Wayne Trace Girls take on Hicksville With no JV girls basketball team for Hicksville, it was a short night for the fans and kids. The Lady Raiders dominated the game from the beginning. Nearing the end of the fourth quarter, with 3 minutes left, the coach pulled out the main varsity team and put in…
Category: Community
Payne’s Downtown to Undergo More Changes
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On the heels of the Payne Chamber of Commerce’s ‘jaw dropping’ project in 2012, the Organization is at it again with plans to change the landscape in downtown Payne in the coming months by eliminating the Community’ s newest eyesore. Last year the Chamber, aided by the Village’s purchase of its 119 N. Main Street…
Dortha Schaefer, 92 obituary
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Dortha E. Schaefer, 92 of Payne willingly accepted death when she passed away Jan. 23, 2013 She was born in Payne on November 21, 1920 a daughter of the late John & Vivian (Outland) Bonner. On Feb 3, 1940 she married Roy Schaefer. Dortha was a substitute mail carrier for 17 years and a rural…
Antwerp Exchange Bank Renovates for the Future
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The Antwerp Exchange Bank opened it’s doors over 110 years ago and in February 1978 it moved to their present-day facility. At one point in its history, AEB was located where the Antwerp Pharmacy is currently. The board has known for years it was time to make changes and in 2011 they decided to make…
Spelling Bee Winners at Woodburn Lutheran
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Woodburn Lutheran School held its annual Spelling Bee on Friday, January 11th. Pictured are runner-up, Natalie Schlatter and, the 2012 Spelling Bee Champion, Cody Bratten. Cody has now qualified to participate in the Allen County Spelling Bee in February. Good Luck Cody!!
Antwerp Boys Basketball has Last Minute Victory
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Antwerp took on Holgate on January 17 2013 at the home court. The Tigers are unique team in the way they play. Their style is a slow game making sure they hold the ball and make most of the baskets when attempted. The game was close from the beginning. The fourth quarter started with the…
PPEC awards scholarship to Dustin Carnahan
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Dustin Carnahan, a student at the University of Toledo was recently presented with the Cooperative Intern Scholarship awarded by the Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives Inc. Carnahan was an intern with Paulding-Putnam Electric Cooperative this past summer working with the Accounting Department and receives a $1,600 award for winning the scholarship. Among the work he completed…
Woodlan vs Bluffton at Fort Wayne War Memorial Coliseum
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The boys basketball championship game of the ACAC tournament took place Saturday, January 12 between visiting Woodlan and home, Bluffton. The last time the Warriors had been to the Coliseum for the ACAC tournament was 16 years ago in 1997. Woodlan won the tip-off and was the first to score, but that didn’t stop the…
Woodlan Boys Win Big against Adams Central
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In northeast Indiana the 39th annual ACAC conference is always a big deal with the final game ending at the Memorial Coliseum. In the first round game Tuesday, January 8 the Warriors basketball team had a great first half and an even better second half. The boys outscored the Jets 43-27 by the end of…
Woodlan takes on Bluffton at home
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The Woodlan boys basketball team took on Bluffton at home Saturday, January 5. Woodlan struggled from the beginning against the Tigers. The game finished quickly and the Warriors fell 38-51. Shown above is Woodlan’s Caleb Stieglitz in the fourth quarter scoring his second basket. More pictures here:
Wayne Trace Girls Crush Apaches
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Fairview went to Wayne Trace for a girls basketball game January 4, 2013. The Lady Apaches scored the first basket, but that was a short-lived lead once the Lady Raiders started scoring. The aggressive Wayne Trace team had Fairview points doubled by the half (36-18) and finished the game with a 63-39 win. All the…
Shana Manz Wins Paulding Ex. Village Schools Geographic Bee
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Students from Oakwood Elementary, Paulding Elementary, and Paulding Middle School competed in the district level of the National Geographic Bee Finals on January 3, 2012. Shana Manz will advance to the next level of competition, a written examination. Shana will move one step closer to a chance at a $25,000 scholarship. Shana is a 6th…
Woodlan vs Leo: Wrestling
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Woodlan Wrestling takes on Leo at home, Thursday, January 3. There was one JV match that opened the evening with Woodlan’s Gavin Keller and Leo’s Cody VanOoyen winning. Before the varsity match started Woodlan had their senior night honoring the boys and their parents in front of the crowd. Results to be included when received.…
