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Richard Allen Chapman

Richard Allen Chapman, 72 of Payne passed away July 22, 2017 at Memorial Hospital, South Bend, Indiana Richard was born in Marion, Indiana of Dec. 3, 1944. He worked at Tuthill Corp., New Haven. Richard will be remembered by his family and friends as a quiet, gentle man. Richard will be sadly missed by his children,…

Boys 8 & Under League Tournament Champions

The Paulding County eight and under boys baseball league tournament was held in Payne in June with the M.P. Kuhn/Baughman Tile team from Payne winning the league tournament championship. The squad won the title after posting three straight wins on the final night of the tournament, defeating My 102.7 FM of Paulding in the loser’s…

Fairy Garden Program at the Payne Library

Last Thursday at the Payne Library, the Paulding County Master Gardener volunteers led a Fairy Garden program as part of the library’s Summer Reading Program. Twenty boy and girls learned about plants and plant care and then made their very own fairy gardens. Go to the library, visit our website (www.pauldingcountylibrary.com), find us on Facebook,…

Payne Celebrates at Rock the Block

The street was closed in downtown Payne, Ohio to celebrate the first annual event for “Rock the Block”. It was put on by the City and the Payne Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Steve Wobler worked hard to come up with the idea and promote it. “It’s our first year for this and we are seeing…

Volunteers Help Save Payne From Flood Waters!

Mayor Wobler and Council would like to recognize the following individuals for coming together in the Village of Payne’s recent flooding. The sandbagging efforts they provided were truly appreciated and provided much needed relief to the properties affected. It is wonderful when our community can come together to help our neighbors as the need arises.…

Severe Weather Poster Contest

The Paulding County Emergency Management Agency, in cooperation with Paulding County Elementary Schools, participated in this year’s annual Severe Weather Awareness Poster Contest hosted by the Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness. Elementary students from Paulding, Oakwood, Antwerp, and Payne Elementary picked a slogan and drew posters illustrating the severe weather of their choice. Some…

Neal Duane Burk

Neal Duane Burk, 64, of New Haven, IN, passed away at home on Saturday, June 3, 2017. Neal was born in Paulding on January 31, 1953 a son of the late Richard & Norma Jean (Fulk) Burk. He served his country in the U.S. Marines from 1971 – 1974 & was a Carpenter at Weigand…

Honor Roll for Antwerp, WT Payne & Paulding

ANTWERP ELEMENTARY HONOR ROLL 4TH NINE WKS 2016-17 ALL A’S  Third Grade: Karam, Ethan; Rogge, Hampton; Billman, Kalli; Hammer, Aubrey; McMichael, Zaine; Zuber, Raelynne Fourth Grade: Carnes, Allison (Ally); Donat, Karsen; Rohrs, Caroline; Shuherk, Eden; Lichty, Aiden; Marlin, Teeghun; Moreno, Braylen; Peters, Madisyn; Thornell, Jessica Fifth Grade: Shook, Kahlea; Spyker, Leila; Hammer, Haley; Hitzeman, Cohen;…

Rain, Rain and Flooding!

Starting around May 19 rain came pouring down from the heavens. The fields were drenched and the ditches and creeks began to fill. So much so that the rivers couldn’t move the volume of water fast enough to accommodate all the rain that continued to fall. Areas around Payne to Paulding along the Flatrock Creek…

Area Flooding Issues Exacerbated By Recent Heavy Rains

By: Josh Steiner After an already excessively wet May, the area continued to see heavy rainfall this week, with many areas from Fort Wayne, Van Wert, Decatur, southern Paulding County and others picking up at least several inches of rain. In fact, at the Fort Wayne International Airport, rainfall totals for the month exceed nine…

Flooding update

A number of residences in and around the Village of Payne and surrounding area were impacted by the flooding of the Flatrock Creek due to heavy rainfall amounts over the past two days. Volunteers in the Payne and Paulding areas have filled over 2500 sandbags that were made available to residents. Additional sandbags had been…

Flooding: Watch Out!

Today and tomorrow you must be extra careful when driving. The areas around Payne to Paulding along the Flatrock Creek are flooding with waters rising quickly. Residents said the flood waters began to cover State Road 49 around 4pm when another downpour added to the deluge. State Road 500 between Payne and Paulding has areas…