Local writers and stories
By: Mark Holtsberry Factual History of Company A. 148th National Guard up to 1938 Company A. 148th Infantry was first organized in 1907 as Company B. 2nd Ohio Infantry, with Captain Alfred N. Wilcox commanding, John N. Miller 1st Lieutenant and Dorr I. Gasser 2nd Lieutenant. Captain Charles A. Musgrave assumed command in 1910 and…
By: Ron Burt Ohio Sprint Week ended with victories going to Tyler Courtney, at Waynesfield Motorsports Park on Thursday, and on Friday night the checkered flag dropped on Danny Dietrich at Limaland Motorsports Park for his second win of the week. Saturday the series concluded at Portsmouth Raceway Park where Brent Marks found his way…
By: Mark Holtsberry Another Paulding County young man with a sad ending. Robert Patterson Staley was born May 17, 1895 in Paulding, Ohio. The son of Edward S. and Blanche (Patterson) Staley. Edward S. Staley was born in Lafayette, Indiana, March 7, 1858. Blanche was born July 25, 1867 in Fostoria, Ohio. Ed and Blanche…
Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker Yikes! What is it? Does it bite, fly, walk, hop or jump? As we all are getting summer chores done outside now, the critters and insects, birds and bees are busy building nests. One such insect who is looking for a nice warm place to stay is a…
“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 Strange Substitutes Have you tried a strange substitute for an ingredient in a favorite dish? I think foodies call it “fusion” when you combine different styles of…
Another birthday in Heaven for our beloved Stan! The office at West Bend News & Print is not the same without him here, telling his wild, made up stories or telling his memories of Antwerp in the past. He made an impact on the lives of numerous people and will always be loved and missed. …
By: Mark Holtsberry Terrible news strikes another Paulding World War 1 soldier. John William Essex was born January 22, 1895 in Paulding. The fifth of nine children born to Thomas Jasper and Catherine Irene (Bennett) Essex. Thomas was born October 4, 1857 in Union County, Ohio. Catherine was born March 3, 1867 in Highland County,…
Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker This is a story about four people. Their names were: Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody. There happened to be an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it. Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that,…
“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 Eating Volcano Dogs Northern Ohio and Indiana is pleasantly void of nearly any geographic features that would inhibit the usability of the land – no mountains nor, especially, volcanos.…
By: Ron Burt Midwest short track racing can’t get much better than what we’ve seen in the past two weeks. Indiana USAC Midget Week played tag with mother nature and got all their races in but two. Buddy Kofoid started out with back-to-back victories at Bloomington and Lawrenceburg Speedways, earning him a 36-point margin of…
By: Mark Holtsberry Carl Luther Olson was a Paulding County soldier whose grave was unmarked for 90 years. Carl Luther Olson was born April 10, 1895 in Ohio. The son of Jacob, born July 8, 1861 in Sweden and Emma Jeanette (Murphy) Olson, born October 20, 1868 in Ohio. Jacob and Emma were married December…
“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 PUSHING A LITTLE FRENCHIE I have learned, if push-starting a car, pray it be a small one! I grew up like most people watching movies and TV…
Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker Did you know that for the past 5 years Gerber Baby Food has been holding contests for a new face to be on front of their baby food jar. The old Gerber baby has been on jar since 1927, plus she is currently 95 years old. One of…
