Military History in Paulding County

By: Mark Holtsberry Harry Wilson Perl was born on April 14, 1897, in Payne, Ohio. He was the son of John D. Perl, born in 1863 in Ohio, and Carrie M. (Crocker) Perl, born in 1864 in Ohio. This couple was married on December 27, 1888, in Paulding, Ohio. By 1900, they were living in…

THE BUTTON BOX 

Penny for your thoughts: By Nancy Whitaker I wrote my last column about things my Mom and my grandma did not have in their life time. They didn’t have many modern conveniences but they were content with what they had. Now my thoughts go back to some things they did have  that i think is pretty nice.  One…

Warfare Prayer

You Amorite spirit, I bind you and your power from operating against me and causing me to slander or to entice me to babble and rebel and talk about other people, in Jesus’ name. You will cease and desist from sowing thoughts of discord and division into my mind. You will not bring condemnation to…

Silence Dogood

When Ben Franklin was 16 years old he took an apprenticeship with his older brother James. James published one of the first newspapers of the colonies which was called, “The New England Current.” This was in Boston, approximately around the year 1720. They had a handful of writers that submitted stories and articles, and they…

Antwerp Police Reports

On January 7, a resident of Fort Wayne reported a possible stolen vehicle at a residence in Antwerp. Officers determined that it was a civil matter and assisted the individual in retrieving the vehicle. On January 8, Antwerp Schools contacted the police department regarding alleged threats made by an individual on Facebook. An investigation was…