By: Mark Holtsberry Canal Street Five – part 2 of 5 Forest Frederick Ours, the son of John Edward and Elma Lee (Guyton) Ours, was born, August 9, 1925, in Antwerp, Ohio. Forest’s Father John was born August 3, 1890, in Paulding County, Ohio, John had registered for the draft in World War I, was …
Leinard Mobile Home Park Changes Hands
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Saturday April 17 was a special day for many people of Antwerp. Mary Leinard, who has owned the Leinard Mobile Home Park for many years, and previously her father, presented a banquet for people in her life that made a difference in her small part of the world that she loves – Antwerp, Ohio. The…
Dog Warden Visits Antwerp Elementary
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Wayne Trace Grover Hill Students of The Month
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Genesis House Gets New Owners
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The Antwerp Chamber of Commerce welcomed the new owners of the Genesis House this week with members of the Chamber of Commerce. The ribbon cutting is a standard procedure for new business in Antwerp, and new business owners is no different. Cris and Amy Hopkins took over the coffee house and restaurant location on April…
Paulding High School SOM
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MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY
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By: Mark Holtsberry Canal Street Five – part 1 of 5 About 2 years ago, Stan Jordan and I were talking about these gentleman (The Canal Street Five). He not only knew them, he knew where they lived! We talked about running an article or two, covering the lives of these Antwerp guys. I remember…
PAULDING MIDDLE SCHOOL SOM
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TOO OLD TO DIE YOUNG
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Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker When I was little, I thought my Mama was old at age 30. I thought my grandparents were ancient at age 50. Now my views have changed on what is “old.” Today, I think anyone close to 95 may be old. None of us want to face our…
LifeWise Academy Coming to Paulding
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LifeWise Academy will be opening a location to serve the students at Paulding Exempted Village Schools in the Fall of 2021. LifeWise is a Released Time Religious Instruction (RTRI) program which provides character focused, Bible- based education to public school students. With parental permission, students will be released from school during the school day to…
Paulding County Business Weekly Program Kicks Off
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PAULDING COUNTY, OH – A new business radio program/podcast will be kicking off in the county. The Paulding County Business Weekly (PCBW) program will be a business informational program highlighting businesses from around Paulding County. The intent is to help those in our villages, county, and even the Midwest region learn what goes on behind…
Fairview’s Mavis Wins Scholarship
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By: Carrie Zeedyk and Gracie Willitzer Cassie Mavis, Fairview FFA Chapter Vice President, applied for and won the Ohio FFA Dr. Earl ‘Doc’ Kantner Scholarship. Cassie will be receiving $2,500 to go towards her schooling. Cassie will be attending the Ohio State University majoring in Agribusiness.
US 127 Shutdown Causes Tragedy
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The Van Wert Post investigated a single fatality traffic crash on US 127 and CR 176. Prior to the fatality crash, a mobile home struck a Windstream telephone wire causing it to hang lower than its required height. A commercial tractor trailer traveling southbound on US 127 was attempting to turn westbound onto CR 176…
