Several videos were recorded by various people of the tornado that touched down on the east side of Paulding County on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. One lady was in her house when the tornado struck. It moved it off its foundation. Along CR 151, west of Melrose, was part of the tornado’s path, saw the…
By: Mark Holtsberry Crist Clarence Kimmel was born April 28, 1896 in Melrose, Ohio. The son of Clarence Burkey and Myrtle Kimmel. She was born October 17, 1882 in Paulding County. The daughter of Hugh Scott Kimmel and Mary E. Kimmel. By 1900, Mytrle and Crist were living with her parents in Brown Township. On…
This week on our show we get bonus coverage. Meet Miranda Schlatter, owner of Maid to Achieve Cleaning Service and co-owner of Double Ds Dairy Bar in Melrose. Meet Erika Dobbelaere, co-owner of Double Ds Dairy Bar and a graduate of the Panthers for Careers program at Paulding High School. Hear how education, workforce, business,…
Just in time for the Memorial Day Weekend, the Oakwood/Melrose Hometown Hereos Committee has installed 131 banners on posts throughout the communities. The distinctive red, white, and blue banner program was over a year in the making and was coordinated with the help of the local American Legion Post #341. “The community support for this…
