Seth Baker, CEO of The Van Wert County Foundation, is pleased to announce designated grant funds to local school districts from the Richard L. and Nadie O. Klein Memorial Trust. Mr. Richard Klein and his wife, Nadie, lived in the Ohio City area and were engaged in farming. The Klein’s were childless, but they wanted…
With homeschooling and hybrid learning disrupting classroom learning for the past 18 months, it’s easy to forget what preparing for a “normal” school year might look like for the nearly 96,200 Allen County students. In addition to buying new clothes, dorm furnishings and stocking your child’s backpack with the right supplies, Lutheran Health Network recommends…
The EACS Board of School Trustees recently recognized Ms. Karen Augustine, and her first-grade class at Cedarville Elementary School for being finalists in the 2020-2021 National Book Challenge! As a finalist in the one-and-only National Book Challenge, Ms. Augustine’s class-book was selected from entries across the country and awarded as a Top 50 book based…
Live theatre is back, and there are many opportunities to watch a performance by local artists right here in our area. From Bryan, Ohio, to Fort Wayne, Indiana, community theaters are working hard to put on some entertaining shows this summer. One of those local groups, the Fort Wayne Summer Music Theatre, has gathered an…
Allen County Farm Bureau Inc. and Allen County Farm Bureau Insurance awarded 5 scholarships for a total of $17500 to students of Farm Bureau members attending higher education. Farm Bureau cares about the future of our farming communities and those who will be – and are already – involved in the agricultural industry. We sponsor scholarships…
After eliminating county rival Paulding, Wayne Trace came up short to host Defiance for a runner-up finish in the ACME sectional tournament hosted by the Bulldogs last week. The Raiders took out the Panthers 15-5 in an elimination game before falling to Defiance 11-0 in the sectional championship. However, the second-place finish put the red,…
The EACS Board of School Trustees recently approved Mrs. Cassie Lepper as the new Director of Special Services. Mrs. Lepper has worked as a pre- school special education teacher, an elementary (K-6) special education teacher, and most recently for the last 7 years, has served as a program supervisor for special education. She has a…
Paulding High School Class of 1949 held their 72nd anniversary reunion on Saturday, June 26, 2021 at The Pancake House in Paulding, Ohio. Six graduates and classmates attended, along with several family members. Pictured left to right: Ben Manz, Carl Thompson, Alvin Manz, Jim Morisy, Kenny Woodring and Coe Gordon. Letters, emails and other communications…
For 27 years, the Vantage Career Center Police Academy has been dedicated to training local law enforcement, while bridging relationships between academy participants, their communities, and law enforcement agencies. Van Wert and surrounding counties have been enriched by the successful program, and in many ways, our local law enforcement can be called life long friends…
The Wayne Trace ACME baseball team dug out of an early hole and rallied for a 9-5 win over Fairview in sectional action at Defiance High School on Friday. It was all black and gold early as the Apaches scored once in the first and added three more in the third for an early 4-0…
The Green Meadows Conference All-Sports Standings were wrapped up recently with the Fairview Apaches taking the league championship for the 2020-2021 high school sports seasons. Fairview totaled 82-1/2 points to take first place in the league with Tinora finishing second at 76-1/2 points. Wayne Trace placed third at 70-1/2 points followed by Edgerton (50), Antwerp…
Ann’s Bright Beginnings Daycare children were recently visited by Mrs. Sue Thomas. She brought along some fun songs to share with us and the book, “Grandma’s Purse”. Afterwards, we made a flower arrangement to give to our own grandmothers. We sure did enjoy having Miss Sue come to visit. We love all of our guests! …
The Ohio High School Athletic Association announced the football region assignments for the upcoming 2021 season on Tuesday. The 10-week regular-season begins the week of August 16, with the top 16 schools in each region qualifying for the playoffs that begin October 29-30. As previously announced, schools’ divisional assignments for the upcoming 2021-22 school year…
