Antwerp Local School: This announcement is for parents with children who receive Free and Reduced Lunches. Lunches will be available for students during the school closure time period Tuesday, March 17 through Friday April 3. Grab and Go lunches will be available for pickup from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 at the Main Event entrance to…
To the Citizens of Woodburn: In an effort to protect the health and general wellbeing of our residents, in particular our elderly population, the City of Woodburn will be closing City Hall to the public from Tuesday, March 17th up to and including Monday, April 20th. Our previously scheduled Board of Works and Public Safety…
The deadline for farmers to submit an application for the H2Ohio program has been extended from March 31, 2020 to June 1, 2020. This is being done to follow Governor Mike DeWine’s orders regarding COVID-19 and limit human-to-human contact. Farmers must work with their local Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCD) to sign up for…
At West Bend News we strive to distribute Good News to those around us because we firmly believe that Good News makes for Good Communities. This has been the motto of West Bend News & Print from it inception in 2005. Amid this global crisis of COVID-19, we have the power to control how we…
If you have questions about how to protect yourself and prepare for COVID-19 in your community, the Ohio Department of Health (OHD) can provide answers. The ODH coronavirus disease 2019 call center can be reached at 1-833-4-ASK-ODH. ODH staffers operate the center seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily, including weekends.…
The Paulding County Health Department and Emergency Management Agency continue to emphasize to take the COVID-19 Influenza Virus SERIOUSLY! The decisions that the President Trump and Governor DeWine have made is to lessen the impact on the health and wellbeing of us all. Young, middle age and the elderly are all at risk. To this…
The Paulding County Senior Center is following every effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The senior population is at higher risk of increased effects of the virus. As of Monday, March 16, 2020, the Paulding County Commissioners and the Paulding County Emergency Management are requesting that all Paulding County Senior Center activities discontinue…
“The two local residents are not currently experiencing symptoms of COVID-19. They remained in their homes until March 12 because their travel to Italy could have exposed them to the virus,” said Bill Edwards, emergency preparedness coordinator for the Paulding County Health Department. Both coronavirus and influenza are spread by close contact between people and…
Dear Parents, The Antwerp United Methodist Church along with other surrounding churches, would like to offer help to your family during this potential time of need. We are making available once a week times to come to the church building and pick up a supplement package of food to help with having your children home…
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…
The Paulding County Hospital head of staff along with CEO Ron Goedde met with the West Bend News to discuss the possible outbreak of the Coronavirus in Northwest Ohio. As of yet there has been no confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus in Paulding County, but that does not mean that Paulding County Hospital is…
In a joint statement by the Village of Payne and the Paulding County EMA, the odor coming from the sewer, in isolated areas of the downtown has been tracked and traced back to the Payne Mara Mart Gas Station, on the corner of Main and Bailey Street. The odor was first detected on Monday Afternoon.…
Amy Acton, MD, MPH, Director of the Ohio Department of Health (ODH), declared novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV), an immediately reportable disease this past week. By issuing a Director’s Jounal Entry, Dr. Acton elevated 2019-nCoV to a Class A disease. This is a proactive step to ensure appropriate reporting of suspected cases, should the need arise in…
