Local writers and stories
On Wednesday June 1st, at 6:55 p.m., the National Weather Service in Northern Indiana, issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Paulding County. As the storm cell entered southwest of Payne it intensified into a much stronger cell, with damaging winds and rotation in the storm. Damage started to be reported in the Payne area as…
“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 Mind the Mine Field Have you been on a military base before? When we first moved overseas, security was thankfully not an issue for American bases. We could…
Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker This year I played it smart and got a pneumonia shot; a flu shot and all my COVID shots. I thought I was all set for the heat, cold, rain and snow, but I found out about a few weeks ago that there are other ailments which are “a…
By: Mark Holtsberry Iden Edwin Chatterton was a Paulding County born young man who ended up coming home. Iden was born September 21, 1888 in Paulding, Ohio. The son of George Iden, born January 21, 1856 in Ohio and Nora Ethelynne (Champion), born October 2, 1863 in Hicksville, Ohio. The Champion family had moved to…
Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker Last week I wrote some useless facts which I actually found interesting. So getting my nose back to the internet I found some more interesting tidbits. Did you know? 1. Due to a genetic defect, cats can’t taste sweet things. (Yum glad I am not a cat) 2. Queen…
By: Mark Holtsberry Henry Johnson aka William Henry Johnson is not from Paulding County but I found his story very interesting. Henry Johnson was born July 15, 1892 in Winston Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina. Son of Isaac and Maggie Johnson. By 1900 the Johnson family was living in North Carolina, Isaac was a day…
“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 Reason into conclusions My family had returned back overseas after nearly a year of furlough in small-town America – it was an “urban detox” for us after living in a…
By: Mark Holtsberry Paul Echard Bashore was a Paulding boy who signed up to serve in Pennsylvania, but his heart was always in Paulding County. Paul Echard Bashore was born September 12, 1894, son of Joseph E. and Anna Rebecca (Echard) Bashore. Joseph was born February 18, 1859 in Franklin County, Ohio. Anna was born…
“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 The famous H. Souder & Sons General Store on Main Street in downtown Grabill, Indiana, will be the primary distributor of the book. Your purchase of the book will…
By: Mark Holtsberry Emmett Good was born May 5, 1892, the son of Alfred Jerome, born January 15, 1871 in Ohio and Eura Ellina (Bradford) Good born October 19, 1873 in Rudolph, Indiana. The couple was married November 19, 1891 in Paulding. By 1900, the Good family was living on Main Street, Paulding. Alfred was…
Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker Maybe I am ancient, because I remember when we did not have a television. In fact, for entertainment we had a big cabinet sized radio that we gathered around and listened to. When we finally got a TV, we thought we were in seventh heaven. Back in the…
“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 Yoder Loader Van We have a friend who sells vehicles in small-town America and who found us something to drive when back in the States. Our travels always…
“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 Who is the bigger baby? Preparing for the arrival of our baby was a big deal for me as a soon-to-be-father. The process was more perplexing since that delivery…
