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A longtime Bryan business has decided to close in their centennial year. Shuck Jewelers owners Skip and Bruce Bechtol are retiring and will close the store once the inventory is sold. They said the inventory will be reduced up to 60 percent off.

You may have seen her TV show, Mother Angelica, a Roman Catholic nun who started a tv ministry and reached millions of people with her down-to-earth discussions, has died. She was born Linda Cheek and lived in Edgerton. The 68-year-old died at the Park View Nursing Center after a brief …

In Montpelier, new construction will begin on April 18th. Main Street will be closed for about two months, between Monroe and Platt streets. Crews will excavate down about a foot and a half, backfill the street with material designed to handle heavy truck traffic and then repave Main St. The …

The work has begun on the Defiance County Courthouse exterior. Midwest Contracting is repairing the roof, tuckpointing the exterior brick and adding a clock tower on the west end of the courthouse. That tower will be nearly 90 feet high and is expected to be installed in August. According to …

A storm on Sunday night produced a lightning strike that hit an Ayersville house and caused damage. The Highland Township Fire Department checked out the home on Defiance-Ayersville-Pleasant Bend Rd. after smoke was reported. They found lightning damage to the electional system and phone box. They confirmed there was no …

The American Red Cross is asking for blood donors on April 7th at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church from 2 to 7 p.m. and they’re accepting donations of double red cells. The other blood drive is at Mercy Defiance Clinic on April 7th from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. You …

The Sheriff’s Department arrested a man for the killings of Hannah Fischer and her boyfriend Frank Tracy Jr. The suspect, Bradley Gillespie is from Defiance. He lives at the home where Tracy’s vehicle was found on February 12th on Anspacher Rd. According to the Sheriff, both victims were killed in …

A Bryan man was arrested Friday on a rape charge. Police say 19-year-old Grant Schneider was arrested Friday morning just before 2 a.m. after a neighbor complained about loud noises and crying coming from an apartment at Meadow Creek Apartments. Police took Schneider to the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio.

If your water looks a little rusty, its because the Bryan Municipal Water Department is beginning the spring water main flushing. The rusty colored water is temporary. It’s safe to drink, but you may not want to wash clothes in it because it can stain light-colored clothing. The water superintendent …

Parents with children who have behavior problems due to autism or ADHD can get help at a free training class to be held at Defiance Hall on the campus. The course is three hours long, and teaches ways to reinforce good behavior and handle and change unwanted behavior. The director …