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Marcia Lynn Thiel, 74

Marcia Lynn Thiel, age 74, of Edgerton, Ohio, passed away at 8:37 P.M. on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Hillside Country Living near Bryan, Ohio, after an extended illness. Marcia was a 1966 graduate of Edon High School and a graduate of Ravenscroft Beauty College in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She …

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Lavern “Nick” Cogswell, 85

Obituary An obituary is not available at this time for Lavern “Nick” Cogswell. We welcome you to provide your thoughts and memories on our Tribute Wall. https://www.thethompsonfuneralhome.com/notices/LavernNick-Cogswell

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Geraldine M. Mead, 77

Geraldine M. Mead, age 77, of Eau Claire, Michigan passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Hanson Hospice Center in Stevensville, Michigan following a lengthy illness. Geri worked for QUADCO Rehabilitation Center as well as the related Northwest products as a trainer. She retired in 1990 due to disability. …

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Hatton Case Update

A Defiance man…convicted of domestic abuse with a long criminal history and considerable medical problems…is given a unique sentence in a Defiance County courtroom…house arrest. Kellis Hatton, 56, gets community control for four years with electronic monitored house arrest…on two counts of domestic violence, each a third-degree felony. Hatton is …

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Kaptur Pays A Call

Area Congresswoman, Marcy Kaptur visits the Defiance Senior Center…to meet constituents, address concerns about Social Security and more. Kaptur spoke to the crowd of about 70, largely senior citizens, and assured them that Social Security and Medicare are not in danger. Kaptur briefly noted recent legislation, passed in Congress to …

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An Area Grant Welcomed

The Northwest Ohio Juvenile Detention, Training and Rehabilitation Center gets a grant to help finance upgrades to the facility in Stryker, but member counties are also being asked for an additional payment. During the Four County Joint Board of Commissioners of Defiance, Fulton, Henry and Williams Counties meeting, Fulton County …

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Donbrock Faces Charges

A man is arrested…after hitting a victim on the head with a firearm…while breaking and entering into the victim’s home. Steuben County deputies responded to S Angola St. There…they find a male victim as well as one female witness. The victim said 54-year-old James Donbrock of Angola entered the residence …

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At This Hour…

Soon after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in Ohio last month, anonymous pro-Russian accounts started spreading misleading claims…and anti-American propaganda about it…on Twitter, using Elon Musk’s new verification system to expand their reach while creating the illusion of credibility. The accounts, which parroted Kremlin talking points on several …

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James F. Gorsuch, 83

James F. Gorsuch. 83, of West Unity, passed away on Wednesday, March 15, 2023 at Bryan Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Bryan. He was born on June 29, 1939 in Wauseon to Dale and Ruth (Gingery) Gorsuch. A doctor once told Jim that he would likely not live past the age …

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Mike McCann, 89

Mike McCann, 89 years of Defiance, and a former longtime resident of Hicksville, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2023, at Kingsburg Place, Defiance, with his family by his side.  Mike was born June 27, 1933 in Beckley, West Virginia.  He married Norma Jean Lobdell on October,19, 1952, in Hicksville, and …

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