Category: Legal

Paulding County Commissioners Meeting Minutes 12/31/15

This 31st day of December, 2014, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein, Fred Pieper, and Nola Ginter, Clerk IN THE MATTER OF REDUCING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 059): The Board of County Commissioners does hereby direct the County Auditor to reduce the…

New Law Increases Homestead Exemptions for Disabled Veterans

According to Paulding County Auditor, Claudia J. Fickel, the recent passage of House Bill 85 increases the amount of homestead exemption for military veterans who are rated 100% disabled from a service-related disability from $25,000 to $50,000. It also exempts disabled veterans from the income means testing, regardless of age. The bill is designed to…

Woodburn City Council Meeting Minutes 12/29/14

Meeting Minutes from December 29, 2014. Attendance: Mayor Hoeppner, Councilman Abbott, Renner, Gerig & Voirol, Treasurer Sarrazine, Chief Duhamell and Superintendent Walls were present Chief Duhamell: The Woodburn Police Department completed it’s third year of the Santa Toy Patrol. We were able to provide toys and gifts for 26 children in Woodburn, 8 of which…

Paulding County Commissioners Meeting Minutes 12/29/15

This 29th day of December, 2014, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein, Fred Pieper, and Nola Ginter, Clerk TRAVEL REQUEST: • Sandee Buffington, CSEA District meeting, Findlay, OH – January 9, 2015 IN THE MATTER OF AMENDING THE 2014 ANNUAL APPROPRIATION (FUND 010):…

INDOT Readies for Rain to Lead into White Christmas

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Indiana Department of Transportation maintenance supervisors across the state are closely monitoring local weather forecasts and pavement sensors to deploy salt trucks before Christmas Eve rains transition to snow and wintry mix on state highways. Because this storm is leading off with rain, pre-treating roads and bridges must be done just…

Paulding County Commissioners Meeting Minutes 12/10/14

This 10th day of December, 2014, the Board of County Commissioners met in regular session with the following members present: Tony Zartman, Roy Klopfenstein, Fred Pieper, and Nola Ginter, Clerk ALLOWANCE OF CLAIMS: Warrants documented as 212546 through 212660 for County Bills were approved and certified to the County Auditor for payment. EXECUTIVE SESSION: A…

GenFed Robbery Update from Sheriff with Pictures

  Antwerp, Ohio— At 12:50 p.m. today a call was received in regards to an Armed Robbery occurring at GenFed Financial located on road 424 just east of the Village of Antwerp, Ohio. Responding officers discovered four suspects entered the bank brandishing handguns and demanded cash from the three tellers. The suspects were wearing hooded jackets…

Twice Now Robbed

Genfed Credit Union on the east side of Antwerp on CR424 has been robbed once again by armed gunmen. The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, Antwerp Police Department and the FBI are all on hand investigating the video and the crime scene for clues. The escape vehicle is reported to be a silver SUV. Between four…

6-State Trooper Project leads to 651 OVI arrests

COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol joined forces with members of the 6-State Trooper Project for a high-visibility enforcement effort focused on impaired driving from December 5 – 7, resulting in 651 OVI arrests. OSHP made 284 of those arrests. A breakdown of all counties can be found at statepatrol.ohio.gov. The multi-state initiative included…

2015 Election Information Now Available

The Ohio Secretary of State’s office has issued the 2015 Election Calendar, Candidate Requirement Guide and Campaign Finance Reporting Calendar. Links to each of these documents, which are available online at OhioSecretaryofState.gov, have been included below for your convenience. · 2015 Election Calendar · 2015 Candidate Requirement Guide: · 2015 Campaign Finance Reporting Calendar: If…

SR 930 Paving Operations to Resume the Evening of Sunday. November 30

Motorists encouraged to seek alternate routes during milling and paving operationsALLEN COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announces that milling operations are scheduled to resume on SR 930 (Coliseum Boulevard) between Crescent Avenue and Anthony Boulevard at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 30 and continue throughout the night. Monday, December 1, paving…

‘Shop Small’ on Small Business Saturday

By State Sen. Dennis Kruse (R-Auburn) Since its creation in 2010, Small Business Saturday has sparked a nationwide movement to celebrate and support small businesses across the country. I encourage everyone to mark their calendars for this year’s Small Business Saturday, Nov. 29. The Small Business Administration (SBA) defines a small business as an enterprise…