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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 officially …

Defiance County commissioners focused on beekeeping and apiary activities during their Thursday session. A meeting with Jamie Walters of the Black Swamp Beekeepers Association…soon to be the president of the Ohio Beekeepers Association…was the only agenda item handled by commissioners. Their main discussion point with Walters was how to maintain …

Adrew M. Wagner, age 104, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away early Christmas morning, Monday, December 25, 2023 at Hillside Country Living where she had been a resident for the last few years.  Adrew was a secretary at the former Aro Corporation for 25 years.  She was a member of Edgerton …

Glen A. Hooser, Sr., age 76, of Edon, Ohio, passed away, Sunday, December 24, 2023 at his residence. Glen was a truck driver who drove for All States Trucking and Wehrle Trucking.  He enjoyed working, fishing, gardening and time spent outdoors. Glen was born on April 9, 1947, in Huntington, …

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 …