Category: School

OAKWOOD VETERANS DAY PARADE

Oakwood Elementary School is planning a Veteran’s Day Parade for all area veterans on Thursday, November 11th from 10:15-10:35 in front of the school. Mackenzie Leatherman is shown placing a flag in front of the school for last year’s parade. We encourage veterans young and old to come and drive through our patriotic parade and…

We Love Our Mummies!

Ann’s Bright Beginners made mummies for Halloween and talked about real and fantasy.  We know that things that people dress up for at Halloween time are not real, but we can have fun pretending when we dress up!  Shown here with their mummies are: Harper Snyder, Owen Gamble, Mylann Good, Nathan Sizemore and Kyla Barajas. …

Antwerp Volleyball Players Recognized at Check Presentation

On October 11th, the Antwerp volleyball team organized a Volley for the Cure game against Van wert for breast cancer awareness. Through a lot of fundraising and great support of the Antwerp and Van Wert communities they raised over $1,500 for the Francine’s Friends organization. The employees from Breast Diagnostic Center, Madison Derickson, Sue Fowler,…

WRITE-IN MELANIE FORRER FOR WAYNE TRACE SCHOOL BOARD

My name is Melanie Forrer.  I am a lifelong resident of Payne, Ohio and a graduate of Wayne Trace High School, and Ohio Northern University.  Together, my husband Mike and I have three children who have graduated from Wayne Trace, and our youngest son is currently a Sophomore at Wayne Trace. Upon graduation for college,…

Paulding teachers donate food items

PEA members are hopeful that a fair and equitable agreement can be reached in the very near future. Paulding teachers and the Paulding Board of Education have been in negotiations since April 12, 2021, without reaching an agreement. The contract between the PEA and the Paulding Board of Education expired June 30, 2021.  The Paulding…

Panthers fall in sectional finals to Rams

The high school volleyball season came to a close for the Paulding Lady Panthers on Wednesday as the maroon and white fell in straight sets to host Tinora in Division III sectional final action. The green and white posted a 25-14 win in the opening set before following that up with a 25-15 victory in…

Archers fall to Aces in sectional finals

Antwerp saw its season come to a close on Thursday as the Lady Archers were swept by host Hicksville in Division IV sectional final volleyball action. The Lady Aces captured game one 25-15 before taking the second set 25-20. Hicksville then cruised to a 25-13 win to conclude the match. Astianna Coppes picked up 14…

PC Opportunity Center Open House

The Paulding County Opportunity Center (PCOC), and the Western Buckeye Educational Service Center (WBESC), will be hosting an Open House on Tuesday, October 26th from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm.  Both entities are now located in what is commonly referred to as the Parc Lane Training Center building at 900 Fairground Drive.   The Paulding…

Antwerp VB Seniors presented After Volleyball game

There are five seniors on the Antwerp Varsity Volleyball team that will be retiring their position soon. The girls were presented following the game against Hicksville Faith Nestleroad is the daughter of Curtis and Jennifer Nestleroad. She intends to attend University of Findlay for the Pre-vet program and either work as a STNA or as…

Altimus, Recker lead Archers over Bulldogs

Carson Altimus found Kaden Recker for a 25-yard touchdown pass with 42 seconds remaining in the contest to lift the Antwerp Archers to a 22-14 win over visiting Edgerton Friday night in Green Meadows Conference football play. The win for the Archers, which was the squad’s fifth consecutive victory, improves Antwerp to 7-2 overall on…