Defiance News

Since officially being celebrated for the first time in May of 1868, Memorial Day has always been an annual celebration that remembers those that gave their life in service to their country.

She was born on August 12, 1921, to Claude and Blanche Estelle Partee in Defiance County, Ohio.

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Robert Eugene Hall, 91, Concord, died Monday, May 14, 2012, at Gordon Hospice House in Statesville, N.C. He was born Aug.

Verizon Wireless Brings the Speed of Its 4G LTE Network to 28 New Markets and Expands in 11 Markets on May 17 Posted: 16-May-2012 [Source: Verizon Wireless] [Verizon Wireless announces 4G LTE network expansion making its 4G LTE network available in 258 markets across the U.S.] Verizon Wireless, owner of the nation's largest 4G Long Term Evolution ... (more)

Verizon Wireless today announced the May 17 launch of 28 new LTE markets, while also expanding its network in an additional 11 markets.

Defiance has certainly become a name well-known on the major league baseball diamonds.

Mike was born in Bryan on August 28, 1951, a son of the late Ganelle and Louis Sisco.

Anthony Kidston leads the Defiance baseball team to an 8-0 victory over Napoleon in a Division II sectional championship contest, avenging a sectional title tilt loss to the Wildcats from a season ago The following is a booking photo from May 6, 2012, for felony charges involving an area person from the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio facility ... (more)

Donald E. Hardy Sr., 74, of Holgate, died Monday evening, May 7, 2012, at CHP Defiance Area In-Patient Hospice Center.

Rosanne Egler, 59, of Archbold, and formerly of Defiance, passed away early Saturday May 5, 2012, at the Fulton County Health Center in Wauseon.

A former Defiance High School state champion is having little trouble excelling at the next level.

A former Defiance High School state champion is having little trouble excelling at the next level.

A former Defiance High School state champion is having little trouble excelling at the next level.

He was born on April 20, 1920, to Leon L. and Helen Keys at Jackson, Mich. On November 9, 1940, he married Vera Smith, who preceded him on September 29, 2006.

Whenever Defiance and Shawnee get together on the baseball diamond, you can bet it's going to be close.

Whenever Defiance and Shawnee get together on the baseball diamond, you can bet it's going to be close.

A McClure, Ohio, man who died in a plane crash in 2007 while serving in Iraq is among three Northwest State Community College graduates who are to be recognized by its alumni association Saturday.

Dumbo - an excellent movie to watch if you have small children, Dumbo is the Disney classic about a baby elephant that doesn't quite fit in.A Ridiculed by all the other animals at the circus, his mother finds him to be the most beautiful of all the animals until she is taken from him.