The Huber Opera House proudly announces the production of Little Shop of Horrors on October 11, 12, & 13. Show time is 7:00 on Friday and Saturday, with a dinner option offered at 6:00. Sunday’s performance will be a 2:30 matinee. The meek flower shop assistant Seymour (played by Sean Carpenter) pines for co-worker Audrey…
2024 Wayne Trace High School Homecoming Court are pictured above: (front row) 10th grade – Stefany Lopez-Castillo, 9th Grade – Addyson LaBounty, 12th Grade – Lorie Sinn, 12th Grade – Natalie Stoller, 12th Grade – Ava Stoller, 12th Grade – Isabella Knowles, 11th Grade – Chloe McClure; (back row): 9th Grade – Reece Morehead, 10th Grade…
Coffee lovers, rejoice! Deja Brew by Cassy, a brand-new coffee trailer, is rolling into town, ready to serve up delicious, handcrafted beverages and a unique on-the-go experience. Owned and operated by coffee enthusiast Cassy Kashner, Deja Brew by Cassy offers a carefully curated menu featuring classic espresso drinks, refreshing iced coffees, specialty lattes, non-coffee beverages,…
Paulding County Juvenile Court Judge Harvey D. Hyman is excited to announce the newest staff members of our probation department. Andrew McMaster started with the Juvenile Court Probation Department in July, 2023, filling a vacancy in position of Director of the Paulding County Family Resource & Assessment Center located at 451 McDonald Pike, Paulding, Ohio. …
Ann’s Bright Beginnings PreK class used their math and small motor skills to make these adorable octopus crafts during their class time together! They had to match the number of beads to the coordinating number and lace them onto the limbs of the octopus. The children seemed to love this activity and worked very hard…
The 2024 Youth Business Showcase proved to be another success with ten business showcase participants attending. The showcase offered a variety of products such as woodworking, paintings, plants, jewelry, bakery items and even power washing as a service of their business. The Youth Business Showcase has proven to show all the amazing talent and skills…
Congratulations to Greyson Harder, senior at Paulding High School, who signed his letter of intent to continue his baseball career and his education at Mount Vernon Nazarene University!
The past couple of years have been very tense for the Community Memorial Hospital administration and board of directors. In fact when the board resigned en masse at the opening of 2024, many faculty of CMH saw that sign as a time to find employment elsewhere, of which many did. There were several like Dr.…
Bryan, OH: Dolores June Garver age 92 of Bryan, Ohio passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Dolores was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Ney Church of God and the Order of the Eastern Star and past member of Royal…
ANTWERP, OH: Erich R. Emch, 77, of Antwerp, Ohio went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 27, 2024 at Paulding County Hospital. Erich was born in Wadsworth, Ohio on May 31, 1947, a son of the late Betty (Gorby) and Roy Emch. He proudly served his country in the Ohio National Guard. Erich…
By: Mark Holtsberry Rex McGaw was born June 19, 1896 in Paulding County. The son of Edward Calender McGaw, born June 4, 1874 in Paulding, and Emma J. (Dixon) McGaw born July 30, 1878 in Galena, Delaware County, Ohio. This couple was married September 7, 1893 in Paulding. By 1900, the McGaw family was living…
by: Nancy Whitaker As I sit here looking out my window I see the sun shining brightly and know the temps are to get up in the high 80s today. “Summer is not over yet and there is still some more days that I can shine my rays and warm things up says the bright sun.” I have…
I noted the closing of two Catholic churches in Antwerp and Payne in the last West Bend issue. No matter what denomination, it is it hurts to see churches closing. I have experienced this and would like to give my two cents. I had what I considered an idyllic childhood. I was raised on a…
