Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker I remember when I was little of my grandpa taking me up to a photographers studio and having my picture taken. I sat in a little chair and posed with my legs crossed and my arms folded. I really didn’t care for the whole picture taking experience, however,…
Northwest State Hosts Smash Invitational Tournament
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Archbold, Ohio – On April 23rd, Northwest State Community College hosted the first Northwest State Smash Invitational Tournament. Competitors from around the region met in the college atrium to battle each other in Nintendo’s Smash Bros. Ultimate. Over twenty competitors battled for over four hours until NSCC Visual Communication Graphic Design student, Michael Montgomery, came…
21ST ANNUAL CMHF GOLF OUTING
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The 21st Annual Community Memorial Hospital Foundation Golf Outing is scheduled to be held on Thursday, June 3, at Auglaize Golf Course near Defiance. The outing will begin at 9:00 a.m. and entries include 18-holes of golf and cart, door prizes, drinks and snacks during the outing and a meal following the completion of the…
Ohio State Highway Patrol Investigates Fatal Crash
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Defiance – The Defiance Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal crash that occurred on May 6, 2021, at approximately 9:01 A.M. The crash occurred on State Route 2 near the intersection of Farmer Mark Road in Farmer Township, Defiance County. Tyler L. McIntosh, age 20, of Montpelier, Ohio, was driving…
RETURN OF LIVE THEATRE AT VAN WERT CIVIC THEATRE
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Van Wert Civic Theatre is thrilled to announce the return of live theatre. Last Tango in Little Grimley opens Friday, May 7 for a six-performance run. This 45-minute comedic romp features four actors who portray members of a local dramatic society. Actually, they are the only four members left. If this group is to survive,…
PPEC Wins National 1st-Place Award for COVID-19 “Hope Isn’t Cancelled” Video
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Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative (PPEC) recently took a first-place gold title in the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s Spotlight on Excellence Awards in the “Best Digital Storytelling” category for their “Hope Isn’t Cancelled” video. The video, released in June 2020, explained the co-op’s multi-faceted campaign to motivate the community at the peak of the pandemic…
Paulding County Agronomy Committee to Offer Scholarship
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By: Sarah Noggle, OSU Extension Agriculture, and Natural Resources, Paulding County The Paulding County Agronomy Committee is pleased to offer their Agricultural Scholarship again in 2021. This yearly scholarship (approximately $200) is funded with interest from a $5000 gift in November of 1995 from the Paulding County Agronomy Committee, Inc. to the Paulding County 4-H…
Paulding County Business Advisory Council Meets
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The Paulding County Business Advisory Council held their quarterly meeting this week at the Paulding Exempted Village (PEVS) High School FFA room. Discussion about how to build the county workforce was the main focus. Representatives from ten of the county’s largest employers, the Superintendents of all three county schools, Ohio Means Jobs (OMJ), Northwest State…
ANTWERP CHAMBER OF COMMERCE – BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
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Discount! Discount !
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Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker I am always looking for some kind of a good deal. Maybe I am a penny pincher, but to me there is nothing better than getting a discount or having a coupon for an item. It seems as if Sunday newspapers usually have the fliers with coupons in…
Antwerp Police
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On April 9 a resident of the village called the Antwerp Police about the laws on fishing. He was givien the Ohio DNR phone number for asking them about the fishing laws. On April 11 a resident reported that her sister had recently been staying with her and she suspected her sister of abusing drugs.…
ANTWERP ELEMENTARY STUDENT COUNCIL PURCHASE NEW PLAYGROUND BALLS
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Marion “Bud” Mabis
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Antwerp, OH“Bud” Mabis Marion “Bud” Mabis, 83, of Antwerp, passed away Monday, April 26, 2021 at Vancrest of Payne. Bud was born in Monroeville, Indiana on April 5, 1938, a son of the late Beatrice Norwood and Merle Mabis. It was evident to everyone who knew Bud that his passion in life was God, family…
