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Arlene L. Goshia, age 93, of Bryan, passed away Saturday, December 23, 2023, on what would have been her 72nd anniversary, at Hillside Country Living.  Arlene worked as a Medical Technician prior to becoming the owner and operator of Orchard Hill’s Flowers from 1956 to 1994.  She was an active …

Michael B. Porter, 77, of Hicksville, Ohio, passed away Thursday, December 28, 2023, at Vancrest of Hicksville.  Michael was born April 27, 1946, in Bath, New York, the son of the late Harold B. and Leda M. (Chace) Porter, Sr.  He was a 1964 graduate of Haverling Central School – …

Michael Paul Frybarger, 66, of West Unity, Ohio passed away Wednesday, December 27, 2023, at his home with his wife by his side. Mike was born July 12, 1957, in Bryan, Ohio, son of Ross and Esther Frybarger. He attended Hilltop High School in West Unity, Ohio. Mike married Judy …

Constance G. “Connie” Hensal, 79, of Sarasota, Florida passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at Tidewell Hospice-Sarasota Hospice House. The daughter of Don D. and Gertude B. (Brown) Geesey, Connie was born in Toledo, Ohio, and raised in Bryan, Ohio, where she graduated from Bryan High School. She …

Richard “Dick” P. Hartley, age 76, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away, Sunday, December 24, 2023 at Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center near Defiance.  Richard was a US Air Force veteran who served during the Vietnam War.  Dick worked at the Aro Corporation/Ingersoll Rand for forty years prior to his …

In Bryan, Stephen Alspaugh is sworn in as council member in chambers. Alspaugh was picked among five candidates for the Ward 4 council seat. In the short term, Alspaugh expects to lean on fellow council members and city staff while he learns the inner workings of the city. He will …

The Williams County Port Authority discussed an offer made on one of its houses before deciding to make a counteroffer. If accepted, the interested party would purchase an as-of-yet unbuilt house in Stryker on Curtis St. for $158,000 dollars. The initial purchase offer was for $155,000, but came with a …

An Edon woman appears in Williams County courtroom and pleads not guilty on multiple charges. Nicole Schmig, 23 was indicted by a grand jury on charges of felonious assault, a felony of the first degree, two counts of failure to comply with order of a police officer, operating a vehicle …

A Wolcottville man is in the hospital after a single-vehicle crash in DeKalb County Wednesday afternoon. Officials tell reporters that 46-year-old Tony Lung was heading south on County Road zero W, just north of County Road 12, when he reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and struck a telephone pole. …

After serving as a place of worship for nearly 100 years, the First Lutheran Church in Bryan will close just before the new year. Pastor Mary Beth Smith-Gunn, who has served five years as the pastor at the church, said this was a longtime coming. Members of the Evangelical Lutheran …