Colleen “Sue” Strickler

PAYNE, OH: Colleen “Sue” Strickler, 82, of Payne, Ohio passed away Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Sue was born in Payne on February 18, 1942, a daughter of the late Florence (Spencer) & Frederick Hook.  She dedicated her life to her faith and family. Sue worked at Navistar for…

Mercy Health Life Flight Network Unveils New Helicopter

Mercy Health is pleased to announce the addition of a new helicopter into the Mercy Health Life Flight Network fleet. This new helicopter is our first AgustaWestland AW119 Koala EMS helicopter – a lighter weight model that offers more options on landing sites to be closer to where EMS agencies are responding to emergencies. When…

Meraz Named Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar 

Faith Meraz, a student at Northwest State Community College, has been named a 2024 Coca-Cola Academic Team Silver Scholar and will receive a $1,250 scholarship.  The Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation sponsors the Coca-Cola Academic Team program by recognizing 50 Gold, 50 Silver, and 50 Bronze Scholars with nearly $200,000 in scholarships annually. Each scholar also receives…

Rhodes Speaks to Kiwanis

The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Jon Rhodes (Quiz Bowl Co-Advisor, Paulding Exempted Village Schools) along with Xander Schwab and Vivienne Myers (members of the Quiz Bowl Team) as the guest speakers at the March 14th, 2024, club meeting. Jon, Xander, and Vivienne came at the invitation of Erica Noggle (Executive Director, Paulding Area…

CIC Strategic Planning Meeting

Members of the Antwerp/Payne/Paulding County Community Improvement Corporation held a team building event including a strategic planning session in Antwerp on March 5th.   Estee Miller with the Maumee Valley Planning Organization, and current CIC board member, led the meeting of nine members of the CIC board. Discussion centered around the creation of a Mission…

2024 Hoops For Heart Exceeds $100,000 Goal!

Wednesday, March 13 the Antwerp School hosted their 27th annual Hoops for Heart in honor of for the American Heart Association in memory of Jason Reeb who passed away unexpectedly in 1995 during a basketball game. His parents are Jon and Jan Reeb (mayor of Antwerp), and in 1996 they started this fundraiser to raise…