Robert Casper of Oakwood and Carey Nance of Melrose went on a special trip this past weekend to New York City, with a stop along the way at a park in Pennsylvania. The trip was a wish granted to Casper by The Angel Foundation in Van Wert, a nonprofit organization that fulfills similar wishes for…
Oakwood Elementary students held a food drive to support the local food pantries in Oakwood and Melrose. Sixth grade students who helped with the delivery of the food are Owen Logan, Kacy Hornish, Aiden Miller, Jocelynn Parrett, Jackson Keller, Elli Barton, Layla Logan, and Tyler Schlatter. Meeting the students at the food pantry in Melrose…
On Saturday, October 7 area people made the Paulding County Habitat for Humanity a successful date for this year’s Hog Run. This year the Toledo Road Runners worked to make this a very professional and successful run to help Habitat. On this day over $11,000 was raised and they will soon know an exact amount.…
The Villages of Oakwood and Melrose in Paulding County, Ohio suffered Flash Flooding Sunday evening, following isolated heavy rains the produced over 4 inches of rain in a short period of time. St. 66 and St. 613 were both closed for a period of time due to the high water. A number of country and township roads were or…
The day started off so normal in the small Paulding County town. Though there are not too many businesses in Melrose, one that is well known in the region is Uncle Fudd’s Diner. It’s been pleasing to customers for years while also providing jobs. On Friday, April 8 about 10 minutes ’til 2 in the…
MELROSE– A Trooper assigned to the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol was one of two injured when a vehicle struck a marked patrol car while the Trooper was assisting a stranded motorist. On October 19, 2015 at approximately 11:26 am, Ray J. Mullins, 79, of Oakwood, was driving east on State…
MELROSE: Richard L. Stroup, age 79, died Sunday, August 23, 2015. He was born June 2, 1936 in Defiance, Ohio, the son of the late Viola (Beard) Stroup. On October 17, 1959 he married Janet P. (Schlegel), who survives. He was a US Army veteran during the Korean War and retired in 1995 from GM…
Melrose United Methodist Church will hold its annual Clothing Giveaway on Saturday, November 1st from 8:30-11:00 a.m. Any and all people are welcome to come get some of these free clothes. Anyone who is looking for something new, different or unique for their wardrobe is also welcome to attend this event. Donations can be given…
How many of you can catch a pig? I mean a tall pig that can run on two feet and can run pretty fast? If you think you can the Habitat for Humanity of Paulding County invites you to the annual Hog Run which will be held on October 11th at the Paulding County Fairgrounds.…
