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The Largemouth Brass Band performs at the 13th Defiance Jazz Festival Saturday at Kingsbury Park. Other artists featured were the Danny Reese Quartet, the Billy Foster Trio and the Defiance High School Jazz Ensemble. The event was presented by the Defiance Jazz Festival Committee in partners…
A moratorium that could impact the future of data center development within Defiance's corporation limits is expected to be drawn up within th…
The Defiance County Health Department is investigating a recent increase in cases of cyclosporiasis among Defiance County residents.
The Largemouth Brass Band performs at the 13th Defiance Jazz Festival Saturday at Kingsbury Park. Other artists featured were the Danny Reese …
PAULDING — It was a long anticipated and happy occasion for veterans, their families and friends Saturday when the new Paulding Veterans Memor…

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All trails led to Meecheway Lodge on Saturday as lifelong friendships were reignited when Camp Lakota celebrated its 75th anniversary.
Another all-time monthly intake record at Defiance County’s landfill has fallen — for a third straight month.
PAULDING — The first of two markers for the Paulding Downtown Historic District was unveiled here Saturday afternoon during John Paulding Summ…
State PatrolWednesday, 10:24 p.m., on U.S. 24, west of County Road 21 in Paulding County’s Carryall Township, a southbound vehicle driven by B…
PAULDING — The first of two markers for the Paulding Downtown Historic District was unveiled here Saturday afternoon during John Paulding Summ…
State PatrolWednesday, 10:24 p.m., on U.S. 24, west of County Road 21 in Paulding County’s Carryall Township, a southbound vehicle driven by B…
Disney's live-action “Moana” may be the top movie at the box office, but it didn't make a big splash in its first weekend. Studio estimates on…
Joshua Brown, 43, Orient (ODRC), appeared for sentencing on a charge of domestic violence, a third-degree felony, according to Prosecutor Morr…
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Seth Kent, 28, 1240 S. Jackson Ave., waived his right to a preliminary hearing on a charge o…
An Ottawa man has entered pleas to two lesser charges in Defiance County Common Pleas Court …
Mark Gillingham Jr., 27, Decatur, Ind., had a preliminary hearing scheduled for Thursday on …
VFW Post 3360 recently donated $1,000.00 to St Mary Parish for its 2026 festival. Displaying…
VFW Post 3360 recently donated $1,500 to Defiance Infinity Cheerleading. Holding the simulat…
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