Local writers and stories
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt Navigating by GPS (Good People Service) On a snowy afternoon when I was around 16 years old, I learned how important it is to have good people around…
By: Ron Burt Millstream Update Race fans and drivers are looking forward to Millstream Speedway coming back to life in 2024. For years it hosted major races before it went idle. New owners Matt and Beth Cogley have been working hard on the track and grounds and fans have volunteered time to help. Matt knows…
By: Mark Holtsberry Hosea Gerald Hummell was born in Antwerp, Ohio January 25, 1897. The son of Leroy, born in Ohio, November of 1873 and Catherine (Doyle) Hummell, born in Ohio, December of 1874. This couple was married June 30, 1894 in Paulding, Ohio. By 1900 the Hummell family was living in Antwerp. The family…
Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker T’was the night before Christmas, God glanced over the earth. He looked to and fro, All over its girth. They missed it again, He said with a sigh, A heavy heart and tear in his eye. I gave them my son, So they could be free. My greatest…
“Serving overseas as a small-town boy from America is intense, stressful and humorous! Enjoy a light-hearted story with me from our last 20 years overseas!” —Matt When is it my turn I think we might start out in life with more patience than we get when we are older. Waiting seems harder for adults, except…
When our children were young, they each hung a stocking on the mantle, and before we went to bed Christmas eve, we would fill them with an orange, candy, or small toys. When I grew up we had a similar tradition that I always assumed to be German. Our ancestors came from Alsace Lorraine, and…
By: Ron Burt Outlaw Supermodifieds At Plymouth Saturday, May 11th the Outlaw 350 Supermodified Series makes its debut at the speedway. The 350’s run a crate motor. The car body can run the standard off-set mid-engine, rear engine, or an outlaw sprint style. All the cars run a rear wing to hold them down on…
By: Mark Holtsberry John Marconi Jacobs was born September 7, 1886 in Paulding Township. The son of Marconi Pettit born March 14, 1838 in Ohio and Ellen (Stout) Jacobs born May 4, 1842 in Ohio. This couple was married August 24, 1865 in Paulding, Ohio. Now this was not Marconi’s first wife. He was married…
Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker “I’m so Lonesome I could Cry,” “It’s Crying Time again,” “Cry me a river,” “Crying my Heart out over You,” “Crying,” “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain,” are all songs about crying. They are sad songs, lonely songs and heartbroken songs. Crying for me is almost like a…
When I think I about fall I think about selling apples. I’ve sold apples or cider nearly all of my life. Back in the day, seems like nearly everyone had an apple tree or two and were glad to get rid of the apples. At that time there were at least two cider mills where…
By: Ron Burt Attica Raceway Park has announced the official final point standings. The racetrack handed out $47,000 in point fund money to the top 10 in the track’s three weekly divisions for 2023. The 410 Sprint Car Champion is Cap Henry. He won the trifecta of local sprint car racing in 2023. He won…
By: Mark Holtsberry Forest McKinley Jenkins was born in Haviland, Ohio, February 5, 1897. The son of John Andrew born March 30, 1862 in Jeffersonville, Ohio and Susie May (Gunderman) Jenkins born October 20, 1872 in Franklin County, Ohio. This couple was married October 23, 1895 in Paulding. By 1900, this couple, John and Susie,…
