Category: Community

Lineworkers from Ohio’s Electric Coops Send Additional Help to Carolinas to Restore Power After Hurricane Helene

More than a dozen electric cooperatives in Ohio have sent teams of lineworkers to help the massive power restoration efforts underway in North and South Carolina after Hurricane Helene ravaged the area and left thousands of people without power. The first mutual aid crews headed south on Saturday, and more have joined throughout the week.…

85 years of God’s grace

Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church celebrated 85 years of God’s grace in the Antwerp community last Sunday with a service with Holy Communion followed by a chicken barbecue lunch.  The congregation meets every Sunday at 10:15 a.m.

Antwerp Police Reports

On September 19, a resident reported that his daughter had been involved with a domestic dispute with her boyfriend. Nothing physical occurred but the caller wanted it documented. On September 22, a motor vehicle accident was reported at the Sunoco station on Erie St. The officer responded and a report was made. No damage was…

Coopers Celebrate 65th Wedding Anniversary

Ron & Karen (Hoffman) Cooper, Oakwood OH are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary this fall.  They were married at the Church of Christ, Leipsic, Ohio on October 10, 1959.  God blessed them with two daughters, Jill (Dan) Straley and Leslie (Steve) Heilshorn. They have three grandsons and one great granddaughter. 

This week on PCBW: Judge Harvey Hyman

Listen in this week as we discuss Paulding County legal representation with Juvenile & Probate Judge Harvey Hyman.  Judge Hyman helps us understand the need for more homegrown attorneys in the county, the great strides Ohio is making in college tuition costs for attorneys, and how the office is making great new strides in deterring…

MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY 

By: Mark Holtsberry  Clyde Thomas McKevitt was born June 30, 1885in Paulding County. The son of Peter McKevitt, who was born March of 1844 in New York and Mary E. (Freede) McKevitt, born March 6, 1848 in Ohio. Peter was a Civil War Veteran who served with Company C. 68th Ohio Volunteer Infantry.  This couple…

Indiana Territorial Rangers Garrison

The men of the Davis Indiana Territorial Rangers will be on garrison duty at The Old Fort on Spy Run Avenue, Saturday thru Sunday, October 12-13, 2024. Experience living history this weekend as you step into the War of 1812.  A Portal to the Past Learn the history of the Indiana Rangers program and their…

62nd annual Farm Science Review draws tens of thousands amid severe drought, showcasing innovations, resilience & farm safety

More than 108,000 attendees made the trip to the Molly Caren Agricultural Center this week for the 62nd annual Farm Science Review, presented by The Ohio State University College Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), bringing together tens of thousands of farmers and exhibitors from the region who are experiencing one of the worst droughts…

Tin Roof Sunday in Monroeville!

Mark your calendars!   Mullins Express Train will be giving rides around Monroeville on Sunday, October 6. Stop at the new Visitor’s Center at 206 Ohio Street from 1-4 p.m. and get your ticket to ride the train. On the return, passengers will be invited to come back to the ‘station’ to enjoy a Tin Roof…