Antwerp: October 29 — Costume Parade & Judging – Parade line up at Antwerp Manor on Archer Dr. at 3:15 p.m. Parade will go through town to the Fire Department for the Costume Judging. Trick or Treat to follow, 5:00-6:30 p.m. Payne: October 29 — Trick or Treat: 4:30-6:00 p.m. for younger kids. Costume judging…
This past week 5th and 6th grade students from Antwerp, Oakwood, Paulding, WT Grover Hill, and WT Payne Elementary participated in the GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) Think-a-Thon hosted by the 6th grade students at WT Grover Hill Elementary. They competed in both indoor and outdoor thinking stations that incorporated problem solving, plexors, analogies, and…
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. “We are treating this as a suspicious death. There are no obvious signs of…
Oakwood Elementary students held a Veterans Day Parade on November 11 in Oakwood. They lined the circle drive at the school with flags. A veteran, Bud Schilt, was honored with his granddaughter Kristen and Oakwood Elem.’s patriotic clown, Vinnie, who rode his unicycle through the parade. Oakwood Elementary’s own Jeff Sheppard, who is the daytime custodian,…
The Paulding County Carnegie Library is open Monday to Thursday 10-7, Friday 10-5 and Saturday 10-1. For any information, please call 419-399-2032. Check out the website at www.mypccl.org, we have databases of useful information. Ancestry.com is free to use at the library. Be sure to click on the calendar for upcoming events at all the…
OAKWOOD, OH Roger Jacob Spangler, 81 of Oakwood passed away at 4:15 a.m., Saturday, January 16, 2021 at The Meadows of Kalida. He was born January 20, 1939 in Oakwood to the late Oliver and Clara Bell (Shafer) Spengler. On march 25, 1961, he married Marie Dearth whom he shared a loving marriage of 58…
A seven month investigation by Oakwood assistant Chief of Police and Oakwood Elementary School Resource Officer Gary Smiddy, lead to the execution of a search warrant on Thursday, October 8, 2020 which has resulted in the arrest of a local Oakwood man. During the search warrant 26 full-grown Marijuana plants were confiscated with an estimated…
The Black Swamp Community Cruise took place on September 19 with the winner announced today (September 20). This was a fun event that people absolutely loved. The expectations this year with COVID may not have been as high as other established events, but ended up having excellent weather and a tremendous turnout! Hopefully, you did…
Brown Township – On June 15, 2020, at approximately 10:01 A.M., Troopers from the Van Wert Post responded to a crash that occurred on State Route 66 south of County Road 166, Brown Township, in Paulding County. Anthony B. Baxter, 20 years of age, of Payne, Ohio, was driving a 2001 Ford Taurus northbound on…
Oakwood, Ohio—An arrest warrant was issued for David Abram Ziesel, age 40, from West Palm Beach, Florida, yesterday evening for robbing the Oakwood branch of the State Bank earlier that day. This afternoon, shortly before 3:00 p.m., Ziesel walked into the probation office in West Palm Beach where he had a scheduled appointment. Ziesel was…
Oakwood, Ohio—Today shortly after 9:00 a.m., deputies were dispatched to State Bank & Trust Co. at 218 North First Street, Oakwood, Ohio, regarding a bank robbery. A man entered the bank around 9:12 a.m. dressed in dark pants, a light colored hooded jacket with a black stripe. He was wearing a mask over his face…
OAKWOOD – Verda Ellen Leatherman, 102, of Oakwood went to her heavenly home surrounded by her loving son and grandchildren on June 2, 2019 at Paulding County Hospital. She was born the youngest of seven children to Pearl Harmon and Mary (Leatherman) Taylor in Paulding County, November 16, 1916. She graduated from Oakwood High School…
Oakwood Elementary Choir put on a Christmas program for the student body and again for parents and friends on Tuesday, Dec. 18th. The choir shared many beautiful Christmas songs and performed a couple of dances from “The Nutcracker”.
