Vintage Photos Needed for Bicentennial History Book

Photos are needed for Paulding County, Ohio: A Pictorial History Volume III, which is planned for publication by the John Paulding Historical Society later this fall. The book committee is asking for images – including photographs, snapshots, slides, drawings, maps, paintings and printed memorabilia – covering circa 1820 to 2020 from the public to help…

Antwerp Police Reports

On April 22 Job and Family Services requested the department to do a welfare check on a juvenile child. The officer arrived at the residence and found the juvenile was fine. On April 26 A domestic dispute was reported on North Main Street. The officer investigated the incident and arrested an adult female and transported…

Letter to the Editor

Editor’s Note: We here at the West Bend News print all “Letters to the Editor” because we believe that everyone has a Constitutional right to freedom of the press.  In saying that, we do not necessarily agree with the content that is printed. We are just the messengers. The name of the person who wrote…

Fairview Student Wins Statewide Scholarship from Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives

Fairview High Schooler Adriana Roth was awarded a $1,400 scholarship in the Ohio’s Electric Cooperatives Children of Members Scholarship competition. Roth, the daughter of Charles and Jennifer Roth of Ney, was sponsored by North Western Electric Cooperative (NWEC). She is a senior at Fairview High School. Twenty-four students representing each of Ohio’s electric distribution cooperatives…

Fairview FFA Delivers Cookies to Farmers

Throughout the 2020 planting season, Fairview FFA Members delivered cookies to farmers. Over 20 farmers received a small bag of cookies and a note from the Fairview FFA Chapter. The Fairview FFA Chapter is proud to support those farmers who support us.“Once in your life you need a doctor, lawyer, policeman, or preacher but every…