On March 28th, Ohio Senate President Rob McColley and House District 82 Representative Roy Klopfenstein met with the Paulding and…
Continue Reading →Continuing with recognizing West Bend News’ devoted advertisers, we can’t say enough about our local hospital – Paulding County Hospital!…
Continue Reading →Pictured for the announcement, Bill Spencer, Vice President at Defiance Moose Lodge, joins Lynn Lantz, Mayor of Auglaize Village, and…
Continue Reading →The Paulding Elementary School (K-5 grades) raised $887.63 for the Paulding Veterans Memorial construction fund. During the 2024 – 2025…
Continue Reading →Congressman Bob Latta discussing the upcoming 50th Anniversary of Vantage Career Center with Superintendent Rick Turner. Vantage Career Center is…
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The Northwest State Community College Board of Trustees met in regular session on Friday, February 21st at the Archbold campus. As part of the meeting’s agenda, the Board elected its new Chair, Vice Chair and Second Vice Chair for the period of February 2025 to February 2026. Katrina DeGroff (Fulton County) was elected Chair, Mickey…
PAULDING, OH: Ricky A. Gloor, age 66, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2025 at his home in Paulding. Rick was born on July 7, 1958 in Paulding, OH to the late Max and Arline (Russell) Gloor. He retired from Cooper Farms Meat Processing Plant in Van Wert. Rick is survived by his brothers: Randy…
The Wayne Trace Raiders, Paulding Panthers, and the Antwerp Archers tournament season is just underway on the mats. The county teams had a great day on the mats at the Lima Central Catholic Sectional Tournament on February 22, 2025. Thirteen wrestlers placed in the top four places of their weight classes to qualify for the district meet…
Recently, The Hicksville Historical Society was the recipient of a generous donation from the Hicksville FOE #2556. The $10,000 check is dedicated to the Society’s project of restoring the stained glass windows in the historic St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Shown here accepting the check is Society board member, Tom Battershell (second from right) with Eagles…
Following a years-long effort by several groups and organizations to identify and properly mark Defiance County’s only known historic Black cemetery, an official Ohio Historic Marker for the site has been received and will be installed in the spring, followed by a special dedication ceremony to be held at the site on June 19 (Juneteenth).…
In celebrating West Bend Printing & Publishing’s 20th year in business, West Bend News editors and columnists are offering a prestigious prize to a student who exhibits exemplary writing talent. In this first ever Writing Contest, we call upon fellow essayists and scribblers in Junior High or High School to submit their essay of “What…
