Kay M. Starry, 83, of Bryan passed away on Thursday, October 28, 2021 at Evergreen Manor Nursing Home in Montpelier.  She was born on May 25, 1938 in Farmer, Ohio to E. Paul and Viola (Scott) Beerbower.  Kay graduated from Montpelier High School in 1958.  On October 19, 1985 she …

Ralph “Rambo” M. Barker, 68, of Bryan passed away early Thursday morning at Fountain Park Villas in Bryan.  He was born on June 12, 1953 in Hillsdale, Michigan to Ernest and Rose (Barnett) Barker. Ralph drove a fork truck for Campbell’s Soup in Napoleon for 38 years.  He was a …

The Bowling Green City Prosecutor is recommending no charges be filed against Bryan Police Chief, Chris Chapa…who has been on paid administrative leave since Aug. 6, after former Assistant Chief, Gary Mohre told the city council…that following a heated argument between the two, the chief followed him home from work …

Bryan City Schools students got to take their masks off seven days ago…and as of Friday afternoon…the district has not seen any new positive COVID-19 cases. The district website shows 16 students are in quarantine from household contact with the virus but no new cases among staff or students. Bryan …

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources has deemed the water withdrawal and consumptive use permit application, submitted by AquaBounty…to be incomplete. They say the document will need to be resubmitted…all this…in connection to AquaBounty’s proposed indoor salmon farm to be located in Pioneer. State officials received their application…to withdraw 3 …

The cost of incarceration for Williams, Fulton, Henry, Defiance and Lucas counties will be going down next year. The five member counties, supporting the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio will pay a per diem of $69.97 for each inmate in 2022…that’s a 1.8% decrease from the $71.85 this year

A new bridge over the Maumee River in Napoleon will be opened following a public ceremony at 10 a.m. on Nov. 9. Ohio Department of Transportation, District 2 Deputy Director, Pat McColley, Henry County Engineer Tim Schumm and the Henry County Commissioners will lead the event that will be held …

For the first time in state history, Ohio recorded more deaths than births last year, a development experts say was expedited by COVID-19. Roughly 143,661 Ohio residents died in 2020…while 129,313 were born, that’s according to data from the Ohio Department of Health. So far in 2021, Ohio has logged …

Emily M. Chapa, age 43, passed away in Napoleon, Ohio. Emily spent her life caring for her children and family. Emily was born on September 4, 1978 in Wauseon. Her parents were Rafael and Cynthia Chapa and her adoptive mother was Amelia Chapa. Emily loved spending time with her children and …

Janice C. Fisher, age 82, of Maumee, Ohio, and formerly of Stryker, Ohio, passed away Wednesday morning, October 27, 2021 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, in Toledo. Arrangements are pending at the Grisier Funeral Home in Stryker.