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State Patrol
Dec. 22, 6:37 p.m., on Casebeer-Miller Road in Defiance County s Hicksville Township, a vehicle driven by Hope Wright, 43, Hicksville, struck a deer. Damage was light to the vehicle.
Dec. 24, 2:05 p.m., on U.S. 24 in Defiance County s Richland Township, a vehicle driven by Joel Ales, 34, Waterford, Mich., crossed the median and struck a fence and trees. Damage was heavy to the vehicle. Ales was cited for failure to control.
Friday, 9:25 a.m., on Ohio 111 in Paulding County s Auglaize Township, a vehicle driven by Stephanie Wagner, 28, 15736 Ohio 111, struck a coyote. Damage was moderate to the vehicle.
Friday, 11:18 p.m., on Watson Road in Defiance Township, a vehicle driven by Brandi Mansfield, 38, 724 Pierce St., struck two mailboxes. Damage was moderate to the vehicle. She was cited for failure to control.
Defiance County commissioners opened bids on renovations to the new county childrenâs home on Evansport Road during their Monday meeting.
Commissioners also met with Bruce Clevenger and Teresa Johnson of the OSU Extension Office for their quarterly update (see related story page A2).
The lowest bid was received from The Dotson Company, Whitehouse, at $276,680. This was well below the estimate ($343,226) provided by the project architect, Beilharz Architects Inc., Defiance.
Six other companies also provided bids.
They were: Mel Lanzer Company, Napoleon, $286,000; Midwest Contracting Inc., Holland, $292,800; Rupp/Rosebrock Inc., Liberty Center, $298,199; McDonaldâs Design and Build, Defiance, $339,818; Kuhlman Builders Inc., Ottawa, at $344,911; and Baker-Shindler Contracting, $349,900.