First United Methodist Youth is hosting a “Drive By Shoe Drop Off” on Saturday, April 25 from 9am – 12pm at 113 W. Central Ave. in Van Wert. You can drive up to the Central Street doors of the First United Methodist Church and we will come to your car and get your donated bags…
Category: Community
Antwerp students compete in Ohio Severe Weather Awareness Poster Contest
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The Antwerp Elementary School, recently took part in the Ohio Severe Weather Awareness Poster Contest, put on locally by the Paulding County Emergency Management Agency and statewide, by the Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness. A total of 163 students in grades 1st, 4th and 5th, participated. The posters had to illustrate severe weather occurrence…
Indiana Dominates State Line All-Star Tournament
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The cross-state All-Star Basketball Classic, sponsored by Parkview Sports Medicine, rivalry took place at the Antwerp High School on Saturday, April 18 with schools from all over Northwest Ohio and Northeast Indiana, sending their top seniors from the basketball season over to this final game. This was started last year by Antwerp Athletic Director, Drew…
Award-Winning Author to Speak at Paulding County Carnegie Library
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The Paulding County Carnegie Library is pleased to announce a luncheon with award-winning author, Martha Conway. Conway, winner of the 2014 North American Book Award in Historical Fiction for her work based on the Great Black Swamp in northwest Ohio, will be the at the main historic Carnegie Library in Paulding, on Monday, April 20th…
Area Fiscal Officers attending the 16th Annual 2015 Local Government Officials’ Conference
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Auglaize Township officers recently attended the Auditor of State 16th annual conference in Columbus. They had the honor of getting their picture taken with State Auditor Dave Yost. Passed during the 130th General Assembly and enacted on March 23, 2015, the Fiscal Integrity Act raises the bar of accountability for fiscal officers across the state.…
Defiance County Horseman’s Council blaze trails for Annual Spring Clean Up
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The Defiance County Horseman’s Council has once again spent many hours cleaning up along the Maumee River. This organization enjoys taking rides along the two mile stretch of Coffin Road that borders both Defiance and Paulding Counties; but find that the scenic byway is marred by all the litter and trash along the path. So,…
2015 Antwerp high school hoops for heart
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This year’s Hoops for Heart event was the greatest year yet for Antwerp, raising $4,954.07! The top money raisers were Becca Johanns with $200 and Chelsea Johanns with $200. In the Junior High, Keaton Altimus, Cole Seslar, and Jason Dunstan won the 3 on 3, while Jayvin Landers took the free throw contest and Garret…
SINGLE MOTHERS & WIDOWS FREE AUTO CLINIC
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Signs of spring are finally here after a long hard winter and part of spring is the Single Mothers & Widows Free Auto Clinic. “This is the 38th year for the Single Mothers & Widows Auto Clinic,” shared Pastor Paul and his lovely wife, Susie. The spring of 1987 was the beginning of a local…
Mr. & Mrs. James Rex celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
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James and Patricia (Snyder) Rex of Woodburn will celebrate 50 years of marriage on April 10, 2015. They were married at the New Haven United Methodist Church on April 10, 1965. James retired in 1985 as a teacher from Antwerp Elementary and Patricia retired after 32 years from East Allen County Schools in 1992 having…
Celebrating a Life Well-Lived
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By: Ottawa Hills Local Schools Superintendent Dr. Kevin S. Miller, former Paulding County resident You didn’t know Steve Hall. Actually, he crossed some of your paths years ago, but it was a blip on the screen—you didn’t even notice. He was a member of the Wayne Trace baseball team back in 1986. That was one…
Be a Superhero on National Bookmobile Day! Catch the Villains!
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The Paulding County Carnegie Library will celebrate National Bookmobile Day at two locations during National Library Week. The county Bookmobile will be celebrating mobile library service in Haviland on Tuesday April 14th from 5:30-7:30 p.m. (There will be no other stops on that day). On Thursday April 16th, the Bookmobile will celebrate at the…
Great News! Glass Recycling to Return to County Program
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The WMEA Program (Waste Management Education & Awareness) will be teaming up with Erie Recycling to bring glass recycling back to the county program. It must be rinsed out, caps off and separated into clear and colored bottles. This glass recycling endeavor will coincide with celebrating Earth Day on April 22, 2015. The WMEA program…
WOODLAN HIGH STUDENT RECEIVES LILLY SCHOLARSHIP
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Victoria Cook, senior at Woodlan High School received the surprise of her life when representatives from the Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne visited her calculus classroom when she was taking a test. They presented her with the 2015 Lilly Scholarship Award! Victoria will use the full tuition scholarship to attend an Indiana college or…
