Antwerp’s Alexis Jones scores 1000 Career points

Antwerp girls basketball took on Hilltop at home Tuesday, February 12. Alexis was close to hitting the 1000 point mark in the last game but was for sure to achieve it this game. The Lady Archers struggled under the pressure to keep Jones with the ball and help her score. The Hilltop girls were doing…

Thelma A. Hill

Thelma A. Hill age 98 died February 11, 2013 at the Community Health Professionals / Hospice Center in Defiance Ohio. She was born in Briceton Ohio on July 27, 1914 the daughter of Paul and Elizabeth (Blake) Martin. On June 6, 1931 she married Waveland C. Hill who preceded her in death on December 22,…

Viola M. Ramon, age 88

Viola M. Ramon, age 88 died Thursday, February 7 at the Putnam Acres Nursing Home, Ottawa, OH. She was born December 15, 1924 in Cameron, Texas, the daughter of Louis and Laura (Branstetter) Denker. On October 9, 1942 she married Joseph A. Ramon, who preceded her in death on November 2, 1985. She was employed…

Tragic Tuesday

Ashley Messmann. Photo Courtesy of Rachelle Durham. On Monday, things were like they have always been. You could call the West Bend and Ashley would answer the phone. Then Tuesday came. And everything changed. Tuesday morning was a foggy morning. One of the worst fogs I had ever seen. At around eight, the fire trucks…

Raiders boys all out on Antwerp

Antwerp took on Wayne Trace tonight at the Antwerp gymnasium. The Wayne Trace boys basketball team started strong and quickly were ahead. The Antwerp Boys recovered by mid point of the second quarter and took the lead. By the end of the low scoring first half though the Archers were behind by 10 points. The…

Mary Lorraine Kitson, 77

Mary Lorraine Kitson, 77, of Antwerp, passed away Thursday, February 7, 2013 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville. Mary was born in Reading, PA on May 7, 1935, a daughter of the late Virginia K. (Bowen) and David  Baker. She was a  switchboard operator at Goshen Hospital; a realtor in Ohio & Indiana and  a volunteer…