On September 19, a resident reported that his daughter had been involved with a domestic dispute with her boyfriend. Nothing physical occurred but the caller wanted it documented. On September 22, a motor vehicle accident was reported at the Sunoco station on Erie St. The officer responded and a report was made. No damage was…
By: Erica Noggle The Paulding Area Chamber of Commerce held their Annual Banquet on Thursday, September 26, 2024. The Annual Banquet is the Chamber’s opportunity to honor businesses and community members because without them our Paulding County Community wouldn’t be as amazing as it is today. This year’s theme was a play on the traditional…
Superintendent Paul Jones opened the meeting at the Palace gym at the Wayne Trace High School on October 3. A tax bond is being put on the fall ballot 2024 asking the voters to approve or deny the new tax at a rate of 4.91 mills for 30 years. The project is very encompassing to…
Lady Warriors played host to the South Adam Starfires on October 1st. South Adams were on fire and blew through three sets to take a win from the home team: 25-18, 25-19, 25-19. Pictured above Woodlan Junior Victoria Crozier blocks the ball for the Warriors! More pictures at westbendnews.net
HICKSVILLE – On a rainy and windy night for high school football, visiting Wayne Trace put up two touchdowns and made them stand up in a 12-0 victory over host Hicksville. The Raiders produced a score in each of the second and third quarters as Wayne Trace posted its second straight shutout of the season.…
Antwerp hosted the Lady Raiders on Tuesday, October 1st for a volleyball matchup against their Green Meadows rivals. The Lady raiders got off to an early lead and took the victory of the first set 25-19. The second and third sets also went to the guests but the Archers made them work a little harder…
As the world of athletics evolve with the times, the sport of high school wrestling has also begun to change. IN the early 1990s the wrestling clubs in high school across the country started to include females in their rosters with a few as 100 girls those first few years. That number has steadily risen…
Ron & Karen (Hoffman) Cooper, Oakwood OH are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary this fall. They were married at the Church of Christ, Leipsic, Ohio on October 10, 1959. God blessed them with two daughters, Jill (Dan) Straley and Leslie (Steve) Heilshorn. They have three grandsons and one great granddaughter.
PAYNE, OH: Michael A. Winans, age 72, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2024 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, IN. Michael was born on October 5, 1952 in Fort Wayne, IN to the late Allen W. and Jean C. (Miller) Winans. On February 9, 1973, he married Jeanne Meeks, who survives. Earlier in…
ANTWERP, OH: Joseph Ambrose Meyer, 91, of Antwerp, Ohio passed away at home Saturday, October 5, 2024. Joe was born in Antwerp on March 10, 1933, a son of the late Regina Veronica (Kenner) and John Joseph Meyer. He served his country in the United States Army Reserves. Joe went on to work at General…
Listen in this week as we discuss Paulding County legal representation with Juvenile & Probate Judge Harvey Hyman. Judge Hyman helps us understand the need for more homegrown attorneys in the county, the great strides Ohio is making in college tuition costs for attorneys, and how the office is making great new strides in deterring…
Paulding County – YOU ARE AMAZING!! Your generosity with such short notice is humbling and overwhelming! Thank you all so much for your donations for the Hurrican Helene devastation that were dropped off to West Bend Printing parking lot. Volunteers traveled along with Lake James Christian Camp And Retreat Center to go directly to communities…
By: Mark Holtsberry Clyde Thomas McKevitt was born June 30, 1885in Paulding County. The son of Peter McKevitt, who was born March of 1844 in New York and Mary E. (Freede) McKevitt, born March 6, 1848 in Ohio. Peter was a Civil War Veteran who served with Company C. 68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. This couple…
