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Aces double up Raiders
HICKSVILLE – Green Meadows Conference rivals Hicksville and Wayne Trace hooked up in Defiance County for an ACME baseball doubleheader Wednesday evening with the Aces posting one win while the two teams tied in game two. In the opener, the red and white plated four runs in the second...
19-year-old driver dies after after Defiance County crash, passenger seriously injured
DEFIANCE COUNTY, Ohio — A 19-year-old is dead and another suffered serious injuries after a crash overnight in Defiance County. According to the Ohio State Highway Patrol, 19-year-old Elliot Nolan, from Defiance, was driving a car at a high rate of speed south on Ridenour Road near Scott Road just after midnight on Sunday when he lost control.
Man sentenced to lengthy prison term in child pornography, solicitation case
A Fayette man was sentenced to a lengthy prison term in Defiance County Common Pleas Court on charges related to child pornography possession and solicitation. Michael Jenkins, 53, pleaded guilty to three counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person, second- and fourth-degree felonies; and two counts of importuning, each a fifth-degree felony. He was sentenced to a nine-11 1/2-year prison sentence by Judge Joseph Schmenk and given...
Defiance County unable to help hospital financially
The Defiance County commissioners, after holding several meetings, have decided they cannot offer any financial assistance to Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville. The commissioners issued a press release stating they had consulted with officials, and any “financial backing, or direct payment, would have to be used to pay down financial liabilities the hospital currently owes to the State of Ohio.”
ODOT seeking public comment on projects districtwide
LIMA, Ohio (June 11, 2024) – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1, in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Executive Order 11988, is seeking public comments regarding the following proposed projects:. ALLEN COUNTY. County Road 185 bridge maintenance over Interstate 75 (PID: 109907) ODOT...
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