HICKSVILLE, OH Aleisha Jo Delagrange, age 31, passed away suddenly on October 20, 2021 at home. She was born in Hicksville, Ohio on July 21, 1990, to Edwin and Judy Delagrange (Freeman). Aleisha was homeschooled by her parents and graduated high school in 2008. While growing up, she was active in 4-H, Girl Scouts, and…
Paul Edward Perl, known lovingly as PAULY, 52, of Paulding, went to be with Jesus on Wednesday, September 23, 2020. He shared his testimony of faith with family and friends and was baptized in June, 2020. After an extensive fight with multiple myeloma cancer, he was recently able to spend time with friends and family…
Paulding, OH: This week at Kiwanis member George Carter introduced Craig Riedel the representative of the 82nd district of the Ohio House of Representatives. Riedel resides in Defiance and serves Paulding, Van Wert, Defiance and part of Auglaize County. He went over a few bills that have come across his desk and spoke about his…
Letter to the Editor Small Business Saturday is Saturday, November 25th. Please save a few items from your Black Friday shopping list to purchase from your local businesses. Those businesses not only have what you need, when you need it but give back to their community. As I browsed the Westbend newspaper this week, I…
Former Paulding resident, Mary Ellen Clark age 87 died Monday, October 16 at Brookview Health Care Center, Defiance. She was born March 5, 1930 in Farmer, Ohio, daughter of the late Jesse “Don” and Mary (Barnes) Gorrell. On April 9, 1951 she married Thomas J. Clark who preceded her in death on April 1, 2001. …
Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, located at 3497 County Rd. 424 in Antwerp, Ohio, is celebrating what they have termed the “50/500.” The present church building was erected and completed in September 1967, making 2017 a marker of 50 years of ministry at the present location in the Antwerp community. Further, the 500th anniversary of…
Kim Bruns (right), NW Ohio Area Manager of Liberty Mobility Now, spoke at a recent Kiwanis meeting in Paulding. Liberty currently serves Van Wert County as a rural and small urban Mobility as a Service MaaS) provider. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, Liberty connects individuals with safe, reliable transportation partners. Customers…
Taylor Sarrazine, daughter of Micheal and Connie Sarrazine, who is a proud Woodlan FFA member was recently elected at the 88th Indiana FFA State Convention as the 2017 – 2018 Indiana State FFA Chorus Vice-President. Taylor enjoys singing, dancing, swimming, show choir, and life guarding. Taylor is excited for the upcoming year. She has been…
Too Much Whine Why are dimms the only ones who feel they can spew out outrageous insults to whomever they please when incidences do not coincide with their political beliefs ? We have a group of fascists showing up to quell someone’s free speech and these fascists come ready for battle. They bring bottles filled…
Village trash pick up will be one day behind due to Labor Day. Pick will be on Friday, September 8th. It is the first pick up of the month so will be big pick up day. If you ever have questions on what Real Waste will pick up, please call Real Waste direct at 419-594-2888.
During the first week of school, the eighth graders at Antwerp Middle School (AMS) held their annual “profit sharing” pizza party for the AMS Tomato Co-op. As seventh graders, these students planted tomato seeds and sold the plants as part of a class-designed company in Mr. Kurt Tempel’s science class. Once the expenses were deducted…
On Monday, August 21st, before the start of the first day of school for students, WANE TV visited Antwerp Local School as part of its Back to School feature. Reporter Chris Darby interviewed Dr. Marty Miller, Mr. Travis Lichty, Mrs. Amy Hammer, and Mr. Drew Altimus. Their interviews aired live on the station and then…
