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A Defiance County grand jury has returned indictments against 20 individuals, according to Prosecutor Morris Murray’s office. The charges range from burglary and drug trafficking to domestic violence and vehicular…
Arlene Ann (Beck) Zaerr, 87, died Wednesday, December 23, 2020, at CHP Defiance Area In-Patient Hospice following complications from a stroke. Born January 29, 1933, near Pettisville, Ohio, she was…
The male Athlete of the Week is Evergreen wrestler Cody Sheller. Back on January 28th and 29th at the SMCC D3 Duals, Sheller went 10-0 on the weekend, including a…

