West Central Ohio Youth for Christ is pleased to present its second annual Be the Story Fundraising Banquet. The event is on Thursday, April 13, 2022, at 6:00 PM at Calvary Evangelical Church at 10686 Van Wert-Decatur Road, Van Wert, OH 45891. The purpose of the event is to share dynamic new developments happening in the ministry…
The cast of “No Compromise” are hard at work memorizing lines and getting their placements solidified on the Dinner Theater stage at the Antwerp Global Methodist Church. This fundraising mystery dinner theater is set to take place on April 14-16, 7:00 p.m. (2:00 p.m. on 4/16). This interactive dinner theater was written by area historian…
Many guests enjoyed 30 servings of chocolate at the 2 night event in Oakwood recently. The Oakwood Library Association hosted their annual fundraiser event, the Chocolate Extravaganza on March 14 & 16, 2023. This year’s theme was ‘Spring Fling’. The organization made approximately $2500 for the Cooper Community Library. “It’s a lot of work, but…
Van Wert, OH Off Stage Productions Inc. is pleased to announce the cast and crew for our Spring 2023 Dinner Theatre production of “Showtime at First Baptist” by Ron Osborn. This all female cast of six includes five veteran actresses from previous shows as well as one making her debut performance. We are very happy…
Over 70 Rockstars-In-Training made the Niswonger stage their destination for learning and lively fun on Wednesday, March 8. The Van Wert Live Team presented a Niswonger Behind The Scenes Experience that transformed the students into Rockstars for the day. Tour Guides, Gary Taylor, Bill Clifton, Greg Blackmore, and Amy Lyons led the students to four stations…
Welcome to Antwerp Manor. We are located at 204 Archer Dr. in Antwerp, Ohio. We are welcoming new residents. Apparently February and now March have been very busy months for us. We apologize to our Valentine King and Queen for just now recognizing them in the newspaper. Al and Donna Daeger won the honor for…
Antwerp Local School is happy to present Freaky Friday the Musical. Middle and high school students have combined their talents, under the direction of Mary Smith, to present this fun, coming-of-age musical. The story provides a glimpse of what it feels likewalking in someone else’s shoes for 24 hours. Families will find themselves relating to…
The Oakwood Elementary band under the direction of Mrs. Nancy Wehrkamp put on a concert for the students during the school day and for their parents and the community on Thursday evening February 23rd. Shown are the students as they are ready to take the stage to perform.
GARRETT – Woodlan saw its season come to a close Saturday as the Warriors dropped a 58-48 decision to Concordia at Garrett High School. The Cadets posted a 14-13 lead at the end of eight minutes of action before taking control in the second stanza. Concordia picked up 15 markers in the period while limiting…
Hannah Molitor finished in 14th place at the Ohio High School Athletic Association state gymnastics meet held at Hilliard Bradley High School over the weekend. In total, Molitor recorded a score of 36.600 after performing on the vault, bars, beam and floor. Molitor took 23rd in the vault with a score of 9.125 while posting a ninth-place…
By: Joe Shouse, Sports Writer NAPOLEON – Junior Kyle Stoller was at the right place at the right time when the Raider junior let go of a long-range three-pointer with just 2.7 showing on the clock. The “shot”, probably the biggest in his career, stunned the crowed as Wayne Trace captured the Division III District…
The students and staff of Wayne Trace Performing Arts Assoc. is set to present The SpongeBob Musical this weekend, March 10-12, 2023 at the Payne Elementary auditorium. Friday and Saturday’s performances will be at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday’s performance is at 2:30 p.m. Tickets are available online at bit.ly/WayneTraceSpongeBobTickets. Citizens of Bikini Bottom are shook…
Pete Schlegel, the country music sensation from Paulding County, Ohio, is set to release a brand new single and music video titled “Glasses”. The single will be released on March 1st and the music video will be available for streaming on CMT / CMT.com on March 3rd, along with all other streaming outlets. Pete Schlegel…
