired from Airway. She enjoyed crafting, genealogy and gardening. Charlene was born on February 9, 1950, in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of John H. and Esther J. …

Dale L. Boyer, age 46, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 10:17 P.M. on Saturday, May 8, 2021, shortly after admittance to Community Hospitals and Wellness Centers in Montpelier, Ohio. Mr. Boyer was a 1993 graduate of Edon High School and later graduated from Hocking College with a wildlife management …

In Defiance County…Gilberto Villarreal is pulled over…to verify compliance with conditions of his parole. Officers find $4 grand in cash and four grams of white powder…suspected to be methamphetamine and fentanyl. Villarreal then consents to a search of his home in Defiance. Agents find a 9 mm handgun and ammunition …

An Indiana woman is flown from the scene of a head-on collision with a big rig on U.S. 20…between County Road 12 and the St. Joseph River, northwest of Holiday City. Officials tell reporters Judy Moore, of Wolcottville, was westbound on 20…that’s when her SUV crosses the center line…hitting another …

Transgender girls would be banned from participating in female sports teams in high school or college…in two bills, introduced by GOP lawmakers in Ohio…which becomes the latest state to take up the contentious debate. The proposals, titled the Save Women’s Sports Act, would require schools and higher education institutions in …

Kevin A. Figgins, 63, of Pioneer, Ohio passed away Friday, May 7, 2021 at his residence. Kevin was born February 1, 1958 in Montpelier, Ohio, the son of Larry A. and Dorothy Carol (Tobin) Figgins. Kevin was a 1976 graduate of Hilltop High School in West Unity, Ohio. He worked …

Lucille B Carlin, age 86, of Stryker, Ohio, passed away peacefully at her home on Mother’s Day, Sunday, May 9, 2021. Mrs. Carlin was a member of the Pulaski United Methodist Church, National Cattlewomens Association and the Ohio Cattlewomens Association, where she served as president in 1988-1989. Lucille was born …

Dorothy Ann Mohre, age 87, of Blakslee, Ohio, died at 4:45 P.M. on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, in her home, surrounded by her family, after an extended illness. Mrs. Mohre was a 1951 graduate of St. James High School in Detroit, Michigan. She worked alongside her husband, Mose, at Sam’s …