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Teresa Lynn Karnes, 56

Teresa Lynn Karnes, age 56, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 12:13 P.M. on Friday, November 5, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio, surrounded by her family, after a courageous five-year battle with cancer. Mrs. Karnes was a 1983 graduate of Bryan High School and had …

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Van Lee Brown, 65

Van Lee Brown, 65 of Pioneer, passed away on Friday, November 5, 2021 at his home. He was born on December 13, 1955 in Montpelier to James H. and Ruth A. (Eberly) Brown. Van graduated from North Central High School in 1974. On February 1, 1979 he married Linda Landis …

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Sandra Mary (Lehmier) Swigart, 86

Sandra Mary (Lehmier) Swigart, 86 years of Louisville, Kentucky, departed for her heavenly home on Wednesday, October 27, 2021. Sandra was well known in the community of Bryan, Ohio, as a kind and caring person, and actively participated in various community, social and Catholic organizations over the course of her …

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Taxes Pass In OH

Voters across Ohio approve 80 of 99 public school district tax issues in the Tuesday general election. That included narrow approval for the Bryan City Schools substitute levy and a more comfortable margin for the levy renewal for Stryker Schools. According to unofficial election night results, the BCS substitute levy …

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DORA Hours In Question

As Bryan prepares for the second year of its Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area program, city officials are considering a request from county judges regarding the program’s hours. During the city council meeting, the Mayor explained that the program…which allows customers to purchase alcoholic beverages at participating downtown retailers…and carry and …

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Howard Junior Case, 95

Howard Junior Case, age 95, of Delta passed away November 3, 2021 at his home in Delta. The son, of Howard and Mary (Bennett) Case, Howard was born on July 16, 1926. After graduation, Howard enlisted into the United States Marine Corps, where he faithfully served his country during World …

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Richard Arlen Cooley, 74

Richard Arlen Cooley, age 74, of Bryan, Ohio, and most recently of Stryker, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice near Defiance, Ohio. He was born on December 24, 1946, the son of Kenneth and Vera (Schaffner) Cooley. Richard graduated from Fayette High …

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Mary Jane Walsh, 79

Mary Jane Walsh, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, at the Cleveland Clinic. Mary worked as a mixer and press operator at Allied Moulded for over 27 years before she retired. She was a member of Union Chapel Church of God. Mary enjoyed gardening …

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Marvin Riehle Stoll, 93

Marvin Riehle Stoll, age 93, of White Pine, Tennessee, and a longtime resident of the Edgerton, Ohio, area, passed away on Sunday, October 31, 2021, at the University of Tennessee Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee. Marvin was a journeyman tool and die maker. He worked at the former The Aro Corporation …

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A New Threat

Ohio Department of Agriculture announces a quarantine to combat the spread of the Spotted Lanternfly…now designated a destructive plant pest under state law…which increases inspections and restricts movement of certain items from infested counties in Ohio and abroad. So far, only two counties, to the east, have reported it. The …

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