Johnny Appleseed Festival & Christmas Light Drive Thru at Auglaize Village Auglaize Village is set to host this year’s Johnny Appleseed Festival on October 3-4, 2015. Come out and enjoy a weekend of apple butter, sorghum molasses, cider press and tasting, broom shop, basket weaver, the general store, caramel corn, ice cream parlor, flea market…
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Joyce S. Estle
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Oakwood, Ohio Joyce S. Estle, age 76, Oakwood, died at 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at the Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance, Ohio. She was born in Grover Hill, Ohio, on February 24, 1939, the daughter of Austin E. and Margarite E. (Stahl) Bair. On May 20th, 1955, she married Marvin L. Estle, who…
Flat Rock Creek Festival Begins Tomorrow!
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SEPTEMBER 18 – 20, 2015 Friday – 10 AM Open Saturday – 9 AM Open Sunday – 9 AM Open Admission is $5 per person for one day or $10 per person for all three days. Wristbands will be for sale at the gate. Children 12 and under are FREE! Traditionally held during the third…
Help was On the Way! – Stan Jordan
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The Lobo Tank Busters, Horse-power Holiday; Tractor-Pull at Hicksville Fairgrounds, Hotels & Boarding Houses in Old AntwerpThe Lobo Tank Busters By: Stan Jordan We took off this morning on dawn patrol and we headed over towards Germany, Ruhr Valley. That is the Pittsburgh of Germany. Many factories, foundries, and defense plants. We were up about…
Defiance Highway Patrol Investigating Fatal Crash
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Bryan – The Defiance Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash which occurred August 9, 2015 at approximately 12:19AM on US 6 east of County Road 16 in Pulaski Township, Williams County, near the city of Bryan. A 2001 Harley Davidson, driven by 37 year old Solomon H. Meade of…
Ground Breaking For Bargain Bin
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The ground-breaking took place at the building site on Monday, July 20 with county officials attending including the Commissioners and plenty of hard working ladies for the Bargain Bin! The Bargain Bin has it’s sites on the third location since it’s original opening in 1962. Currently the facility is housed at 118 Perry St. near…
Hite Recognizes Defiance High School Boys Baseball Champions
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OH State Senator Cliff Hite (R-Findlay) recognized the Defiance boys baseball team for winning the 2015 Division II State Championship. Defiance High School defeated Poland Seminary 5-3 to capture the school’s third state title. Several of the student athletes recognized were also a part of the 2015 Division II State Basketball Championship team that visited…
Donald R. Hammon
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Donald R. Hammon, 81, of Defiance, passed away on Wednesday, June 24, 2015 at his residence, with his family by his side. He was born on March 22, 1934 to Raymond and Laura (Meyer) Hammon in Florida, Ohio. On November 20, 1955 he married Arleta (Littlejohn) Hammon, who survives. Don was a lifelong member of…
Hicksville Hosts Fireman’s Convention
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This year is the third time the village of Hicksville has hosted the Northwestern Ohio Volunteer Firemen’s Association Convention. This event began on Friday, June 19 and finished at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. The first year for Hicksville to host this was in 1933, then again in 1990. The association was founded in 1874. The…
Ted B. Garmyn
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Ted B. Garmyn, 82, of Defiance, died at ProMedica Defiance Regional Hospital, Wednesday afternoon, June 17, 2015. He was born in Convoy, OH on October 1, 1932 to the late Prosper J. Garmyn and Wanda (Keeler) Garmyn. On February 7, 1953 he was married to Holly (Bissell) Garmyn at St. Mary’s-Antwerp, OH. He is survived…
Hospice Poker Run & Blessing of the Bikes: May 24
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About 200 motorcycle riders will be part of a poker run and fundraiser for the CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center on Sunday, May 24 at Family Christian Center, 1834 E. Second St., Defiance. There will be food, entertainment and a blessing of the bikes beginning at 11:00 a.m. There will be a car and…
Paulding County Senior Center hosts Senior Day “Down on the Farm”
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The Paulding County Senior Center is hosting their annual senior day event on May 19th at the County Extension Building. Join them “Down on the Farm” for a great country style meal, door prizes and banjo entertainment in the morning. Featured entertainment this year is Yvonne Stahl and the Boogie Grass Band. Doors open at…
NW State College Merges with Terra State
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It creates Northern Ohio Community College District Northwest State Community College, Terra State Community College to combine administrative support, enhance student services, academic experience (Monday, May 11, 2015) – Two Northwest Ohio community colleges are joining forces to streamline administrative functions, a move that will allow each college to invest more resources locally on educational…
