West Bend News writer and Antwerp resident Stan Jordan passed away yesterday evening, January 13. Please be considerate of his family and the West Bend News family, and give time for mourning at this time. We miss you very much! Stan gave us many years to great fun, history and friendship. Rest In Peace 1924-2021…
DEFIANCE – Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers located and seized a vehicle that was involved in a fatal traffic crash in the village of Edgerton. Troopers identified and questioned a driver for potential involvement with the incident. Charges will be pending until the investigation is completed and presented to the Williams County Prosecutor. The Ohio…
*Update* – October 15, 2016 at 03:54 PM, Alexis Bickle died as a result of her injuries** York Township – The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Van Wert Post is investigating an injury crash that occurred at approximately 3:32 P.M. Wednesday afternoon on Greenville Road just west of Mendon Road, in Van Wert County. A 2001…
Autopsy report is clear on the injury.Preliminary results on the cause of death involving Wilma A. Schwartz of Fort Wayne, Indiana were released today by Paulding County Coroner Joseph Kuhn. According to the Lucas County, Ohio Coroner’s Office (where Paulding County’s autopsies are conducted), Schwartz was killed by a single gunshot to the head. This…
Another Death Investigation in Paulding CountyCecil, Ohio–Deputies were called to Rochester Cemetery near the intersection of US 127 and Road 424 in Crane Township to investigate a dead body in the grass. At around 7:00 p.m. March 15th, a man was mushroom hunting along the south edge of the cemetery and located a deceased male…
Antwerp Individual found to be the victim.Tully Township – The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Van Wert Post is investigating the death of John M. Chilcote, age 58, of Antwerp, Ohio. On Friday, October 9th, at 4:31pm a passerby observed Mr. Chilcote lying along the north side of US 30 near a culvert. Troopers from the…
Payne, Ohio—As a result of the death investigation of Cary Parsons, age 50. of 202 East Townline Street, which occurred on August 15, 2015, one related arrest has been made. On August 16, 2015, Andrew J. Martin, age 26, of Payne, Ohio, was arrested on preliminarily charges of Illegal Manufacturing of Drugs, a 3rd degree…
PAYNE: Sharon E. Forrer, age 72 died Sunday, April 26, 2015. She was born in Paulding County, Ohio, the daughter of Raymond and Beulah (Anderson) Weisman. On July 2, 1982 she married Robert L. Forrer, who survives. She was a graduate of Huntington College; retired in 2001 from BF Goodrich-Uniroyal and was a member of…
Hicksville, Ohio Edward J. McCalla, 74, died Thursday, April 9, 2015 at Community Memorial Hospital, Hicksville. Born on May 2, 1940, in Antwerp, Ohio, he was the son of the late Eugene and Catherine (Heck) McCalla On June 26, 1965, he was united in marriage to Judy Anderson and she survives. Ed was owner of…
Update: The plane that crashed between Grover Hill and Wayne Trace High School appears to have been flying from Iowa to Findlay according to a local pilot who has tracked information based upon a missing plane. The course began at 4 pm and ended around 6 pm in an untimely fashion. At nearly 5 pm…
Grover Hill, Ohio— On November 6, 2014, shortly before 6:00 p.m., 911 calls were received about a possible explosion near Rd 60 & Rd 137 located in Latty Township. First responders located a crash involving a small aircraft in an open field at the above intersection. “At this time, due to the level of destruction…
What creature kills the most humans each year? You may be thinking an Anaconda or a Shark. What about Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! Maybe it’s the Pirhana? It’s probably not what’s in your worst nightmare, according to the Bill Gates Foundation. These little critters are more than just annoying, they can be…
STATEHOUSE- State Representative Phyllis Pond (R- New Haven) passed away on Sunday, September 22nd at 6:34 pm after being diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis in early September. Rep. Pond was elected to the state legislature in 1978 and was the longest serving female state representative in the history of Indiana. She was also the first female…
