Tag: June

Fairbankses, Weghorsts Recognized at General Assembly 2017

Two iconic awards were presented at Mount Vernon Nazarene University’s Alumni Luncheon on Sunday, June 25, 2017, during the General Assembly of the Church of the Nazarene in Indianapolis, Ind. Drs. E. LeBron and Anne Fairbanks were awarded the Citation of Merit, the highest award given by the university. After LeBron accepted the MVNU presidency…

Paulding County Educators Enjoy Black Swamp Education Extravaganza

By: Patrick Troyer, Education Specialist Educators from Paulding County recently attended the Black Swamp Education Extravaganza held recently at Sauder Village in Archbold, OH. Among those from Paulding County in attendance were: Wendy Baker (Grover Hill Elementary), Linda Plassman (Antwerp Elementary), and Linda Mabis (Antwerp Elementary). Among other attendees were educators from Defiance, Allen, Fulton, Defiance,…

ODOT Presents New Facility

After a year of construction Ohio Department of Transportation had their open House on Tuesday, June, 27 at both Paulding and Hicksville’s brand new facilities. Paulding’s new operations include a 21000+ square foot operations center and vehicle maintenance facility. This new building cost $8.2 million for Paulding County. The former buildings were constructed between 1948…

New PEVS Superintendent Speaks at Kiwanis

Paulding Exempted Village Schools’ new Superintendent, Ken Amstutz, was the speaker at the Kiwanis June 22nd meeting. Amstutz comes to Paulding from the superintendent position at Van Wert City Schools. He is very “pro-kid” and shares that kids are the same as ever, it is the adults and family dynamics that surround them that have…

Woodburn Launches Summerfest

Summerfest took off for 2017 at Woodburn on Friday and Saturday, June 23 & 24. The annual event works hard to bring people from in and out of the community together for a day of fun and frolic activities at the Woodburn Community Park. The first night was trivia and the beer tent. Then on…

Paulding County Fair Grand and Reserve Auction Animals

Grand Champion Market Hog: Alan Griffiths, #127, Suds 24/7 Inc. – Cooper Farms,  $ 700.00 Reserve Champion Market Hog: Trevor Speice, #121, Ace Rental Place, $ 600.00 Grand Champion Market Lamb: Bejamin Weible, #371, Jewell Grain Company, $ 700.00 Reserve Champion Market Lamb: Brooke Greulach, #283, Baughman Tile Company, $ 700.00 Grand Champion Single Fryer:…

Oliver Jay Stieglitz

HARLAN, INDIANA: Oliver Jay Stieglitz passed away suddenly Thursday morning June 29, 2017 at the age of 89. Oliver was born April 16, 1928 in Gridley, IL, the son of George and Elizabeth (Schwartz) Stieglitz.   His family moved to a farm in Harlan, IN, in 1932 and he resided in that area the rest…

James Howard

James Howard, 65, passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Canterbury Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Fort Wayne. James was a native and lifetime resident of Fort Wayne, IN. He worked as a crane operator with Fort Wayne Structural Steel for several years. He was a member of, Community of Christ Church. He loved music,…

Payne Celebrates at Rock the Block

The street was closed in downtown Payne, Ohio to celebrate the first annual event for “Rock the Block”. It was put on by the City and the Payne Chamber of Commerce. Mayor Steve Wobler worked hard to come up with the idea and promote it. “It’s our first year for this and we are seeing…

25TH Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Pieper of Paulding will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary on June 27th. Jeff Pieper and Anne Kelly were married on June 27, 1992 at the Paulding United Methodist Church. They have two children, Mikayla Pieper of Westerville, OH and Bailey Pieper of Paulding. The couple plans to celebrate their anniversary with…