Tag: Defiance

Antwerp Falls to Paulding on Parent’s Night

Both teams played well, impressing their fans.The football game at Paulding began the night with the boys walking down the 50 yard line, introduced to the crowds with their parents. The Panthers were competing in the second ever game against Antwerp and this time at their home turf. It started off with Paulding receiving the…

Defiance Patrol: 2 Crashes, 1 Fatality

Patrol Investigates Fatal Crash Sherwood – The Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a two vehicle crash at approximately 5:20 PM within the intersection of Buckskin Road and Openlander Road in Mark Township, Defiance County, near the village of Sherwood. A 2006 Pontiac Torrent driven by 53 year old Dawn Murphy of Toledo was westbound…

Defiance Patrol Investigating Fatal Crash

DEFIANCE – The Defiance Post of the State Highway Patrol is currently investigating a fatal crash which occurred September 7 at approximately 1:00pm at the intersection of Steinmaier Road and Harris Road. A 2004 Chevrolet Impala, driven by Micayla Fitzsimmons, age 22, of Defiance, Ohio, was eastbound on Steinmaier Road. A 1999 Chevrolet Suburban, driven…

Annabelle Weisgerber Breaks Defiance HS Golf Record

At the Antwerp Girls Golf Invitational at Pond-A-River Golf Course on Tuesday, September 2nd Annabelle Weisgerber, senior at Defiance High School, broke the 9 hole golf record for the school. Last year she had broke the 18-hole record, and her final season set the 9-hole new record of 36. Her parents are Mary & Jack…

Williams County crash seriously injures bicyclist

(Montpelier) – The Defiance Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a hit- skip crash which occurred on State Route 107 near State Route 15 between 0110 and 0126 hours. Troy L. Presnell of 213 West Washington St. Montpelier, Ohio, age 50, was eastbound on a bicycle when he was struck from behind.…

Kids Closet School Clothing Drive

The Kids Closet school clothing drive and giveaway was recently held. Girl Scouts Montserrat Martinez and Sidney Kohart organized the giveaway as a requirement for their Silver Award. Community businesses and individuals including: Hometown Pizza, Richie’s Hair Off the Square, Subway, Dairy Queen, Marco’s Pizza, Pam’s Cutting Edge, The Paulding Kiwanis Club, Red Angel Pizza,…

Injuries in Paulding County Crash

Three people were hurt Sunday in a two-minivan crash in Paulding County, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said today. Police said Lewis Belcher, 72, of Paulding was driving west on County Road 232 about 9:10 a.m. when he failed to yield at County Road 143 and collided with a minivan driven by Shirley Hunsaker, 72,…

Latta to Host Cybersecurity Event with FBI and CentraComm at Defiance College

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH) will host a cybersecurity seminar at Defiance College tomorrow. The event, which is held in coordination with the FBI and Findlay’s CentraComm, focuses on protecting one’s personal identity and business online. It also includes presentations that provide measures to prevent theft of intellectual property, phishing and spear phishing,…

How do You Overcome Worry?

Will I lose my job? Will my children grow up to be healthy, responsible adults? Will I get a bad report when I take my physical exam? Will my marriage survive? Does my husband/wife still love me? Will I have enough money this week/month to pay my bills? And the questions that reflect our worry…

Paulding Library Assists with Cold Justice Murder Research

A library cannot be underestimated in the value it provides to the community in various ways.The producer of TNT’s Cold Justice called the library on August 1st requesting immediate help with research for their upcoming program on an unsolved county murder case. Paulding County Carnegie Library team member, Sue Deatrick, was able to conduct research…

Defiance Post Investigating Fatal Crash

Montpelier – The Defiance post of the Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal two vehicle crash which occurred on Monday, August 4th at approximately 6:32pm.  The crash occurred at the intersection of County Road I and County Road 10, township of Superior in Williams County. A 1998 Oldsmobile Silhouette, driven by Misty J. Rice, age…

Cold Case Homicide Solved by Joint Effort

On August 1, 2014, officers with the Defiance Police Department, assisted by members of the Paulding County Sheriffs Office, arrested Steven G. Noffsinger, age 58, from Defiance, Ohio. Noffsinger was arrested on a Warrant on Indictment for Aggravated Murder with Specification, an Unclassified Felony. This arrest comes as a result of a special Grand Jury…