Ignite Dance Academy will be opening its doors this fall and offer ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, and musical theater for boys and girls age 3-18. A parent tot class will also be offered for ages 1-3. Owner, Allison Banks is a 2023 graduate and has studied dance her whole life. She was a ballerina at the…
By: Mark Holtsberry Cecil Maywood Billman was an Antwerp man who was born November 12, 1897 in Antwerp. The son of Elias Franklin, born May 18, 1868 in Indiana and Cora Burchard (Rumbaugh) Billman, born January 11, 1877 in Ohio. This couple was married, September 29, 1895 in Paulding, Ohio. By 1900, Cecil and Cora,…
A manufacturing facility recently opened its doors in Paulding County, Ohio after being in Bryan for several years. The opportunity presented itself as Paulding County Economic Development director, Tim Copsey, intrigued the owners and persuaded the company, ALG Health+, to relocate to the US 24 opportunity zone. “Once the team at ALG Health announced the…
The Antwerp Chamber of Commerce spotlight for April is Puckerbrush Pizza in Antwerp, Ohio. Brian Martin is the owner of Puckerbrush Pizza of Antwerp. He also owns Puckerbrush Pizza in Payne, Ohio as well as Puckerbrush Brewhouse also in Payne, Ohio Brian began working in the industry in 1995 starting out at his father’s bar…
What happened to this piece of Paulding County History? It was removed/stolen from the bridge of the corner of Paulding County Road 176 and Co Rd 71. It was the block that was above the Columbia grade school door on that grade school corner until it was torn down. The Paulding County court house said…
ANTWERP, OH: George W. Underwood, 90, of Antwerp, passed away Friday, April 21, 2023, at the Antwerp Manor. George was born in Payne on March 26, 1933, a son of the late Bessie (Bradford) & Roy Underwood. George worked as a group leader in assembly at Dana Weatherhead for 45 years until his retirement in…
On March 30, A resident of North Garden Apartments reported that his phone was being hacked and monitored by a man in Florida and being used to access the black web. The officer questioned the individual and asked if he had any proof or any reason why he thought that and the individual said he…
Matt Moore and his wife Mandy have launched a new company called The Upper Nine that is creating quite a buzz in Antwerp, Ohio. The Upper Nine is a golf simulation and lounge that recently opened on the upper floor of the renovated Bee Argus city building. The company features two bays where customers can…
The storms that went through the region Friday night, generated wind gust in excess of 65+ MPH and heavy rains, causing straight line wind damage in various areas of the western and northern parts of Paulding County, fortunately, no one was injured. However, more significant damage occurred to some homes, east of Antwerp, Ohio and…
The storms that went through the region Friday night (3/31/23), generated wind gust in excess of 65+ MPH and heavy rains, causing straight line wind damage in various areas of the western and northern parts of Paulding County; fortunately, no one was injured. However, more significant damage occurred to some homes, east of Antwerp, Ohio…
ANTWERP, OH: Larry Gene Copsey, 81, of Antwerp, Ohio passed away Monday, March 27, 2023 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Larry was born in Paulding, Ohio on July 5, 1941, son of the late Dorothy Mae (Ream) and Earl “Pete” Copsey. Larry learned to play drums at Payne High School. As a young man he…
ANTWERP, OH: Ola (Buddy) Naoma Hughes, age 95, lifelong resident of Antwerp, Ohio, passed away peacefully at her home on March 11, 2023, with her family by her side. Buddy was born on 2-22-1928 to Julius and Ada Horn and lived on or near her beloved family farm all of her life. She graduated from…
On February 1, Antwerp Police Department was contacted in reference to a case that had occurred in 1936. Allegedly, there was a man by the name of Ralph Brattain that had been run over in an alley in the Village of Antwerp. That individual later died at a hospital as a result. The caller was…
