Raiders place first in invite

Sophomore Brody Rosswurm totaled a 35 to capture medalist honors and lead the Wayne Trace Raiders to the championship of the Wayne Trace Boys Golf Invitational Thursday at Pleasant Valley Golf Course outside of Payne. The Raiders finished with a team score of 149 to defeat second place Miller City’s 155 with Lincolnview (172) and…

Defiance Area Foundation awards grant for KinderCamp

The Defiance Area Foundation (DAF) awarded $2,400 to @unitedwaydefiance for KinderCamp books/supplies, during our last grant cycle in March. KinderCamp took place at the beginning of August and is typically held at the 5 public elementary schools in Defiance County. This year Ayersville, Fairview, Hicksville and Tinora participated with 66 incoming kindergarteners. Represented in this…

Defiance County Fair Winds Down for 2024!

From 4-H judging and showing to Royalty crowning and faceprinting. 2024 Defiance County Fair had it all including a midway full of rides for the kids and tasty food samplings for all. Justin the Clown was there again this year, providing fair goers with animal balloon creations.  Saturday kicked off with the crowning of the…

Winner, Winner! Brames wins Antwerp Rotary E-Bike raffle

Congratulations to Vanice Brames, the winner of this year’s Rotary E-Bike raffle   The drawing was held August 10, at Day in the Park.  Rotary has been selling tickets over the last several months for the Aventon Pace 500  E-bike, as a fundraiser for continued improvements at Antwerp Community Park (Antwerp Ball Association). The Antwerp…

PHS Class of 1949 reunion

Paulding High School Class of 1949 held their 75th anniversary reunion on Saturday June 29th, 2024 at The Pancake House , 18187 US 24 Cecil, OH. Five graduates were present, along with several family members and spouses. Classmates heard from but not attending included Jerry Dangler, Palm Harbor, FL.; Marilyn Dotter Fetter, Sabetha, KS; Mildred…

S.R. 37 & S.R. 101 intersection to become all-way stop

INDOT announces traffic pattern changes to the intersection of State Road 37 and State Road 101. After a traffic engineering investigation, the decision was made to convert the intersection into an all-way stop-controlled intersection. The goal of the changes is to help reduce crashes at this intersection. The intersection changes are scheduled to take place…