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Like swirling leaves in autumn, such has been the last few months with many rumors about the future of a local hospital. Most are not entirely true, but all seem to have some basis in reality. A grim picture was painted, but with hope, at the Community Memorial Hospital meeting that took place with the…
The Paulding County Republican Central Committee met on Thursday, January 5, 2023 for regular business and to appoint a new County Commissioner after Roy Klopfenstein’s seat was vacated as he was elected to the OH state legislature in the 2022 election. Jan Commers read the secretary minutes from the last meeting and Blane Fickel gave…
By: Bryce Steiner This is a letter addressed to the Ohio House Ways and Means Committee. Currently, there is a bill proposed that would remove the necessity of legal notices concerning citizens to not be in newspapers. May 10, 2021 Dear House Ways and Means Committee, I understand that House Bill 255 would limit the…
By: Bryce Steiner All of you readers from Paulding County who have had kids in any of the school sports, probably know of, or at least heard of, Jim Bowers. He’s the photographer that has been shooting sports since the early to mid 1990’s of kids from Paulding County. In an early morning 2019 fire…
It has taken 37 years for John Kobee to reach the top at the Antwerp Exchange Bank! John was recently named the President and CEO of the Bank and the three locations (Antwerp, Harlan, and Payne) after Ron Eschbach retired in December. John started at the bank as Assistant Cashier on September 21, 1983 right…
In Memoriam of Stan Jordan By: Bryce Steiner It was in 2005, just a few weeks after the West Bend News opened, that I met for the first time Stan Jordan. He had retired from the US Postal Service a couple decades earlier and now was mowing the cemetery for the village of Antwerp. He…
By: Bryce Steiner I was at the Paulding County Economic Development press conference on Thursday about the Union Bank and the new coffee Shop “Grounded” announcement. While I was there Dave Burtch opened up the floor for business/economic ideas in Paulding County. One young man from Youth For Christ asked one of the top things…
West Bend News writer and Antwerp resident Stan Jordan passed away yesterday evening, January 13. Please be considerate of his family and the West Bend News family, and give time for mourning at this time. We miss you very much! Stan gave us many years to great fun, history and friendship. Rest In Peace 1924-2021…
CECIL: Vernon E. Ankney age 73 died Friday, June 26, 2020. He was born January 17, 1947 son of the late Forest E. and Ethel M. (Grew) Ankney. On July 9, 1966 he married Paula Singer who survives. He retired in 1993 from General Motors Powertrain, Defiance after 27 ½ years. He is also survived…
PAYNE, OHIO Stephen W. Reznikov, 75, of Payne, passed away at home on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Steve was born in Chicago, Illinois on April 22, 1945, a son of the late Fanny (Reznikov) and Kenneth Payuk. He worked for many years at Parker Hannifin. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Judy…
In the proofreading and copy editing process of any publication, many actions take place to get ready for “going to press”. Grammar checking, spell checking, fact checking and content approval are the four main components that we focus on when collecting articles and press releases for publication in West Bend News. We do our best…
Early afternoon on Friday, May 24 A call came into the Paulding County 911 dispatch to report a possible body floating in the flooded Maumee River. A couple were traveling south on Country Rd 73 crossing the Forders Bridge East of Antwerp near County Road 424 (old Us 24) when they spotted what they believed…
