Category: Community

UPDATED: Level 2 Snow Emergency CANCELLED

Limit travel to what is necessary considering the conditions.As of 8:00 a.m. on January 3, 2014, Sheriff Jason K. Landers has lifted the Level 2 Road Advisory for Paulding County. This doesn’t mean that all of the roads are in the best condition at this time. There may possibly be a significant number of roads…

INDOT Maintains Full Callout of Plow Trucks

Heavy snow and strong winds make for difficult driving conditions on most state roadsFORT WAYNE, Ind. – Heavy snowfall during the overnight and morning hours in the Northeast Indiana District of the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) has made for difficult driving conditions on most interstates, U.S. highways, and state routes across the area, despite…

***WINTER WEATHER UPDATE***

Here’s a brief summary of what I expect to occur over the next few hours for the area:1.) Light to moderate snow will continue into the late morning, possibly early-afternoon, before tapering off. Some periods of heavier snow and reduced visibilities are possible, especially as the surface-low moves to our east, and causes some heavier…

Wayne Trace Shoots Down Warriors

The Wayne Trace Raiders travelled to take on the Warriors at the Woodlan gymnasium outside of Woodburn on Friday, December 27, 2013. The Raiders won the JV game by a 16 point margin with a 47-31 victory over the home team. The second game started with Wayne Trace getting the jump ball and Corbin Linder…

Antwerp Climbs to the Top at Route 49 Tournament

A Nice New Year’s Gift the boys brought to the community.Annually the Route 49 boys basketball tournament takes place at various schools on the Ohio State highway. Last year the Antwerp school hosted the event. This year all four schools travelled back north to the town of Edon. The event took place Friday and Saturday,…

Paulding County LEPC Received Grant

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) just announced Paulding County received a grant for the amount of $5950 for the training of personnel for the conducting Hazardous Material assessments. The statement reads: The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) has approved eight hazardous materials training grants totaling $334,550 to state and local government agencies across…

Stutzman named ‘Friend of Indiana’s Electric Cooperatives’ Nine members of Indiana’s congressional delegation recognized in 2013

Indianapolis – U.S. Representative Marlin Stutzman (R-03) was recently recognized by the Indiana Statewide Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives as a “Friend of Indiana’s Electric Cooperatives.” Rep. Stutzman, along with several other members of Indiana’s congressional delegation, received this honor for steadfast leadership and support of the issues and policies important to Indiana’s electric cooperatives.…

Antwerp’s Christmas Village of Lights Winners

Antwerp’s Christmas Village of Lights WinnersThe Antwerp Chamber of Commerce would like to thank everyone who participated in this year’s “Christmas Village of Lights” holiday decorating contest. A big thank you goes out to the people who accepted the difficult challenge of judging all of the beautiful houses that made Antwerp sparkle this year! Chamber…

Central Lutheran Celebrates Christmas

Students from Central Lutheran School celebrate Christmas with concerts and programs throughout the month of December. On Thursday, December 12, Central’s brand new preschool held their first Christmas Program. On Tuesday, December 17, the annual CLS Christmas Concert was held at the Park Hill Auditorium. The concert featured third-eighth grade students in 8 choirs, 3…

NWTF Helps Community with Frozen Turkeys

The Caring and Sharing Food Pantry in Paulding received a wonderful blessing on Saturday, December 21. The Flat Rock Limbhangers, Which is the Paulding County chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, partnered again with Chief Supermarket of Paulding in the NWTF turkey care program. The NWTF applauds the response of chief supermarket in their…

Raiders win Season Opener at home

Parkway didn’t give up without a fight.It was a long Football season for the Raiders and thus the basketball season has been delayed. The Raiders got their first chance to shine on Friday, December 20 against Parkway. The first half the home team worked hard, but couldn’t take the lead. The entire team worked hard…