Fatal Structure Fire in Cecil

Cecil, OH – At 9:18 P.M. on the evening of December 8, 2023, the Cecil Fire Department was dispatched to 204 N. Stafford St. in the Village of Cecil for a mobile home on fire. Cecil is situated in Crane Township in northern Paulding County.  The burning structure was fully involved when first responders arrived on…

Military History in Paulding County

By: Mark Holtsberry Hosea Gerald Hummell was born in Antwerp, Ohio January 25, 1897. The son of Leroy, born in Ohio, November of 1873 and Catherine (Doyle) Hummell, born in Ohio, December of 1874. This couple was married June 30, 1894 in Paulding, Ohio.  By 1900 the Hummell family was living in Antwerp. The family…

T’was the Night Before Christmas

Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker T’was the night before Christmas, God glanced over the earth. He looked to and fro,  All over its girth. They missed it again, He said with a sigh, A heavy heart and tear in his eye. I gave them my son, So they could be free. My greatest…

MATT’S MISHAPS

“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt  When is it my turn I think we might start out in life with more patience than we get when we are older.  Waiting seems harder for adults, except…

Christmas Traditions

When our children were young, they each hung a stocking on the mantle, and before we went to bed Christmas eve, we would fill them with an orange, candy, or small toys. When I grew up we had a similar tradition that I always assumed to be German. Our ancestors came from Alsace Lorraine, and…