Premier Bank recently donated a check for $5,000 to Wildcat Youth 32 Athletics. The funds will be used to renovate the youth baseball and softball field on Glenwood Avenue. “The ballpark on Glenwood has aged and diminished over many years of use. It is a vital asset to the youth teams for practices and games…
The Village of Antwerp has seen an awesome transformation on South Main Street, where small businesses Antwerp Pharmacy and More than Boutique have found their new home for well over a year. If you’ve been by recently, you have also seen the eye-catching signage on the building that houses the Antwerp Pharmacy. This enhancement is…
State Representatives Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) and Elgin Rogers (D-Toledo) introduced legislation to modify procedures for filling county engineer vacancies. The legislation seeks to aid counties in finding more qualified individuals to run for county engineer and establish new opportunities for counties that are unable to fill an engineer vacancy. The proposed legislation will: • Grant…
Each month students at Paulding Junior High School earn Paulding Pride cards for going above and beyond what is normally expected of Paulding Junior High students. Shown in the picture are the Paulding Pride card recipients for the month of January.
The Antwerp Conservation Club is proud to announce that long-time executive committee members Kevin Smith and the late Mike Knight were given the title of Honored Life Members. Each year this honor is given to members who have provided exceptional service to our club.
Roanoke Elementary School recently collected 683 pairs of new and gently used shoes for Changing Footprints. Led by 5th grade teacher Jamilyn PeGan the 441 students reacted enthusiastically at a presentation given in the gymnasium by Cheryl Brockmann of Changing Footprints. Over a two-week period, almost every student contributed to the ever-growing pile of shoes. It was…
Defiance – The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Defiance Post is investigating a single vehicle fatal crash. The crash occurred at approximately 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday February 27, 2024. The crash was located at State Route 18 west of Flickinger Road in Delaware Township, Defiance County.Douglas Justinger, age 56, of Defiance Ohio, was eastbound on State…
Members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative recently donated $10,050 to 8 local charities and community projects through the cooperative’s Operation Round Up program. About 80% of PPEC members round up their electric bill and donate those pennies to this fund, making a huge impact in the co-op’s northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana communities. Participating members…
Wayne Trace senior baseball pitcher Breven Anderson is shown signing his letter of intent to play collegiate baseball at Defiance College in Defiance (OH). Breven will attend DC and pursue a pre-veterinary science degree at the home of the Yellow Jackets. Shown in the picture are (front, L-R) father Brad Anderson, Breven Anderson and mom…
Join us this week on PCBW as we hear from Jamie Merriman, owner of Rustic Comfort Photography. Listen to how in just a year this local business has gone from conception to taking photographs on a national level. Learn how this local entrepreneur is looking to help with the history of Cecil and the county.…
Wayne Trace Grover Hill Student of the Month: Front L-R: Emmy Sinn, Lane Noffsinger, Izzy Hicks, Zoey Adkins, Tatum Treece, Jose Proctor and Seth Hurd. Back: Morgan Silance Emma Kremer, Sophie Kessler, Skyler Goins, Carter Noffsinger and Kolson Stoller.
Author Lisa Nicely and illustrator Bill Hinsch will visit two Defiance County libraries in March to discuss and sign their new book, “Ohio, Cradle of Astronauts: How 26 Buckeyes Blazed the Trail for Life OFF Earth.” The duo will present at Johnson Memorial Library, 116 W. High St., Hicksville, on March 2 from 10:30 a.m.-noon,…
Financial Partners Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that two of its employees achieved a perfect balancing record in 2023. Tara Till, a teller at our Grabill Office, and Casey Schlatter, our Head Teller at our Grabill Office, were provided with their awards by CEO, Dave Shuey on February 5, 2024. To receive this…
