Category: Legal

Paulding County Commissioners meeting minutes 3/23/16

This 23rd day of March, 2016, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Roy Klopfenstein, Mark Holtsberry, and Nola Ginter, Clerk; Absent:  Tony Zartman IN THE MATTER OF APPROVING ‘THEN AND NOW’ PURCHASE ORDERS AND PAYMENTS: The Paulding County Auditor has certified the following “Then and Now” purchase…

Paulding County Commissioner Minutes 3/21/16

This 21st day of March, 2016, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Roy Klopfenstein, Mark Holtsberry, and Nola Ginter, Clerk Absent:  Tony Zartman ALLOWANCE OF CLAIMS: Warrants documented as 223444 through 223535 for County Bills were approved and certified to the County Auditor for payment. TRAVEL REQUEST:…

Sheriff Update: Body Found ID’s As Tracy

(Supplement to Rochester Cemetery Death Investigation) Identification has been made in regards to the man’s body found at Rochester Cemetery last evening. The body is that of Frank H. Tracy, Jr., age 47, of Paulding, Ohio. Preliminary results on the cause of death involving Mr. Tracy were also released by Paulding County Coroner Joseph Kuhn.…

Sheriff: Single Gunshot Wound Killed Schwartz

Autopsy report is clear on the injury.Preliminary results on the cause of death involving Wilma A. Schwartz of Fort Wayne, Indiana were released today by Paulding County Coroner Joseph Kuhn. According to the Lucas County, Ohio Coroner’s Office (where Paulding County’s autopsies are conducted), Schwartz was killed by a single gunshot to the head. This…

WESTERN BUCKEYE GOVERNING BOARD MEETING MINUTES

WBESC GOVERNING BOARD MEETING NOTES 2/21/18 The Western Buckeye ESC Governing Board held its regular monthly meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, 2018, in the Paulding office. Board president Mr. Bill Poe welcomed board members and school personnel to the meeting. Treasurer Tricia Taylor reviewed the current financial reports, investments, and the monthly…

Search for Wilma Schwartz Vehicle Update

Shortly after 1:30 a.m. on today’s date, Wilma Schwartz’s vehicle, a red Pontiac Sunfire, was located in Huntington County, Indiana. The vehicle was located in a parking lot of a business near US 224 & Route 3. “I want to thank the media for pushing out this request last evening,” said Sheriff Jason K. Landers.…

PAULDING COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING MINUTES 3/16/16

This 16th day of March, 2016, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Roy Klopfenstein, Mark Holtsberry, and Nola Ginter, Clerk. Absent:  Tony Zartman ALLOWANCE OF CLAIMS: Warrants documented as 223297 through 223351 for County Bills were approved and certified to the County Auditor for payment. IN THE…

Defiance, Paulding, Van Wert Primary Results

Yesterday on March 15 was the Ohio Primary when voters went to the polls to pick their party representatives for the November Election. Some where surprising others, not so much. These are still listed as unofficial because hand written, absentee, 17 year old voters may not be counted yet. Pauldingresults DefianceResults VanWertResults Elections like this…

Unexpected Body Found in Rochester Cemetery

Another Death Investigation in Paulding CountyCecil, Ohio–Deputies were called to Rochester Cemetery near the intersection of US 127 and Road 424 in Crane Township to investigate a dead body in the grass. At around 7:00 p.m. March 15th, a man was mushroom hunting along the south edge of the cemetery and located a deceased male…

Body Found at State Line ID’d

Identification has been made in regards to the body discovered this morning at 10488 Road 1 Antwerp, Ohio.  Authorities confirmed Wilma A. Schwartz, age 44, of Fort Wayne, Indiana is the deceased female. Schwartz was listed as a missing person on March 9, 2016 by the Fort Wayne Police Department. “We do not believe this…

ELECTION ADVISORY: Tomorrow is Ohio’s Election Day

Absentee ballots must be postmarked today or hand-delivered to the board of elections before the polls close tomorrow COLUMBUS – On the eve of the 2016 Presidential Primary Election in Ohio, Secretary of State Jon Husted reminds registered voters there is still time to cast your vote or return your completed absentee ballot to your county…