Category: Legal

State of Emergency Declared for Paulding County Ohio

The Paulding County Commissioners have declared a State of Emergency as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID_19). The declaration was requested by Mr. Bill Edwards Paulding County’s Health Department’s Emergency Coordinator.  He made it clear, that NO ONE in Paulding County has the coronavirus and that the couple that were self-quarantined after coming back from…

Ohio State Highway Patrol Investigating Double Fatal

Tully Township – The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Van Wert Post is investigating a double fatal crash that occurred at approximately 8:05 P.M. on Tuesday evening, December 24, 2019, on U.S. 30 westbound at State Route 49 North in Van Wert County. Unit 1, a 2019 Chevrolet Impala, driven by Brandon J. Lee, age 44, of…

PAULDING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING MINUTES 4/10/19

This 10th day of April, 2019, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Roy Klopfenstein, Tony Zartman, Mark Holtsberry and Cindy Peters, Clerk ALLOWANCE OF CLAIMS: Warrants documented as 250571 through 250634 for County Bills were approved and certified to the County Auditor for payment. IN THE MATTER…

Woodburn City Council Meeting Minutes 8/19/19

The meeting began at 7:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance. Mayor Kelsey, Clerk-Treasurer Cummins as well as Councilmen Watts, Voirol, Gerig, and Renner were in attendance. Superintendent Walls, Chief Parker, and Councilman Martin were not in attendance. Kaleb with 2DS was also present. The meeting began at 7:00 p.m. with the Pledge of Allegiance.…

Antwerp Police Reports

The Antwerp Police reported their events of the last two weeks starting on July 10th.  On July 10th, a report was received by BCI&C that indicated that evidence taken from a traffic stop in June tested positive for methamphetamine. Charges are pending through the Paulding County Prosecutor’s Office. Also on July 10th, Antwerp Police Department…

PAULDING COUNTY OFFICIALS ATTEND FEDERAL OPIOID WORKSHOP FOR RURAL SHERIFFS & JUDGES

Paulding County Sheriff Jason K. Landers, Paulding County Probate/Juvenile Judge Michael A. Wehrkamp, and Ashley Tope, a social worker at Westwood Behavioral Health, Inc., recently represented Paulding County at an opioid workshop sponsored by the federal government. The three-day event hosted by the Supreme Court of Ohio in Columbus facilitated collaboration among rural judges and…