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Defiance County hospital 'pursuing all avenues' to restore operations
HICKSVILLE, Ohio — A hospital in Defiance County temporarily suspended its operations Sunday, according to a Facebook post from the institution. In a post made Thursday, Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville said it would temporarily suspend operations beginning Sunday at 11:59 p.m. Hospital leadership said they were pursuing "all avenues to restore operations and keep services available in the community".
Local man arrested on rape charge alleging child sexual abuse
An Defiance man was arrested this week on a rape charge alleging that he engaged in sexual conduct with a child. Manuel Canales, 24, 06609 Ohio 66, was arrested Wednesday afternoon by the Defiance County Sheriff’s Office and charged with rape, a first-degree felony. Canales made an initial appearance Friday in Defiance Municipal Court where bond was set at $500,000 cash and he received a court-appointed attorney. He is scheduled to return to court on Monday and was being held Friday in the Corrections Center of Northwest Ohio. According to Defiance County Prosecutor Morris Murray, a county grand jury will hear his case on Tuesday. Additional charges are possible, he noted, as this was an “ongoing course of conduct,” Murray explained. The child’s age was under at least the age 13 when the conduct occurred, he indicated.
Man who struck acquaintance with vehicle sentenced locally
A Michigan man has been given a hefty sentence in Defiance County Common Pleas Court for trying to run over an acquaintance in 2022 during an argument. Judge Joseph Schmenk sentenced Garry Pond II, 37, Cassopolis, Mich., to a six- to nine-year prison term on two counts of felonious assault, each a second-degree felony. A charge of attempted murder, a first-degree felony, was dismissed as part of the plea agreement...
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