Pastor Derrick Pitts was the speaker of the Hands of Hope Pregnancy Services banquet on October 24. He operates a free crisis pregnancy center in Belize where most of the moms are single parents. Hands of Hope has partnered with God Cares Pregnancy Center by sending overflow supplies, resources, and our previous ultrasound machine to the…
The Antwerp Chamber of Commerce spotlight for October is one of our Independent Consultants. Judy Hook is an independent consultant and owner of Ageless Reflexology LLC located in Hicksville, Ohio. Judy’s business began as she was searching for ways to support her health naturally which had become a priority for her. After walking through cancer…
More and more physicians now agree – women should start screening for breast cancer starting at age 40. In an effort to catch more cancer cases emerging in younger women, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced earlier this year its recommendation that women should get regular mammograms starting at age 40, joining a growing…
The past couple of years have been very tense for the Community Memorial Hospital administration and board of directors. In fact when the board resigned en masse at the opening of 2024, many faculty of CMH saw that sign as a time to find employment elsewhere, of which many did. There were several like Dr.…
The chief financial officers of Mercy Health – Defiance Hospital and Mercy Health’s hospitals in Tiffin and Willard both were recently named to Becker’s Hospital Review 2024 edition of its “Women hospital and health system CFOs to know” list. Beth Fannin has served since February 2023 as the CFO of Mercy Health – Defiance Hospital,…
Mercy Health is pleased to announce the expansion of its Mercy Health – Henry County Family Medicine team with the addition of Alex Altman, MD. Dr. Altman will join Dr. Anna McMaster, and certified nurse practitioner Lisa Thornton, to deliver personal, high-quality care for patients of all ages and all stages of life. He began…
The Antwerp Chamber of Commerce spotlight for August is Hometown Speech Connections in downtown Antwerp, Ohio. The business can be found at the new Main Street Business Center at 112 S. Main Street. Hometown Speech Connections is a child-led play based speech therapy clinic that provides comprehensive speech/language/fluency evaluations and treatment sessions for children…
The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Kieu, Travis, and Konnor Okuley (Okuley’s Pharmacy) as the guest speaker at the August 8, 2024, club meeting. The Okuley’s came at the invitation of Richard Kipp (Church Elder, Branch Christian Fellowship). Kieu spoke to the Kiwanians about the products and services that Okuley’s Pharmacy…
Cannabis consumers and retailers alike are celebrating in the Buckeye State today as legal adult-use marijuana sales have finally come to fruition. Last November, Ohio voters passed a new law to legalize the recreational use of marijuana by any adult age 21 or older and sales by licensed businesses. After eight months of rule-writing by…
Hometown Speech Connections opened an office in Antwerp on July 7th and was recognized by the Antwerp Chamber of Commerce on July 17th with a Ribbon Cutting ceremony. Jennifer Smith, resident of Antwerp, OH is a speech-language pathologist and is the owner of Hometown Speech Connections located at the Main Street Business Center in downtown…
Parkview Health was recently selected as the No. 3 nonprofit organization and No. 18 overall on the 2024 North American Inspiring Workplaces Top 100 list. It’s the first time Parkview has been recognized by the international Inspiring Workplaces Group (IW), which recognizes and helps shape the forward-thinking organizations that put their people first. Parkview ranked within…
$730,000 has been awarded for the construction of recreational trails and safe pathway development in the Paulding County, Ohio community. The Paulding County Trails Committee, in partnership with the Paulding County Commissioners, is thrilled to announce a significant development in community enhancement: the allocation of $730,000 for recreational trail development. This transformative project aims to…
Tara Garza, FNP, MSN, BSN, has joined Parkview Physicians Group (PPG) – Family Medicine in Bryan and is welcoming patients at the office, 442 W. High St., second floor. “Tara is an experienced nurse practitioner, and we are very glad she’s chosen to serve the Williams County community as part of the Parkview family of…
