Military History in Paulding County

By: Mark Holtsberry George Henry Hetz was born in Defiance, Ohio June 16, 1886. The son of Wentzel born March 21, 1851 in Germany and Barbara (Pushl) Hetz born 1845 in Germany. The Hetz family were living in Highland Township in Defiance County in 1890. This family was engaged in farming. George was too little…

About As Wild As I’m Gonna get

Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker Have I missed something? Have I grown older without noticing that how I was raised and the things I was allowed to do as a kid has undergone some major changes?  I have read and written stories about the late 1800s and in those days, students could take their…

MATT’S MISHAPS

“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt  Collateral curtain costs How long do a good set of cloth curtains last?  Our primary home curtains overseas are going on 20 years of age, surely faded a bit,…

The Left Turn

By Ron Burt Big Weekend For Late Model Ace One of Ohio’s top Late Model drivers, Rusty Schlenk, had a Friday night feature win at Michigan’s Mt. Pleasant Speedway. He won the the Katie Hutson Late Model Show/ Bob Wilson Memorial! Rusty also won this event in 2022. He might make it look easy sometimes…

The Horseshoe and Woody Hayes

The Horseshoe and Woody Hayes, the scarlet and gray. As I’ve said before I’m not much of a sports fan. I don’t know much about the glory days of “The Ohio State University,” but I hear in recent years they have a good team. I wish to tell you of a boyhood friend at Leo,…