The Paulding County Republican Lincoln-Reagan banquet took place on Saturday September 24 with candidates speakers of the upcoming election. The evening began with Jerry Zielke introducing Gina Campbell singing the National Anthem and Frank LaRose giving the invocation for the evening, and dinner. This is one of the most important elections of our era with…
My name is Melanie Forrer. I am a lifelong resident of Payne, Ohio and a graduate of Wayne Trace High School, and Ohio Northern University. Together, my husband Mike and I have three children who have graduated from Wayne Trace, and our youngest son is currently a Sophomore at Wayne Trace. Upon graduation for college,…
The 2021 election has proved to be quite the choice for Antwerp residents as nine people have filed paperwork to fill four open seats on the Antwerp village council. Bryce Steiner is, of course, a resident and business owner, serving the village and surrounding counties. His experience with running a current business is unique to…
On the ballot for Antwerp Village Council, there are nine residents of Antwerp. On the council sit six people, 5 of which are currently filled. Four seats are up for reelection this November. Five of the people running are new to the political race – Jason Franks, Steve Jordan, Larry Smith, Sara Keeran, and Bryce…
The Paulding County Board of Elections purcvhased a new voting equipment system from Election Systems and Solutions Inc. in 2019 with allocated state funding. The voting system is a paper ballot system and has been used in the November 2019 General Election, March 2020 Primary Election, and November 2020 General Election. Every regular voter will…
As of 9:00 pm on Monday, March 16 the current administration has not confirmed with the County Board of Elections that the Primary election will be held tomorrow, March 17, or June 2. It was announced today by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Secretary of State Frank LaRose that the elections would be moved to…
By: Bryce Steiner The 2016 election brought about dramatic accusations across the spectrum of news media in this country. It is believed by some that Russia influenced the election, helping Donald Trump to win the electoral vote necessary to take the presidency. Ohio has one of its biggest choices this year in “Issue 1” at…
Paulding County Election results were delayed due to a technological issue with the internet but are now resolved and the West Bend News has posted them below. The PDF will be the highest quality and easiest to print if needed but the JPGs will be more easily readable for some devices. res
Mike Rohrs has announced that he is seeking reelection for the for Antwerp Town Council. Mike Rohrs has served in the Village of Antwerp on the council and for the Antwerp School. Whether at the school or on the council, Mike understands how government works, “I look forward to continue working with the community to…
New Haven, Indiana. New Haven resident and local business owner Steve McMichael will hold a Press Conference for an announcement seeking the Republican nomination for Mayor of New Haven in 2019. The Press Conference will begin at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, October 16th at the historic City Hall building located at 428 Broadway Street in…
Charles Keith West first ran for the Village of Antwerp Council seat in 2013, and after he was selected by the voters to serve, he started in January of 2014. Since then, West has been on the council through meetings of various ideas put forth by different council members who learned to work together to…
The Woodlan FFA elected Chapter Officers for the 2017 – 2018 school year. Returning Officer, Eric Fuller, was elected chapter President. Also elected were: Taylor Sarrazine, Vice President; Alissa Hubbart, Secretary; Evy Spieth, Reporter; Kirk Nahrwold, Treasurer; and Elly Spieth, Sentinel. Prior to being elected by the chapter members, the Woodlan Ag. Advisory Board slated…
