Our PCBW podcast this week hosts Jen Smith. Jen is the new owner of Hometown Speech Connections. Jen is a certified speech pathologist who has had to adjust to the closing of Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville but has recently opened an office in Antwerp. Currently located in the Main Street Business Center, listen to…
ANTWERP, OH: Joseph Ambrose Meyer, 91, of Antwerp, Ohio passed away at home Saturday, October 5, 2024. Joe was born in Antwerp on March 10, 1933, a son of the late Regina Veronica (Kenner) and John Joseph Meyer. He served his country in the United States Army Reserves. Joe went on to work at General…
Bryan, OH: Dolores June Garver age 92 of Bryan, Ohio passed away on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, Indiana. Dolores was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She was a member of the Ney Church of God and the Order of the Eastern Star and past member of Royal…
ANTWERP, OH: Erich R. Emch, 77, of Antwerp, Ohio went to be with the Lord on Friday, September 27, 2024 at Paulding County Hospital. Erich was born in Wadsworth, Ohio on May 31, 1947, a son of the late Betty (Gorby) and Roy Emch. He proudly served his country in the Ohio National Guard. Erich…
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Antwerp, Ohio is celebrating 85 years in the community. The church was founded in 1939 under the leadership of Rev. W.H. Werling. The population of Antwerp then was 1000 and the community was an “old canal and river town” on the Maumee River. Christmas Eve morning in 1939, the first service…
This week on the Paulding County Business Weekly podcast we have Heather Matusiak, Branch Manager of the Antwerp, Bryan, and Shelbyville, IN GenFed Credit Unions. Heather shares how Paulding County’s only in-county credit union is member-owned, allowing a slightly different look at financial support and business. Listen in to hear how GenFed is working hard…
The John Paulding Historical Museum will host the Canal Society of Indiana for its fall tour on Saturday, Aug. 17. The theme is “Towpath & Warpath,” following the Wabash & Erie Canal from Antwerp to Junction. The event is open to the public. Activities get under way with a meeting at 10 a.m. at the…
Lynnora Kutzli represented USA troops this past weekend in Port Clinton, Ohio at America’s Best Pageantry. She leveled up to Best of America Supreme Queen! It’s not all pretty dresses and sparkles, it’s the friendships we make and lessons we learn! Her beauty dress was a labor of love made by her mother in remembrance of…
Hometown Speech Connections opened an office in Antwerp on July 7th and was recognized by the Antwerp Chamber of Commerce on July 17th with a Ribbon Cutting ceremony. Jennifer Smith, resident of Antwerp, OH is a speech-language pathologist and is the owner of Hometown Speech Connections located at the Main Street Business Center in downtown…
ANTWERP, OH: David “Randy” Derck, 83, of Antwerp, Ohio passed away Friday, July 19, 2024 at Vancrest of Hicksville. Randy was born in Antwerp on March 27, 1941, a son of the late Imogene (Perkins) and Herbert C Derck. Some may say that Randy was Antwerp’s most community minded leader. He was responsible for attracting…
In a special session of the Antwerp Village Council on June 27, coming out of a 28 minute executive session discussion, the council, in a split decision and tie breaking vote made by mayor Jan Reeb, decided to allow the the historic depot on West River Street to be sold. Offers by two companies for…
Antwerp, OH – On Thursday, June 27, 2024, at 4:08 P.M., officials with the Allen County, Indiana Sheriff’s Department and Indiana State Police stopped a commercial vehicle on US 24 just east of the Ohio/Indiana State Line. Apparently, authorities were assisting law enforcement from Jasper County, Missouri who was tracking the commercial vehicle driven by an…
