It has been reported to the Antwerp Police Department that callers have been targeting older residents stating their grandchild has been incarcerated and that a fee has to be paid over the phone to get the grandchild out of jail. The call could also target parents sayings that a child is incarcerated. This is a…
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Warning On Door To Door Sales In Antwerp
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Antwerp Residents should be aware that anyone selling directly to your home is required to have a signed permit from Police Chief George Clemens. If the door to door sales person can not produce this permit, do not leave them into your home and call the police department at 419-258-2627 to report them. The Village…
Mary Jane Zielke
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Mary Jane Zielke, 84, of Antwerp passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2017 at Convoy Care Center. Mary was born in Cecil on November 7, 1932 a daughter of the late John & Edna (Kopp) Gilbert. Although she worked many years at the Antwerp Local Schools & Antwerp Exchange Bank, her best times were spent with…
Antwerp Council Recognizes Walmart
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By: Jarrison Steiner For a while now, the Antwerp Police Department has been giving back to the community (not that they don’t already do enough). As soon as it gets around the holidays, Chief George Clemens, or other members of the department, are out presenting Walmart gift cards to members of the Antwerp community. This…
New 3D Printer Demonstrated @ Antwerp Board Meeting
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Antwerp Local School recently purchased a 3-D printer with funds from the 21st Century Learning grant. The printer will be used by the after-school tutoring program and by a variety of other classrooms in the district, including industrial arts/auto CAD. Upon returning from winter break, students and staff from elementary through high school watched in…
Archer Last Second Shot by Wilson Takes Down Pilots
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The Lady Archers hosted Ayersville on Friday, January 13. The conference match would be interesting with Antwerp having a 7-4 record, and Ayersville having a 6-7 record. The Archers started strong this game. They held the Lady Pilots basketball team to only scoring 2 points in the first period while the Archers added 12 to…
A Talk With Gary and Linda Mabis
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By: Stan Jordan Gary and Linda Mabis came in the other day and we discussed “The Prairie” out at the Antwerp High School. Linda got the idea of a place that would be safe for our native birds, bees and bugs. She had attended a seminar in Dayton called “The Midwest Nature Plan” and it…
“The Local Eagles”, and other thoughts – Stan Jordan
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The local eagles By: Stan Jordan Yes, our local eagle nest, just east of town, was destroyed by a violent wind storm on the night of November 28th. I don’t have anything to report on that, for sure, but this is what my readers have told me. A few days ago a man, about four…
Smith – Steiner
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Kimberly Ann Smith and Jarrison William Steiner were married on Wednesday, November 23, 2016. They celebrated with family and friends on Saturday, January 7, 2017 with a reception hosted by the groom’s family. Kimberly is the daughter of Camilla Smith of Antwerp, OH, and Doug Pier of Monroeville, IN. She is a senior at Antwerp…
John DeVore
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Antwerp, OH John Lewis DeVore, 87, of Antwerp, passed away Friday, January 6, 2017 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. John was born in Chester, PA on June 16, 1929 a son of the late William E. & Mary A. (Feeley) DeVore. He proudly served in the U.S. Air Force and was a valued employee at…
“The Life of C.A. Bissell” and other stories – Stan Jordan
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C.A. Bissell 1857 – 1943 By: Stan Jordan I hope you enjoy the following story about Charlie Bissell, he was one of Antwerp’s last pioneers. I knew him and respected him and so did everyone else. This story is all true from my own experience and the rest is from Mr. Ehrhart’s book “A Century…
Beverly Jean (Eibling) Rose
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Beverly Jean (Eibling) Rose, 68 of Antwerp passed on to her heavenly home on Thursday, January 5, 2017. Bev devoted her time and energy to taking care of her husband, John “Bill” of nearly 50 years and her family. Bev always attended every event of her grandkids that she could whether it was a concert,…
Hicksville’s Year for Route 49 Classic
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Last week Edgerton hosted the girls basketball Route 49 tournament. This week Antwerp was the host for the boys classic with Edon, Edgerton, Hicksville, and Antwerp. The first game was on Thursday, December 29th, and the finals were on December 30. Antwerp and Hicksville won the first set and therefore competed on Friday night. The…
