Payne, OH John “Jack” Phipps, 84, of Payne passed away Saturday April 23, 2016 at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne. Jack was born in Warren, Ohio on September 30, 1931 a son of the late Margaret Phipps Essex and J. Porter Phipps. He was a farmer by trade but gardening and all things green was a passion for…
The 25th Annual Battle of the Books has begun! Teams from Paulding, Payne, Antwerp, Oakwood, Grover Hill and Divine Mercy are battling the week of April 4th for the honor of representing their school during the Battle of the Books finale on Wednesday, April 13th at 12:30 p.m. at the Youth Leadership Building on the…
Brent Alan Waggoner, 49, of Payne passed away Saturday, April 9, 2016. Brent was born in Van Wert on May 6, 1966, a son of Judy Ann (Thatcher) Wistner and the Kenneth Stanley Waggoner. He graduated from Wayne Trace High School, attended Vantage Career Center and held the same job at Herbert Orr since graduation. Brent…
Advanced Coatings & Blasting is new to Paulding County. Tim and Kenji Harvey have teamed up with Dan and Traci Bowers to bring some services that have been lacking in the area. On the coating side of the business Tim is busy doing custom powder coating for everything from Harley parts and tractor pulling chassis…
This year’s 24-hour Basketball Marathon hosted 106 teams in 7 divisions of play. The Marathon successfully raised approximately $7,200.00. The Marathon Committee & Paulding Area Support Society would like to thank everyone for the continued support in Paulding Counties great sports spectacular. The Marathon also received a $200.00 donation from Antwerp V.F.W. this year which…
Van Wert – The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two vehicle crash that occurred on US 30 at Liberty Union Road in Van Wert County. At approximately 11:00 a.m. this morning, a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu, driven by Linda Page, age 77 from Payne, was southbound on Liberty Union…
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…
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…
PAYNE, OH: Loretta F. Wyss age 79 died Sunday, January 3, 2016. She was born May 26, 1937 in Mt. Hope, WV, the daughter of the late Edward T. and Grace M. (Deal) Lumsden. On November 19, 1988 she married Joseph N. Wyss, who preceded her in death in 2002. She retired from Taylor Products…
Audit Confirms Paulding County Probation Department Theft by MungerColumbus – The former director of probation services for the Paulding County Court Probation Department illegally collected $10,000 in cash from probationers, created fake receipts and never deposited the money with the county, according to an audit released today by Auditor of State Dave Yost. Emily Munger was…
Joshua Robert Cooper, 34, of Toledo, formerly of Payne passed away suddenly Monday, October 26, 2015 in Toledo. Joshua was born in Seoul, South Korea, on June 10, 1981. Josh was an assembly manager at Hickman. He was a 1999 graduate of Wayne Trace High School and then attended Owens Community College in Toledo. His…
Florence Elizabeth Fisher, 88, of Payne passed away Sunday, October 18, 2015 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice Center. Florence was born in Antwerp on October 26, 1926, a daughter of the late Ollie Mae (Sharp) and Lawrence Edward Williams. She loved to bake and was known for her great wedding cake baking skills. Florence also…
