Take note, the Ohio Turnpike’s toll rates will increase on Jan. 1. The toll rate for E-Z Pass customers with passenger vehicles will increase to 7.1 cents per mile in 2025 from 6.5 cents per mile; and the cash/credit card toll rate will increase to 10.4 cents per mile in …

According to the latest numbers, eight people were killed in seven crashes on Ohio’s roadways this Thanksgiving holiday, resulting in the fewest deaths since 2018, when seven people were killed. The five-day Thanksgiving reporting period began Wednesday, Nov. 27 at midnight and ran through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday. Of the …

Linda Kay Brightbill, 76, of Pioneer passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. She was born on January 25, 1948 in Waldron, Michigan to Rex and Myrtle (Brooks) Zolman. Linda attended Waldron High School. She was a devoted wife and mother who loved doing puzzles, …

Rita R. Baird, age 79, of Bryan, Ohio, passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, December 3, 2024. Rita was a bartender beginning at the Ranch House in Bryan, for many years at the Glass Bar in Stryker and retired from the Bryan Eagles with …

Merrill B. Postma, 93 years of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Merrill was born May 16, 1931, in New Paris, Indiana, the son of the late John and Lillie (Walter) Postma, Sr. He was a 1951 graduate of New …

Kenneth E. Lyons, age 84, of Edon, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at his home. Kenny was a 1958 graduate of Edon High School. He retired as a supervisor at Winzelor Stamping after 43 years of service. He and his wife had been foster parents for twenty-seven …

Larry Chester Epling, born on August 19, 1953 in Barberton Ohio passed away peacefully at his home on November 29, 2024, in Montpelier, Ohio (Lake Seneca). A beloved member of the lake community, Larry leaves behind a legacy of love for fishing, country music, and his cherished family and friends. …

The Bryan Chamber of Commerce will be looking for a new director. After 26 years of dedicated service as the executive director of the Bryan Area Chamber of Commerce, Daniel Yahraus has made the decision to retire. Yahraus’s final day in the position will be May 2, though his formal …

Coming from a post on Bryan Police Departments Facebook page, Zachary Chervenka, a 32-year-old man from Butler, Indiana, was taken into custody by the Edgerton Police Department Monday following activity Sunday that placed the lives of two children in jeopardy. The Bryan Police Department (BPD) initially received a report of …

Visitors of the Christmas Cruise Thru already are cruising the Defiance County Fairgrounds. In its 11th year, the Cruise Thru has become an annual event drawing more than 90,000 people to see the myriad of Christmas lights and displays at the fairgrounds at 530 S. Main St. in Hicksville. This …