Linda K. Kitchen, age 78, of Bryan, passed away Tuesday evening, November 21, 2023 at Parkview Bryan Hospital following a sudden illness. Linda retired as a field manager for the American Red Cross Fort Wayne Chapter with over 25 years of service.  She enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, making …

Judith A. Roy, age 75, of Bryan, passed away early Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at her home following a sudden illness.  Judy retired from the Montpelier School system as a 3rd grade teacher with 30 years of service.  She was a very active and devout member of St. Patrick Catholic …

The Bryan Board of Public Affairs is presented with the Bryan Municipal Utilities proposed budgets for 2024. On the electric side, operations and management shows a total of $21 million dollars in revenue, with $20 million of that coming from charges for service. Electric expenses are being proposed at $19.2 …

The Williams County Board of Elections certifies the results of this month’s election, resulting in no changes to outcomes. The board had two meetings Tuesday, one in the morning involved certifying the provisional ballots cast in the Nov. 7 General Election. Officials say…they had a total of 163 provisional ballots, …

Charles A. Bowers, age 61, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away on Monday, November 20, 2023, at Parkview Montpelier Hospital following a sudden illness.  Charles has worked on the door line at Therma-Tru in Butler.  He was a member of the Montpelier Moose and the NRA.  He enjoyed hunting, fishing and …

Edward D. “Eddie” Kellogg, age 82, of Edon, Ohio, passed away at 12:01 A.M. on Tuesday, November 21, 2023, in his home after an extended illness.  Mr. Kellogg was a 1959 graduate of Edon High School and was a drainage contractor, operating Ed Kellogg Farm Drainage from 1959 to present. …

Cletus E. Fry, age 69, of rural Montpelier, Ohio, passed away on early Monday morning, November 20, 2023 at his home. Cletus retired from Con-Agra in 2019 with 46 years of service.  He was a member of the Unity Antique Power Club, Bryan Eagle Aerie 2233 and Salem Church.  He …

Robert E. Martin, Sr., age 87, of Kunkle, Ohio, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023, at his home.  Mr. Martin was a US Air Force veteran of the Korean War.  He retired from Doehlar-Jarvis with over 40 years of service as a machine repairman.  He was a member of …

Backers of a proposal to change Ohio’s troubled political mapmaking system will finally be able to start gathering signatures, after clearing a second round of state approvals this week. Citizens Not Politicians now has until July 3 to collect roughly 414,000 signatures required to put its constitutional amendment before voters …

The office of Ohio’s Republican attorney general says it has appointed an outside law firm to investigate a Democratic state representative amid claims the lawmaker engaged in a pattern of erratic and abusive behavior toward other legislators, staff and constituents for months. The investigation into Rep. Elliot Forhan, a Cleveland-area …