This week on PCBW: Jay Klopfenstein, PC EMA

We continue to learn about those taking on new duties in the county.  This week we will hear from new Paulding County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Jay Klopfenstein.  Jay is new to the role but has over 25 years of dispatcher and fire department service logged with the Scott and Grover Hill departments.  Listen…

MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY

By: Mark Holtsberry Louis Charles Schmunk was born on February 21, 1896, in Chicago, Illinois, Louis Charles Schmunk was the son of Peter Schmunk Sr., born on February 26, 1871, in Germany, and Minnie (Albright) Schmunk, born on January 13, 1876, in New York. Peter and Minnie were married on June 14, 1894, in Chicago,…

TRUE OR FALSE?

Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker There are a lot of myths and old beliefs which has been around for years, but are they true? My Grandma had some old sayings and beliefs, but the ones you are about to read about, maybe you already knew. Are these true? If they are not true, they…

The Drowsy Chaperone at the Huber Opera House

The Huber Opera Lane Performers are producing a hilarious musical, The Drowsy Chaperone, at the Huber Opera House in Hicksville, Ohio, with show dates of March 28, 29 & 30. On Friday and Saturday nights the option of a Dinner Theater is available with catering provided by Grant’s starting at 6:00 and show at 7:00.…

ODNR Urges Caution During Ohio’s Spring Wildfire Season

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Forestry is urging Ohioans to follow the state’s outdoor burning regulations and to take precautions if they plan to burn debris this spring. Ohio law dictates that most outdoor burning is prohibited in unincorporated areas from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. March through May. “Each spring,…