Genevieve R. Bishop, 89 years, of Bryan passed away Monday, February 15, 2021 at Hillside Country Living, Bryan. Genevieve was born November 10, 1931 in Bryan, Ohio, the daughter of the late Clinton C. and Ruth Meredith (Weber) Coulon. She married James R. Bishop on July 7, 1950 in Tennessee …

Shirley Elaine Fritz, age 88, of Bryan, Ohio, died of natural causes on the morning of Monday, February 15, 2021. Born November 22, 1932, and raised on a farm near Hicksville, Ohio, Shirley was the daughter of Russell and Orpha (Kimmel) Hilbert. She met her husband of 60 years, Ward …

About 15% of Bryan Municipal Utilities’ cable customers will be losing some channels in the near future, but officials say virtually all will reap the benefits of the change. The Bryan Board of Public Affairs votes to discontinue digital and digital HD cable services. Due to newly implemented government regulations …

The former Colonial Manor Motel on East High Street has new owners and a new name…the Bryan Inn. The 51-room motel on E. High St. was the site of a fatal stabbing in June 2019. The place was also the target of ongoing complaints…as a well-known venue for crime, drugs …

A small committee of legislators could overrule Governor, DeWine’s health orders…under a bill the state Senate passes…that marks the latest response by GOP lawmakers. The bill would create a committee…with the power to rescind executive actions taken by the state government or state health department. The latest draft of the …

Nearly one of every 10 bills, introduced by Ohio lawmakers during the last two-year legislative session…were criminal-justice related…and at odds with efforts to reduce the state’s prison population. That’s according to a report released on Wednesday. It found that 9.4% of all introduced bills either created new crimes, enhanced existing …

Janet C. Borton, 88 years, of Alvordton, Ohio, passed away peacefully, Tuesday, February 16, 2021, at Hillside Country Living, Bryan.  Janet was born May 20, 1932, in Alvordton, Ohio, the daughter of the late Devillo and Juanita (Severence) Figgins.  She was a 1950 graduate of Alvordton High School.  Janet was …

Jeffrey John Krill, age 55, of Montpelier Ohio, passed away at 12:44 P.M. at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne after a brief illness. Mr. Krill was a graduate of Montpelier High School in 1985 where he was active in the band. Following high school he proudly served in …

Vernon Whitson, age 82, of Wauseon, passed away February 15, 2021 at Fulton Manor in Wauseon. Vernon was born March 13, 1938 in Yellville, Arkansas to the late Henry and Kate (Thayer) Whitson. On June 22, 1968, Vernon married Marilyn Haase, who survives. Vernon loved bowling and playing cards. He …

Heavy snow and a coating of sleet and ice shuts down several COVID-19 vaccination sites in Ohio on Tuesday…along with schools and some universities. State lawmakers stayed home too. The huge winter storm that walloped the South and reached all the way into New England, dumped more than a foot …