By: Mark Holtsberry Frank Myers was born February 26, 1894 in Paulding. The son of Frederick born April 23, 1838 in Germany and Caroline Theresa (Hohenberger) born March 30, 1853 in Defiance, Ohio. Frederick was a Civil War Veteran serving with Company L. 4th Ohio Cavalry. This couple was married January 23, 1877 in Defiance,…
Congratulations to Vanice Brames, the winner of this year’s Rotary E-Bike raffle The drawing was held August 10, at Day in the Park. Rotary has been selling tickets over the last several months for the Aventon Pace 500 E-bike, as a fundraiser for continued improvements at Antwerp Community Park (Antwerp Ball Association). The Antwerp…
Oakwood Mayor, Mr. Josh Duslak, recently signed a proclamation which made the Village of Oakwood a “Purple Heart Village.” This action makes Oakwood the 76th town in the State of Ohio to be proclaimed a Purple Heart Village on the National Military Order of the Purple Heart Trail. The purpose of the National Purple Heart…
Farewell to the brick-and-mortar church located at 220 North Williams Street formally known as The House of Love Ministries. The bible states in Ecclesiastic 3:3 that there is a time to tear down and a time to build. It is now time to tear down the House of Love Ministries and build a new Veterans…
For 2024, Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative is planning $4 million in investments focused on system improvements that will directly increase the co-op’s service reliability. This year begins a new four-year construction work plan addressing system growth, proactive maintenance, and SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) improvements to reduce outage duration. To continue investing for the…
Cecil, OH – At 9:18 P.M. on the evening of December 8, 2023, the Cecil Fire Department was dispatched to 204 N. Stafford St. in the Village of Cecil for a mobile home on fire. Cecil is situated in Crane Township in northern Paulding County. The burning structure was fully involved when first responders arrived on…
State Representative Roy Klopfenstein announced the launch of his reelection campaign to retain his seat in the Ohio House of Representatives and continue serving the citizens of the 82nd House District, which consists of the northwest Ohio counties of Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, and the southern half of Defiance. “It has been an honor and…
By: Mark Holtsberry Arista Carr was an Antwerp boy born January 12, 1893. The son of John Penwell and Cynthia Anne (Kerns) Carr. John was born December 9, 1858 in Ohio. Cynthia was born February 5, 1869 in Indiana. John and Cynthia were married January 21, 1886 in Paulding, Ohio. By 1900, John and Cynthia…
Brown Township, Paulding County, Ohio—On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, at 2:20 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the Sherman Cemetery at the intersection of Rd 179 & Rd 140, for a deceased male body discovered in the western portion of the cemetery. Today, March 30, 2022, Investigators were able to confirm the identity of the deceased…
By: Mark Holtsberry Here is the story of another Paulding County gal who served in World War 1 as an American Red Cross Nurse. Juliette Wilcox was born December 10, 1870 in Jamesport, Missouri. The daughter of James Monroe and Adelia (Travis) Wilcox. James Monroe Wilcox was born December 14, 1818 in Martinsburg, New York.…
Fred Pieper, has announced his candidacy for the open Board of Trustee seat for Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative (PPEC) District 4. Pieper was born and raised in rural Paulding County and has been a PPEC customer for over fifteen years. He received his undergraduate degree from Anderson University and his MBA from the University of…
By: Mark Holtsberry A name which has been long forgotten is Edward Michael Finan. A local boy who dropped everything in his life to serve his country. Well, let us take a moment to explore the life of Edward Michael Finan. Edward Michael Finan was born in Paulding, Ohio, September 28, 1891. The son of…
