PAULDING, OH: The bicentennial committee have secured antique guns beautifully engraved with Paulding County’s est. year and a historic picture of the courthouse to be raffled off in honor of Paulding County’s Bicentennial year. There are a total of three guns that will be raffled off to three lucky winners on Wednesday, December 16, 2020…
Come join us for a revival September 11–12 at 6:00 p.m. in the Paulding Courthouse Lawn at the gazebo. Message will be delivered by Pastor Keith Adkins with special music. Come expecting a blessing, bring your friends, family and a lawn chair.
The Woodburn Lions Club will have donuts available this Friday, September 4th from 6:00 – 9:00 pm at the Woodburn Community Park prior to the city fireworks. We will be located at the east end of the park by the Basketball Court. We appreciate your support!
Each year in August the Antwerp Chamber of Commerce announces the Gem of the year at the Day in the Park. However, this year was quite different with the COVID crisis that cancelled the annual Day in the Park event. This year the Antwerp Chamber announces George and Victoria Clemens as their 2020 Gems of…
With the constant and evolving changes in regards to COVID-19, the Community Memorial Hospital Foundation has made some adjustments to the upcoming Purse Bingo event on Saturday, September 26. Instead of being an in-person bingo event, the event will become a reverse drawing on Facebook Live. Those with tickets will be eligible to win one…
By: Katie Oberlin On Thursdays all over the world, Rotarians meet in their local clubs typically to discuss business and projects, have a meal, and take part in a short presentation or program. Parallelly, the Antwerp Rotary Club meets on Thursdays at noon usually at the Essen Haus (means food or eating house in German)…
It might have been easier to give up and wait until next year to put together a community fundraiser amid all the uncertainties we have faced this spring and summer. But old fashioned determination prompted Dennis Bennett, Event Director, to forge ahead when the Spring Fling Charity Event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.…
The State of Ohio’s Minority Health Strike Force has launched the “More Than A Mask” campaign to provide specific messaging and resources within communities of color in Ohio to protect and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, evidence has shown that communities of color have been disproportionately affected by the virus, especially…
ANTWERP – Grant’s Catering has made an adjustment in their catering venue. On Friday, August 28, Grant’s Catering will introduce the Grant’s Catering and Smokin’ Wheels BBQ trailer. It will make its debut in a grand opening event in downtown Antwerp. The newly finished, dual axel travel kitchen, will serve up brisket, ribs, chicken &…
Small municipalities in Ohio that rely on retail sales taxes from apparel, vehicle sales, restaurants and tourism could see as much as a 50 percent decline in tax revenue because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study has found. The study, published Monday in the journal Local Development and Society, also found that municipalities that…
Small coins make a big difference when North Western Electric Cooperative member-owners join together to fund change in their communities. A $7,000 grant was awarded to the Defiance County Fair through the co-op’s Operation Round Up program. The funds will update the sheep barn with new pens, which will increase the overall safety for both…
On Thursday, August 20 Mary Miller presented to Rotary the changes at the Antwerp School since COVID has changed all of the operations from the ground up. The day started with the kids getting on the bus and all wearing a mask. Upon arriving at the school the kids all had their temperatures taken by…
