Blessed with great weather the Harlan Days Festival enjoyed another profitable year. The arena was again filled to capacity for the Saturday night main event Demo Derby Soccer Match. Coordinated by park volunteers Neil Koch and Alex Zurbrugg, the crowd was enthralled as the ‘#77 Racing Car’ stole the show. Come early in 2019 if…
Roland “Pudge” Kennedy has been named 2018 Gem of the Year. Each year the citizens of Antwerp nominate an outstanding member to be recognized at the opening of Antwerp’s Day in the Park, and this year’s responses were overwhelmingly in Pudge’s favor. Pudge Kennedy was born to Paul and Fairy Kennedy on December 5, 1951.…
Spring semester at The Ohio State University is traditionally a busy time, with students balancing tough classes and numerous extra-curricular activities. 19,072 students achieved academic success and were named to the spring 2018 Dean’s List. This includes 14,406 Ohio students, 3,177 non-resident and 1,489 international students. Criteria for qualifying for the list varies by college,…
Antwerp Junior Aidan McAlexander made history again this past weekend by becoming the first Archer high school wrestler in program history to qualify for the state tournament. This comes just one week after he was the first sectional champion in school history. McAlexander finished the weekend with 3 wins to only 1 loss and 2…
FORT WAYNE – Woodlan saw its girls basketball season come to a close last week as the Lady Warriors battled with highly touted Angola in the first half but the Hornets pulled away for a 59-29 win in sectional play. The Lady Hornets led 15-12 after eight minutes of action and Woodlan was still within…
As a friendly reminder from the Paulding County Auditor and Paulding County Dog Warden, the Deadline for purchasing your 2018 dog tags is Wednesday January 31st. Dog tags can be purchased at the Paulding County Auditor’s office, online, or mail in the application: http://www.pauldingcountyauditor.com https://www.doglicenses.us/OH/Paulding/ Dog License Application
The Paulding After-Prom committee is holding their first fundraiser of the year for the juniors to raise funds for the 2018 after-prom. On Saturday, August 5, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. during the annual 127 Garage Sales, there will be a carwash and baked goods at Fuel King in Paulding on the north side…
First United Methodist Preschool, located at 113 W. Central Avenue, is now accepting registrations for the 2017-2018 school year. First United Methodist Preschool is a Christian based school which prepares children to succeed in all areas of life. The curriculum is driven by the Ohio Department of Education standards and each teacher is there to…
Van Wert County Commissioner Todd Wolfrum announced today he is running for Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District seat in the United States Congress. Wolfrum will be running in the May, 2018 Republican Primary. Wolfrum is a practicing attorney in Van Wert and is serving his second term as commissioner. He won the Republican primary in the…
