By: Stan Jordan Back in 1989, I and my brother in-law Ray Gross went to Florida bass fishing for a couple of weeks. His wife, my sister Grace, was still working and at the Paulding County Hospital. We did not have reservations at the fish camp on Lake Istapoga so we stayed at a motel…
Category: Columns
Local writers and stories
How Forecasting Really Works
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By: Joshua Steiner Forecasting is a process that is often thought of as a guessing game by non-meteorologists (and many meteorologists alike). And in some instances, this is correct. But for the most part, the science of meteorology has gained tremendous ground within the last fifty years, in scientific discovery, in observation networks and platforms…
Lest We Forget
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By: Stan Jordan In a couple of days it will be July 20th, 2017. It has been 10 years on the 20th of July about 7:00 in the evening that three of our EMS squad were fatalities of an accident while on duty, along with two patients. They were transporting two people to the Paulding…
The Cecropia Moth By Stan Jordan
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This picture of the Cecropia Moth was taken here at the West Bend News. Charlie Jones brought this moth in to show its size. There are a number of species of the giant silk moth, native to our area. In late May or June, the adult Cecropia moth emerges from the cocoon. Their wing span…
Rain, Flooding and Damage in Paulding County
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On June 29th and 30th, heavy rain and thunderstorms impacted a large part of the area, especially Paulding County, with flash-flooding. Later Friday afternoon, numerous heavy thunderstorms trained across a large portion of Paulding County, especially the central and southern part of the county. This prompted the National Weather Service to issue a flash flood…
More News On The Badger
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By: Stan Jordan Yes, there are badgers in the area, they are not plentiful, but there are some here. They are extremely fast and shy, and you are lucky to see a live one. If you do see one, he is always running for cover. He will dive into his hole or a catch basin…
Auto By Otto
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Otto was married and moved to town is 1907, he had pretty much made up his mind that photography would be his life’s work. But all his life from a little boy in Germany, he loved birds and animals and wild life. He got interested in taxidermy and it became a big hobby for him.…
Summertime Is Peak Time For Thunder And Lightning Storms
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In an annual coordinated effort with the National Weather Service (NWS), the Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness is promoting June 18-24 as Lightning Safety Awareness Week and encourages all Ohioans to know what to do before, during and after thunderstorms, and to practice severe weather safety and preparedness throughout the summer. Summer begins on…
Ehrhart Homestead
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By: Stan Jordan This is a picture of the Ehrhart Homestead, it was built in 1902 or 1903. There was 3 children in the family. This homestead was west of Antwerp on old US 24, about one forth of a mile east of the state line on the south side of the road. Well, Otto…
What do you think about this?
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By: Stan Jordan The city of Fort Wayne is contemplating making a River Road Way there in that part of town, after the three rivers come together and form the Maumee River. They plan on spending 20 million dollars on the project, maybe even a little more. Right here in the Antwerp area, we can…
Rain, Rain and Flooding!
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Starting around May 19 rain came pouring down from the heavens. The fields were drenched and the ditches and creeks began to fill. So much so that the rivers couldn’t move the volume of water fast enough to accommodate all the rain that continued to fall. Areas around Payne to Paulding along the Flatrock Creek…
Area Flooding Issues Exacerbated By Recent Heavy Rains
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By: Josh Steiner After an already excessively wet May, the area continued to see heavy rainfall this week, with many areas from Fort Wayne, Van Wert, Decatur, southern Paulding County and others picking up at least several inches of rain. In fact, at the Fort Wayne International Airport, rainfall totals for the month exceed nine…
More Flash Flooding From Sunday Heavy Rains
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The Villages of Oakwood and Melrose in Paulding County, Ohio suffered Flash Flooding Sunday evening, following isolated heavy rains the produced over 4 inches of rain in a short period of time. St. 66 and St. 613 were both closed for a period of time due to the high water. A number of country and township roads were or…
