Local writers and stories
“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…
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…
