Harrison Township – The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a single vehicle fatal crash that occurred on State Route 49, Paulding County north of the Village Of Payne. On January 31, 2016, at 2:34 A.M. troopers with the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol received a…
PAULDING: Linda J. Buchman, age 64 died Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Ft. Wayne, IN after a brief illness. She was born June 4, 1951 in Knox, IN the daughter of the late Willard and Faye (Berry) Holt. In 1977 she married Norman Johnson who preceded her in death October 25,…
Nearly three years ago I wrote a tribute to Kammeyer’s IGA, lamenting the closing of a beloved business. It was a tough time for the owners, long-time employees, former employees, and town residents. Fortunately, the store reopened shortly after under a new name and new ownership. So for a short while, Antwerp continued to enjoy…
The Lobo Tank Busters and Cabin 21 at Valley Forge Antwerp, The Canal and The Railroad By: Stan Jordan The Wabash and Erie Canal was finished in 1843; Indiana share of the canal had already been finished. The canal traffic was slow to start with but then flourished in a few years. In the 60’s…
Estimated Around 8 pm at the corner of Main Street and River Street in Antwerp the Riverstreet Market, previously known as Kammeyer’s began to have smoke smolder out of what we appeared to be the bakery. After a little bit of time and lots of sirens the epic fire spread to the entire building. Smoke…
The Lobo Tank Busters and Cabin 21 at Valley ForgeThe Lobo Tank Busters By: Stan Jordan We took off this morning with a full load of everything, even extra fuel tanks. We went pretty much straight east into Germany into the state of Lichtenstein, to an area named Balzers. This is a mountain resort town,…
Payne, Ohio Bethel Marie Hicks, 73, of Payne passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne. Bethel was born in Wilson Creek, Kentucky on July 6, 1942 a daughter of the late Zada (Bradley) & Ollie Ratliff. She worked at General Electric & Big Lots and had been a Girl…
Employees Make Plans to Sponsor Veteran’s FlightAs many may know, Paulding Putnam Electric is a non-profit entity and two of their core principles are volunteerism and concern for community. It is because of these principles and a desire to serve a greater purpose that the PPEC staff has decided to take on an ambitious project…
Walter Justus Sinn, 78, of Haviland, passed away on January 16 at his residence after battling cancer. He was born April 17, 1937, in Haviland to the late George and Clara (Zeltwanger) Sinn and was married to Renee Neilhouser on July 29, 1962. To their union was born 3 sons: Todd (Janet), Robert, Timothy (Marlene)…
Marguerite Zartman, 90, of Payne passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016. Marguerite was born in Rosedale, IN on May 17, 1925 a daughter of Goldie (Hockett) & John Fullman. She will be remembered most working at Wayne Trace Schools as a bus driver & in the cafeteria. She also owned the Village Inn Restaurant with…
Antwerp, OH Mona Shelly Begley, 53, of Antwerp, passed away at home on Saturday, January 16, 2016. Mona was born in Germany, on April 16, 1962, a daughter of the late Hannalore (Lang) and James Begley. She worked at Parker Hannifin, New Haven. She was a kind soul who always brightened your day. She will…
The Archers powered off to an excellent start after they picked up the tipoff in the game against Liberty Center on Monday, January 4. Antwerp’s Joshua Longardner nailed shot after shot in the first few minutes of the game, hitting the first 6 points for the Archers and another two from the foul line. Brandon…
Fairview travelled to the Raider home court on Thursday, January 7. The game took place following the JV when the Raiders won by only one point. The game began with the Raiders taking on a strong early point game led by Ethan Linder when he broke away with a steel for a first basket. It…
