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Defiance, Ohio is located in Defiance County. Zip codes in Defiance, OH include 43512. The median home price in Defiance is $89,900. More Defiance information.

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5 hrs ago | Crescent-News.com

Portion of Defiance's Jefferson Avenue will be closed Thursday

According to the city engineer's office, Jefferson will close Thursday morning to through traffic between Meyers and Fifth streets while a traffic signal at Arabella Street is repaired.

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10 hrs ago | Crescent-News.com

LaVern Kuhlman

He was born November 17, 1938, in Leipsic, to the late Wilfred "Bill" and Anna Mae Kuhlman.

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Mon Jun 17, 2013

Crescent-News.com

Five arrested following meth lab fire Friday evening

Five people were arrested Friday after officials responded to a fire at a Defiance residence where a meth lab was discovered.

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Journal Gazette

Motorcycle rider airlifted after crash

The crash occurred about 4:20 p.m. Friday on U.S. 127 near County Road 15-D, according to the Williams County Sheriff's Department.

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Sat Jun 15, 2013

Crescent-News.com

Rita Kasuga

Rita Ann Kasuga, 94, of Defiance, Ohio, and formerly of Tiffin, died at 11:50 a.m., Friday, June 14, 2013, at CHP Defiance Area In-Patient Hospice Center, Defiance.

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The Daily Herald

4-H Camp Palmer pool fundraiser under way

The Friends of Camp Palmer are sponsoring a drawing for a new pool. Each 4-H camp week throughout the summer, there will be a drawing for a $500 winner at lunch time of the first full day of camp.

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The Times Bulletin

Ft. Brown to celebrate bicentennial June 29

The Fort Brown Bicentennial is set to begin at 10 a.m., June 29 and the program will have a patriotic theme.

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Fri Jun 14, 2013

Crescent-News.com

Robert Kibble

He was born on April 14, 1925, to William and Ola Kibble in Defiance County, Ohio.

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Crescent-News.com

Ruth Fether

She was born December 22, 1930, in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of Harold and Gladys Ridenour.

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Crescent-News.com

Lorena Arps

Lorena A. Arps, 76, of Holgate, Ohio, died peacefully on Thursday morning, June 13, 2013, at CHP Defiance Area In-Patient Hospice Center.

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Wed Jun 12, 2013

Crescent-News.com

Hazardous weather outlook

The National Weather Service of northern Indiana has issued a hazardous weather outlook for portions of northwest Ohio, southwest lower Michigan and northern Indiana.

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Tue Jun 11, 2013

WTVG-TV Toledo

Man, 88, killed in Defiance Co. crash

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is looking into a crash that left one man dead in Defiance County.

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Toledo Blade

Bryan man, 88, killed in crash

NEY, Ohio A Bryan, Ohio, man was killed when the car he was driving crashed on State Rt.

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The Independent

'John Malkovich saved my life': Actor comes to the rescue...

When Jim Walpole accidentally slit his throat in a fall, Malkovich was the first on the scene and applied pressure to the wound until the ambulance arrived Matilda Battersby is Online Arts Editor for www.independent.co.uk.

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Mon Jun 10, 2013

WFFT-TV Fort Wayne

"Hard Core Pawn" Star Seth Gold Visits the Area

Seth Gold from the hit TV show Hard Core Pawn spent some time right over the Indiana border in Defiance, Ohio for a good cause.

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WICU12 Erie

TSA agents stop Chewbacca actor over light saber cane

Transportation Security Administration agents in Denver briefly stopped "Star Wars" franchise actor Peter Mayhew recently as he was boarding a flight with a cane shaped like one of science-fiction's most iconic weapons.

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Sun Jun 09, 2013

WTVG-TV Toledo

Actor John Malkovich saves Defiance man from bleeding to death

Actor John Malkovich came to the rescue of an Ohio man who fell into a Toronto street and cut his neck on a scaffolding pole outside of his hotel.

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Sat Jun 08, 2013

The Toronto Star

Actor John Malkovich comes to rescue of bleeding man in Toronto

Actor John Malkovich is being hailed as a hero after performing first aid on an Ohio man who tripped on a curb and slashed his neck in downtown Toronto on Thursday night.

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Crescent-News.com

Dianna Batt

Dianna L. Batt, 55, of Florida, Ohio, passed away at 11:40 p.m. Friday, June 7, 2013, at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center.

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Let's Go Tribe

2013 MLB Draft Results: Cleveland Indians Rounds 3-10

As mentioned in yesterday's Open Thread, clubs are working with a de facto bonus cap in the first 10 round of the drafts, so there is some strategy involved.

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