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A woman has been detained on suspicion of using her car to kill a Maumee man over two years ago.  42 year old Sonia Rodriguez is accused of aggravated vehicular homicide after being taken into custody on Tuesday. Before being freed on her own recognizance, she had an appearance in …

Everyone is being reminded by the Defiance County Safe Communities Coalition to “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over.”  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is collaborating with law enforcement organizations nationwide, including local partners in Defiance County, for the annual “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign from August 19th …

Independence Dam State Park will get crowded this weekend.  Supplies for “Walk through History,” a component of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ year-long America 250 commemoration, are starting to arrive, including cannons and a big-top tent.  The two-day festival, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, has been planned for 21 …

Bonnie Elaine Welden, age 90, of Bryan, Ohio went to her heavenly home, surrounded by her loving daughters on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. Bonnie was born September 30, 1935, in Morenci, Michigan the late Waldo R. and Ruth E. (Allion) Bair. She graduated from Morenci High School and then graduated …

Austin Dickinson, a State Wildlife Officer assigned to Defiance County, got a Turn In a Poacher complaint about several people snatching fish on the Auglaize River beneath the Power Dam.  When Dickinson arrived, he saw two people snagging and holding onto channel catfish. Dickinson contacted the fishermen and discovered that their fishing licenses were …

At its meeting on Monday, the Hicksville Village Council approved the annexation of more than forty acres for a housing project.  A resolution to annex 40.497 acres of developer Justin Kuhn’s land into the village was passed by council by emergency.  The annexation will also require the approval of county commissioners.  …

In Henry County Common Pleas Court, a McClure woman has filed a civil case against a Michigan man for causing her husband’s death in a traffic accident in 2024.  Attorney Joseph Hartle of Maumee filed the lawsuit in common pleas court on behalf of Annette Richard, the executrix of Ronald Richard …

A Defiance man was recently found guilty by a Defiance County jury on five drug-related offenses, including two second-degree felonies.  After a jury trial, 46 year old Carl Hagerman was found guilty on two counts of aggravated trafficking in narcotics and tampering with evidence, and aggravated possession of drugs and …

During a pretrial hearing on Tuesday for a 17-year-old accused of the June 6 Old West End Festival mass shooting, a Lucas County Juvenile Court judge deemed the prosecution’s delays “inexcusable” and ordered the young person to stay in juvenile prison for an additional week.  The adolescent has been detained …

The 300th recruit class of the Toledo Fire & Rescue Department celebrated an early training milestone on Tuesday by participating in the department’s yearly legacy run, a custom intended to foster collaboration and acquaint new firefighters with the department’s past.  After starting the run at International Park, the 20 recruits …

The 150th anniversary commemoration of the Archbold Fire Department begins on Saturday.  The Archbold High School football field will host a parade starting at ten in the morning. After heading east on Lafayette Street to South Defiance Street, it will turn north on South Defiance and come to a stop …

State lawmakers from Ohio are proposing a bill that they think will eliminate legal gaps that endanger the safety of ridesharing consumers.  “From point A to point B, you shouldn’t have to worry about your safety,” stated Ohio State Representative Michele Grim (D-Toledo).  Preventing sexual assaults in rideshares, which are …

School supplies will be distributed by the Tools for Schools steering group at Defiance’s First Presbyterian Church, 501 Washington Ave., from 1-4 p.m. on Saturday and from 1-3 p.m. on Sunday in the basement section of the fellowship hall.  Attendance is encouraged for students and families who require assistance obtaining …

The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Defiance Post is investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash that occurred on July 31, 2026, at approximately 6:29 P.M. on U.S. 127 near mile post 8 in Paulding County. A 2020 Chevrolet Traverse was being driven southbound on U.S. 127 by Guadalupe Amaro Martinez II, age …

A plea agreement was recently reached by a Montpelier man accused of several sex offenses involving kids.  20 year old Levi D. Favourite was charged with five counts of illegal use of a minor or impaired person in explicit material, all second-degree felonies; five counts of pandering sexually-oriented material involving …