Railroads and Their Forgotten Towns

By: Kim Sutton Paulding County Bicentennial Committee Part of a series PAULDING – All aboard as we travel through a brief history of Paulding County’s railroads and some of the communities that sprang up beside them. Over time, the names of the railroad companies changed through mergers and acquisitions. To avoid confusion, this article will…

McColley, Roegner Announce Legislation to Immediately Open Ohio

COLUMBUS—State Senators Rob McColley (R-Napoleon) and Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson) yesterday announced introduction of Senate Bill 311, legislation that will immediately end the shutdown of the state. This legislation includes language similar to what was adopted last week by the Ohio House as an amendment to McColley and Roegner’s legislation, Senate Bill 1.   Like Senate Bill 1, the legislation establishes common-sense…

AHS HOLDS 2020 VIRTUAL GRADUATION

Antwerp High School would like to invite everyone to attend the Class of 2020 Virtual Commencement Ceremony on Sunday, May 24th. The video will be available at 2:00 PM on Antwerp Local School’s website, Facebook page, and ALSTV Archers Live YouTube channel. Seniors will also receive an e-mail with a link to the video.  The…

Patrol Focuses on Motorcycle Safety in May During Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

May is National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, and the Ohio State Highway Patrol would like to remind motorcyclists to ride trained and sober. As summer approaches, motorists should be aware of an increase in motorcycles on the roadways.  In 2019, there were 3,585 traffic crashes involving motorcycles that resulted in 165 deaths and 3,245 injuries.…

Antwerp Manor Parade Celebrates Mother’s Day

On Saturday, May 9 the Antwerp Manor held a Parade to celebrate mothers and all of their residents. Residents lined the sidewalk and participants lined up around the block to drive past their loved ones. These new normals are giving  family and friends a chance to connect with their loved ones who live at the…

LOOK THIS PICTURE OVER

OLD ANTWERP By: Stan Jordan This fine old picture is from Ehrhart’s book, it was from a little 4×4 print that the boss here at West Bend News blew up to 8X10 and that makes everything more clear.  Here at your right, is a nice little brick building, probably an office, but all the other…