Category: Entertainment

Auglaize Canoe & Kayak opens Auglaize Corn Maze

Auglaize Canoe & Kayak will be adding a fall season to their incredible summer schedule this year. The Auglaize Corn Maze and pumpkin patch has been opened to add to the already great line-up of events and activities hosted annually on the Weller Farm. This fall is the grand opening of Paulding County’s first corn…

Rams hold off Archers for GMC win

It was a battle until the end but visiting Tinora held on for a 16-14 win over Antwerp in the Green Meadows Conference football opener for both schools Friday night at Archer Field. The Rams, who improve to 3-1 overall, scored first on a safety in the opening stanza but Antwerp quickly responded. Quarterback Carson…

Apaches blank Panthers

Neither team scored in the first quarter but visiting Fairview scored once each in the second, third and fourth quarters to pull away from host Paulding for a 21-0 high school football victory Friday night at Keysor Field. The Apaches garnered their first win of the season with the victory, improving to 1-3 overall and…

Payne American Legion Celebrates 100 years, 9/11

Residents from the Village of Payne had a packed-full day of events on Saturday, September 11. Jim Hooker and the American Legion worked hard to coordinate all of the different aspects of the scheduled events, from the car cruise in, parade, and the celebration. The parade had marching bands from the four schools including Wayne…

PC Senior Center 12th annual car show

The Paulding County Senior Center’s Steering Committee will host their 12th annual car show on Sunday, September 12th.  The show will be on the beautiful Courthouse square from 2 – 5.  Registration for cars entering the show opens at 1:00 pm.  The day will be filled with music, food, raffles, door prizes and of course,…

Day in the Park – Huge Success

At Saturday’s big Event for Paulding County was the Antwerp Day in the Park, there were lots of winners! Giveaways all day long kept people at the fair event that took place in Antwerp’s Riverside Park. The day was absolutely beautiful from the time of the Turtle Trot to the parade starting, to the taking…

Antwerp Splash Pad Project Plans Unfold

A new project is unfolding in the village. Area residents and groups are banding together to bring a splash pad to Antwerp. Spear heading the project will be Maria Kobee. Maria and husband John are the son and daughter-in-law of Holly Kobee. A former Antwerp alum and teacher, Holly Kobee was a bubbly young wife,…

Laurel Hopkins Elected As Antwerp’s Gem of the Year

The 2021 Gem of the year selected by the Antwerp Chamber Gem Committee is going to a hard working, community minded, individual – Laurel Hopkins.  The Chamber received numerous nominations, and it was a difficult decision for the committee. Other nominees included Denise Coleman, Larry Ryan, Reggie Clem, Barry Delong, Wyatt Cline, Antwerp Ball Association,…

2021 Harlan Days Festival

The theme for the 2021 Harlan Days is ‘Welcome Back!’ and our local volunteers have been putting in a lot of hard work getting this year’s festival to take shape. This summer we are so glad to welcome everyone back to celebrate the 74th annual Harlan Days in support of the Harlan Community Park! The…