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Paulding Deputies Making the County Safe

On February 19, 2014, deputies conducted a traffic stop in the Village of Antwerp. During the traffic stop deputies identified what they believed to be products for the manufacturing of methamphetamine in plain view. The investigation revealed a mobile meth lab in the vehicle. Deputies placed Jonathon Wells in custody at the scene for Illegal…

Boost Your Exercise Motivation

Many of us can officially bank this year’s winter as one of the most brutal and depressing winters in our lifetimes. While many winters can be hard, this one especially doesn’t seem to want to give a little. But we all know that it will eventually come to an end, albeit later than we’d like.…

Anna Maria Free

PAULDING: Anna Maria Free, age 50 died Thursday, March 13, 2014 at her residence. She was born March 29, 1963 in Paulding, Ohio, the daughter of William and Martha (Reinhart) Wilhelm. On July 19, 1985 she married Alan R. Free. She was employed by the former Patrick Young Law Office as secretary/bookkeeper. She was a…

Antwerp High School presents Footloose!

Footloose hits the Antwerp stage March 14-15!The Antwerp High School will present the musical, Footloose, on March 14-15, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. each evening in the Antwerp Local School’s Auditeria. “One of the most explosive movie musicals in recent memory bursts onto the live stage with exhilarating results. When Ren and his mother move from…

Steve Hill

Golf Shores, AL Steve Hill, 60, A devoted husband and father, Steve Hill was married to Jeri Hill for 35 years. They recently relocated to the Gulf Shores of Alabama where Steve went home to be with Jesus, Sunday March 9th, 2014. Steve Hill was born January 17, 1954 in Ankara, Turkey to a military…

Library System in Paulding County Closed Today

Heavy Snow is causing travel problems and power outages.Weather Conditions/Closing. Due to deteriorating weather/driving conditions, the Paulding County Carnegie Library system will not open this morning, Wednesday, March 12, at the normal time. Conditions will be reassessed and a determination will be made later this morning as to whether the system will open late or…

Advisory: Winter Storm Watch In Effect From Late Tuesday Night Through Wednesday Afternoon

Heavy snow expected late Tuesday night into Wednesday,Advisory: THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON Winter Storm Watch URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTHERN INDIANA TUE MAR 11 2014 HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY, MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA…

Alumni Football is coming to Antwerp!

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES TO STRAP ON A HELMET ONE MORE TIME?Well, if you’ve ever wished that you could play football one more time, you’re wish has been granted. Alumni football is coming to Antwerp. Gridiron Alumni is planning several full contact alumni football games. Gridiron Alumni travels the nation pitting old football…

Wayne Trace Regional Game Information

Wayne Trace will take on Buckeye Central in the Division IV boys regional semifinal at Bowling Green State University on Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. Tickets will be sold at Wayne Trace as follows for the game: Monday, March 10 In the Library near the west entrance to the school: 7:00 a.m. – Varsity players, varsity…