On May 21, a resident reported they believed their residence had been broken into. After a brief investigation, it was found that a fellow resident had broken into the home. On May 26, a resident reported that they found a black Lab with a red collar in their yard and was not sure whose dog…
Category: Legal
OSHP Investigating Injury Crash in Paulding County
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•Brown Township – On June 15, 2020, at approximately 10:01 A.M., Troopers from the Van Wert Post responded to a crash that occurred on State Route 66 south of County Road 166, Brown Township, in Paulding County. Anthony B. Baxter, 20 years of age, of Payne, Ohio, was driving a 2001 Ford Taurus northbound on…
Paulding 2020 Unofficial Primary Results are in
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•“Vote By Mail” is This year’s election them
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•Election Boards and Voters Left With Confusion in Ohio
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•As of 9:00 pm on Monday, March 16 the current administration has not confirmed with the County Board of Elections that the Primary election will be held tomorrow, March 17, or June 2. It was announced today by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Secretary of State Frank LaRose that the elections would be moved to…
State of Emergency Declared for Paulding County Ohio
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•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
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•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…
New Ramp Scheduled to Open at I-469/U.S. 24 Interchange on Friday
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•Ramp from I-469 northbound to U.S. 24 eastbound to be opened ALLEN COUNTY – The Indiana Department of Transportation announces that one of the planned new ramps at the interchange of I-469 and U.S. 24 in Allen County is scheduled to open on or after Friday, Dec. 13, weather permitting. Beginning Friday evening, motorists traveling northbound…
PAULDING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING MINUTES 4/10/19
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•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
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•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
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•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…
Corpse Spotted in Paulding County, Retrieved in Defiance
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•Early afternoon on Friday, May 24 A call came into the Paulding County 911 dispatch to report a possible body floating in the flooded Maumee River. A couple were traveling south on Country Rd 73 crossing the Forders Bridge East of Antwerp near County Road 424 (old Us 24) when they spotted what they believed…
PAULDING COUNTY OFFICIALS ATTEND FEDERAL OPIOID WORKSHOP FOR RURAL SHERIFFS & JUDGES
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•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…