On Thursday, December 11, Antwerp Local School hosted its first-ever Senior Citizen Breakfast. Guests enjoyed a meal prepared by the cafeteria staff and served by student leaders, cookies made by the gourmet foods class, decorations compliments of various art students, a video prepared by the broadcast class, many performances by the music department, readings by…
Tag: Antwerp
Antwerp Falls To Fort Jennings
by •
The Archers hosted the Fort Jennings team on Friday, December 12. The first and second quarters were a pretty intense matchup with 16-19 at half. The game continued on with a slow and steady increase by the guests and by the end of the game the Fort Jennings team declared victory with a 58-49 lead…
Antwerp Spelling Bee Winners Announced
by •
Antwerp Local School held its spelling bee on Friday, December 12th for students in grades five through eight. After over 30 rounds, sixth grader Grace Tuttle (middle) won the bee when she spelled the word “granulation” correctly. Eighth grader Iris Sorrell was the runner-up (left) and will be an alternate if needed at the county…
GenFed Robbery Update from Sheriff with Pictures
by •
Antwerp, Ohio— At 12:50 p.m. today a call was received in regards to an Armed Robbery occurring at GenFed Financial located on road 424 just east of the Village of Antwerp, Ohio. Responding officers discovered four suspects entered the bank brandishing handguns and demanded cash from the three tellers. The suspects were wearing hooded jackets…
Howard Dean Stout
by •
Howard Dean Stout, 86, of Antwerp passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2014 at Parkview Regional Medical Center. He was born in Cherokee, AL on August 27, 1928, a son of the late Leonard & Mary (Harrison) Stout. Dean was a machinist at Phelps Dodge. On April 16, 1947 he married Eloise Sharpton who died July 6,…
Twice Now Robbed
by •
Genfed Credit Union on the east side of Antwerp on CR424 has been robbed once again by armed gunmen. The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office, Antwerp Police Department and the FBI are all on hand investigating the video and the crime scene for clues. The escape vehicle is reported to be a silver SUV. Between four…
New Scoreboard at Antwerp
by •
Thanks to generous donations from several area individuals and businesses, Antwerp High School was able to expand the scoreboard in the high school gym to include player numbers, fouls, and points. The following sponsors were presented plaques at the basketball game on Saturday night: (left to right) Dennis Recker and Pete Vail from Integrity Ford,…
Antwerp School Spelling Bee Participants
by •
The Antwerp Local School Spelling Bee will take place on Friday, December 12th at 1:30 p.m. in the auditeria. The top five spellers in each class from grades five through eight will compete in the bee for a chance to advance to the Paulding County Spelling Bee this winter. Pictured here are the folling students:…
Hittin’ The Road, Jack
by •
It’s been since 1999 when Gordon Barnes stepped in the locally owned bank, hired at the Antwerp Exchange Bank. Everyone from this area knows Gordon at the bank. He has a jovial attitude (most of the time!) that makes you just want to do business locally. His radiant smile and funny jokes keep you coming back for…
Panthers Beat Antwerp in 2nd Quarter
by •
The night before the Paulding team travelled to Antwerp to scout the competition for the next game they would be playing at the Archer court. Would it be close? The game began Saturday, December 6 and the Archers were giving the Panthers a run for their money, going into overdrive and scoring 22 points in…
Santa’s Mail Box is Up in Antwerp
by •
Do you have a question for Santa, a favorite story to share or maybe something special to ask for? Now is your chance to write! The Antwerp Chamber of Commerce is working with Santa this year to get all those letter collected and forwarded to the North Pole. So get those letters written and drop…
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Trausch Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
by •
Lowell and Ann (McGrath) Trausch celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary on November 28, 2014. They were married on November 28, 1964 at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Paulding, OH. They have seven children: Michael (Tracy) of Paulding; Deborah (Mike) Abbott of Aurora, CO; Karen (Barry) Hanenkratt of Defiance; Jonathan (Lindsay) of Noblesville, IN; Michal of…
Antwerp Community Band Presents Annual Christmas Concert
by •
The Antwerp Community Band cordially invites all of the West Bend News’ readers to our annual Christmas concert. The holiday concert is our gift to the community, so we consider your presence as the best thing we could possible wish for! We will give two performances of the concert, the first at 2:30 p.m. on…
