Burl H. Woody, age 97, of Delta, Ohio passed away peacefully on the morning of November 1, 2013 in his daughter’s home in Delta. He was born near Malinta, Ohio on January 18, 1916 to the late John and Emma (Williams) Woody. On July 27, 1946 he married Helen Poca …
Read More »BRYAN POLICE REPORT
A man from Pioneer is in some trouble after being picked up by Bryan Police. 23 year old Stetson Ferry of Clearfork Avenue in Pioneer was arrested by Bryan PD on Sunday. Initially, Ferry was arrested on charges relating to burglary. While being processed, Ferry was discovered to also have …
Read More »MISS NORTHWESTERN OHIO PAGEANT SET
Thirteen young women will battle for the title of Miss Northwestern Ohio in the pageant scholarship, scheduled for Saturday at the Defiance Community Auditorium. Included in the pageant are three contestants from our local area: Nicole Baringer of Defiance, Dominique Tonneas of Hicksville and Miranda Miller, of Napoleon. The scholarship …
Read More »MASTER GARDENER COURSE OFFERED
The Ohio State University Extension office in Defiance County, in conjunction with Paulding County, will be offering Master Gardener Training classes from Feb. 27– April 24. The classes will run from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each Thursday, for nine weeks. Anyone interested in receiving an application packet should contact the Defiance …
Read More »SECOND SENTENCING IN CAR THEFTS AND DRUG CASE
The second of two Indiana men convicted in a string of car thefts and drug manufacture in Williams County was sentenced last week in Williams County Common Pleas Court. The Bryan Times reports that 24 year old Timothy L. Dull of Hamilton, Ind., was sentenced to a total of nine …
Read More »DEFIANCE VOTERS FACING SEVERAL ISSUES
Several new issues will be on the ballot for voters in Defiance County on Tuesday. One is a 0.3 percent permanent income tax increase request for police and fire services. If approved, the tax increase would generate approximately $1.4 million annually, and could only be used for police and fire …
Read More »Mercedes Jimenez, 92
Mercedes Jimenez, 92 years, of Bryan, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2013 at Genesis HealthCare – Bryan Center, where she was a resident. Mercedes was born October 22, 1921 in Dallas, Texas, the daughter of the late Hjinio and Margarita (Enriques) Gutierrez. She married Antonio “Tony” Jimenez on January 8, 1940 in …
Read More »William Stahl, 73
William H. Stahl, 73 years, of Bryan, passed away Wednesday evening, October 30, 2013 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg. Bill was born March 5, 1940 in Bryan, the son of the late Kenneth B. and Audra L. (Hiner) Stahl. He was a 1958 graduate of Montpelier High School. He was also a graduate …
Read More »NORTHWEST RECEIVES GRANT
Northwest State Community College has announced that the school has received a grant for the iSTAR ( or Innovative Strategic Training that Achieves Results) IT Specialist Certificate Program to run until March 31, 2016. School officials say that although there have been some questions in the past on the grant’s …
Read More »IT’S UP TO THE VOTERS NOW IN BRYAN
If voters in the Bryan City School District approve the bond issue on Tuesday’s ballot, the existing middle school would be retained, but would be renovated specifically for preschoolers through fifth graders. A new, two-story school would be built for grades six to 12 southeast of the middle school, and …
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