John and Deb Weisenbuger of Oakwood, are pleased to announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Kristie Nicole Phlipot, to Todd James Schweller, son of Jeannie Schweller and the late Donald Schweller of Paulding. The bride-elect is employed at Paulding Exempted Village Schools. The groom is the owner of Schweller Electric. The couple…
Category: Community
K-9 and Other Funds Get Boost from Donation
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•Support from the community makes programs like this possible.Paulding County Beneficiaries are gracious for the generous donation received with help with operations. Trustee Connie Rassman-Burke on behalf of the Fred Fricke Trust distributed checks over $2,000 each to the Paulding County K-9 Officer Fund, Animal Clinic of Paulding, and Canine Mercy Fund handled by Lynn…
Patrol Plans OVI Checkpoint in Van Wert & Paulding County Tomorrow
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•Van Wert – The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that troopers and local law enforcement will operate OVI checkpoints in Van Wert and Paulding Counties tomorrow evening. The OVI checkpoints, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers. Based on provisional data, there were 309 OVI related crashes in…
St. John’s Tire Invites You to Salebration
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•St. John’s Tire invites you to celebrate their 44th Anniversary TODAY, Friday, July 25. There is lots of specials along with prizes and treats and don’t forget the kids! Fun for the whole family from 10 am to 3 pm! Show your support of a longstanding, local business.
PHS Graduates Compete in STAR Event Competition at FCCLA National Leadership Conference
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•More than 7,000 Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members, advisers, alumni, and guests from across the country gathered in San Antonio, Texas for the 2014 National Leadership Conference. Kelsi Manz and Tiffany Spangler, recent graduates of Paulding High School and members of the Paulding High School – Vantage Career Center Satellite FCCLA,…
Antwerp Community Youth Center hosts Family Movie Night, July 27th
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•Family Movie Night will be at The Arch on Sunday July 27th with the movie beginning about 9:15 p.m. outside. Come early, bring your lawn chair or blanket… and bug spray! The Arch is located across the street from Riverside Memorial Park on CR 424 (old 24).
Ohio Spirits comes to Antwerp Library
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•Be prepared to open your minds and explore the realm of Ohio Spirits on July 28, 2014 at the Antwerp Branch Library. The event is hosted by the Antwerp Friends of the Library. The program will be presented by Jim Kleefeld. Jim tells tales of spirits who supposedly haunt the Mansfield Reformatory, Franklin Castle, Concord Cemetery…
Chalk Walk Featured at Antwerp’s Day in the Park
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•This year’s theme for the first ever Chalk Walk at Day in the Park is, “I Imagine in Antwerp.” So what does this mean? Use your imagination. Featuring the renowned artists of the area, the children will have a great time coloring with chalk on their own piece of black construction paper. All of the…
Wild Animal Sighting: Bobcat, Mountain Lion?
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•The Paulding Sheriff’s Office reported a sighting and needs your help: Today we received what we believe to be credible information that a large cat has been seen running north of the intersection of Road 151 & Road 108 on the east side of the road located in Brown Township. Also, several days ago we…
2014 Woodburn Summer Fest
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•Friday began the festivities with the Co-Ed Softball Tournament and following was the Trivia Night at 7:00 p.m. On Saturday, July 19 the Woodburn Community hosted their annual Summer fest with the morning starting with the annual Lions Club Donuts being served bright and early at 8:00 a.m. The weather was perfect for the fun…
Jail – Letter to the Editor with Response
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•Fellow Paulding Residents & Voters: Typical Paulding County. Let’s request a long-term levy, and additional taxes for our cash-strapped citizens, without giving you any of the data and figures to justify their request. Two big articles in the Crescent News so far, multiple TV appearances, and multiple articles in local papers – and – what…
Antwerp School Board Shows Fiscal Responsibility
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•Board Meeting of Antwerp Local School on Thursday, July 17, 2014. Board President Dennis Recker gave the Vantage report. He said the government bond was reneged on the bonds, so they went and got new rates. Because of this, it will save about 4 million over a 20 year period. Kristine Stuart gave the financial…
Woodburn High School Celebrates 100 Years
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•The Woodburn High School Alumni celebrated at Grant’s Catering Hall in Antwerp on Friday, July 18th in celebration of the high school opened 100 years ago. In attendance this year, was the current East Allen Schools Superintendent, Dr. Ken Folks, who was also the guest speaker. The introduction was given by retired school teacher and…