On Tuesday, October 2020 members of the Fairview FFA Chapter participated in the state soil judging contest, which was held virtually. Freshman members participated in the urban soils contest, while sophomore members participated in the rural soils contest. During the contest, students evaluated the soils through a series of videos and then chose the best…
By: Staci Miller, Ag Education Teacher On Thursday, October 15th members of the Ag Business and Plant and Animal Science classes painted pumpkins during class to share with the residents of local nursing homes. In the past, we have visited our local nursing homes delivering fruit bags and putting on petting zoos for the residents…
On Thursday, October 29, 2020, Congressman Bob Latta and Paulding County EMA Director Ed Bohn visited Antwerp Local School and went live on the ALSTV Archers Live YouTube channel to recognize two Antwerp students, senior Eric Thornell and freshman Connar Shiple. During the quarantine–and still today–Thornell and Shiple have used the school’s and their own 3D printers…
OCTOBER 29, 2020: A COVID-19 pop-up testing site will be available in Defiance County on Friday, October 30thfrom 1:00pm to 6:00pm at the George M. Smart Athletic Center 1000 Webster Street Defiance, Ohio Anyone can get a no-cost test at this event, which is a partnership between Defiance County General Health District, Defiance College, the Ohio…
PAULDING, OH – AgCredit, a member owned farm credit lending firm from northwest Ohio, has made the move into a revamped retail space at 839 N. Williams street on the north end of the village. AgCredit was previously located in a temporary office in the Small Business Innovation Center (SBIC). With the announcement of this…
The Union Bank had their official Paulding Branch Ribbon Cutting on Tuesday, October 27. Community leaders welcomed Stacy Cox, Executive Vice President and CFO, of the bank. Big things are happening in banking in the area because of hiring local people for the branch. Paulding Mayor Greg White said he appreciated the fact they bank…
The Antwerp Chamber of Commerce officially welcomed the new owners of Antwerp G-Mart to the Antwerp community on Saturday, October 17, 2020 with a Ribbon-cutting ceremony. Owner, Harry Garcha was also hosting a Grand Opening event at the gas station/convenience store with samples of his new food menu. The kitchen has recently been renovated to…
The Antwerp Rotary had a meeting on Thursday, October 15 according the regular scheduled programming. After the dinner and formalities, President Tim Derck asked Bryce Steiner of the West Bend News to elaborate concerning the article of the Biden Campaign in Toledo and not being able to attend as a member of the press. Shawn…
Charles F. Fowler, 73 years, of Hicksville, passed away Sunday, October 25, 2020 in his home. Charles was born September 18, 1947 in Waynesboro, Tennessee, the son of the late Frank Fowler and Ruth (Griggs) Murphy. Charles proudly served our country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. He loved American muscle cars…
