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Local Group Start Yard Sign Campaign

Heather Miller, Jeanne Schooley, Kathie Roth, Rita Diaz, and Sue Arend (absent Laura Priest). What started as an idea, turned into a prayer, turned into a calling, turned into a call to action, turned into a Yard Sign Campaign. This was the sequence of events that let up to a prayer group’s response to the…

Ruth A. Whitman-Andrew

FLORIDA, OH: Former Paulding County resident, Ruth A. Whitman-Andrew, age 78, passed away on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at The Gardens of Paulding. Ruth was born July 4, 1943 to the late Alonzo and Ruth (Adams) Golliver. She was a bus driver for Wayne Trace Schools for 15 years as well as for Tinora, Ayresville,…

WOODBURN CHALK WALK

Artists of all ages braved the chilly weather during this fall’s chalk walk on October 30th at Woodburn’s Clocktower Plaza, sponsored by the Woodburn Lions Club. Other Saturday morning events included a pumpkin decorating contest, candy count, and face painting sponsored by Reliance Technology Group. Winners of the chalk walk included:  Katy Niles, Best in Show; Ages…

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…

Rams roll to win over Panthers

League leading Tinora made the trip to Paulding Tuesday night in Green Meadows Conference volleyball action and the Lady Rams went home with a straight set victory over the Panthers. The green and white captured game one 25-21 before coasting to a 25-14 win in the second set. Tinora then wrapped up the night by…

Jessica Lavon Thornell

Jessica Lavon Thornell, 15, of Antwerp, passed away Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville. Jessica was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on August 31, 2006, a daughter of Amy Jane (Miller) and Gary Thornell. She was a freshman at Antwerp High School, where she excelled in everything she did. She enjoyed playing…

Robert P. Phlipot

SHERWOOD:  Robert P. Phlipot, age 93, died Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at the Brookview Healthcare Center, Defiance., OH. He was born January 12, 1928 in Paulding, son of Leonard and Ilo (Noggle) Phlipot.  On January 12, 1971 he married Evelyn Gotsth who preceded him in death on March 1, 2006.  He retired in 1990 from McDonald Construction, and…

Thomas David Beyer

PAULDING, OH: Thomas David Beyer, age 83, died Monday, July 26, 2021. He was born in Allenville, OH, on November 8, 1937, son of the late Jesse and Mary M. (Shamp) Beyer. On April 17, 1981 he married Gloria A. Harmon, who survives. Thomas was a U.S. Army Veteran and was employed by Ohio Power,…

Police in Paulding Need Your Help – Monday AM break-ins

The Paulding Police reported numerous break-ins in vehicles around the north side of Paulding residences. The two main areas were Countryside Estates and Emerald Acres. As of this time, the video cameras have been examined and it appears to be a white male approximately 5’1-“-6′ tall, possibly driving a SUV.   Anybody with information or…

Eleanor E. Fellers

PAULDING: Eleanor E. Fellers age 88 died Wednesday, January 6, 2021. She was born February 10, 1932 in Paulding County, daughter of the late Frank and Gail (Stouffer) Carnahan. On December 8, 1951 she married Donald J. Fellers who preceded her in death on May 7, 2008.  She is survived by her children: Gail (Don)…

Antwerp Crash Under investigation – Warrant Issued

Antwerp, Ohio—Tuesday, January 5, 2021, shortly after 5:00 p.m., a police chase began here when a deputy was dispatched to South Erie Street, Antwerp, Ohio, to assist a village police officer with searching a vehicle he had stopped for traffic violations. Once the deputy arrived on scene and officers approached the suspect vehicle, the suspect…

Kenneth Fain Lowe

Antwerp, OH Kenneth Fain Lowe, 68, of Antwerp, passed away Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. Fain was born in Jefferson City, TN on January 18, 1952. He worked at General Motors Foundry and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Antwerp. He will be remembered most for his contagious…