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Defiance County voters will decide a 1.65-mill library levy in November. Director Cara Potter says it would cost $47 annually per $100,000 of home value, fund the library for 35 years and raise nearly $2 million yearly. A 0.75-mill…
The Defiance County Community Improvement Corporation board met Thursday and heard that nine candidates had been received for executive director as of Monday, with a shorter interview list likely. It also reviewed a requested amendment…
A Defiance Public Library System personnel committee meets 5 p.m. Thursday at 311 Fort St. to review a collective bargaining agreement and discuss the director search. Defiance County PERI Chapter 30 gathers Oct. 21 in Hicksville with…
Defiance County commissioners were notified of two pending hog farm proposals in Washington and Farmer townships, each up to 8,250 hogs, with permits being filed with the Ohio Department of Agriculture. The board also awarded a $119,450…
OSU Extension educator Kyle Verhoff told Defiance County commissioners about a possible expansion of experimental fields near the Evergreen Lane Office Complex and the community garden at Defiance County East, where he wants more…
Gov. Mike DeWine visited Toledo on Friday to highlight H2Ohio wetland creation and restoration, The Crescent-News reported. Defiance County commissioners set a Monday agenda and approved a KeyBank lease transfer to Union Bank Company;…
POWER Defiance County has completed the first year of the 2025–28 Defiance County Community Health Improvement Plan, according to a health department media release. Reported results include trauma-informed training for 324 adults, more…
Defiance County commissioners opened four bids Monday for demolishing buildings at 114 and 116-120 Harrison St. in Sherwood, where Sherwood Mutual Telephone Association plans a new office. Articulate Air LLC of Berkey was the apparent…
Defiance County Auditor Jill Little released August figures comparing 2026 activity with August 2025. Real estate transfers fell to 167 from 264, conveyance transfers dropped to 65 from 77, and conveyance fees collected totaled…
Defiance County commissioners named Torrence Smith as county maintenance supervisor, effective Oct. 5, at $34.50 an hour, or $71,760 annually for a 40-hour position, the commissioners office said. Smith currently works at Campbell's…
Volunteers are preserving Worthington Cemetery in Defiance County. WTVG reports that the group acquired the cemetery land earlier this year after local historical research.
A Friday afternoon collision at Ridenour and Scott roads in Farmer Township injured four people, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported. Three—a Toledo driver and two children—were seriously hurt, while the other driver received minor…