First United Methodist Youth is hosting a “Drive By Shoe Drop Off” on Saturday, April 25 from 9am – 12pm at 113 W. Central Ave. in Van Wert. You can drive up to the Central Street doors of the First United Methodist Church and we will come to your car and get your donated bags…
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Suspect At Large – Your Help Needed
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If you have any information, please contact the Sheriff’s Office.Today approximately 11:30 a.m., information was received that a Paulding County Jail inmate, Abbie Leann Holton, age 26, walked away from a medical facility in Lima, Ohio, while on furlough for a medical purpose. The furlough was issued by the Paulding County Common Pleas Court. Holton…
Richard W. Emerling
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PAULDING: Richard W. Emerling Sr. age 66 died Friday, March 27, 2015 at Van Wert Inpatient Hospice, Van Wert, Ohio. He was born March 14, 1949 in Defiance, Ohio, the son of William and Frieda (Bostater) Emerling. On August 19, 1976 he married Cheryl A. Tunis, who survives. He retired in 2014 from John Manville,…
Pam Tebow at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center
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On Wednesday, March 18, Pam Tebow spoke to a group of 185 at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. The event was to benefit Hands of Hope Pregnancy Services in Paulding, OH. Mrs. Tebow shared stories of her family’s ministries around the world, and also about her son “Timmy”. Pam and her son, Heisman Trophy Winner…
Paulding HS students participate in FCCLA Reginal Meeting & Rally
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Paulding High School FCCLA members recently attended the FCCLA Regional Meeting at Vantage Career Center and the FCCLA Regional Rally at Van Wert High School. February 10th Paulding FCCLA members attended the FCCLA Regional Meeting at Vantage Career Center. Five members earned their Power of One degrees. These five members are pictured with FCCLA State…
Edgerton Concedes District Championship to Wayne Trace
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Regional game at Bowling Green on Tuesday, March 17 at 6:15pm.On Friday, March 13 the Wayne Trace Raiders and the Edgerton Bulldogs competed for the District Championship title at Van Wert High School. The game came after the Bulldogs won a hotly contest match against Hicksville and the Raiders winning against Antwerp. This match started…
Edgerton to Compete in District Championship
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The game tied and went into overtime against the AcesThe Den at Van Wert High School played host on Tuesday, March 10 to the OHSAA District games between the Sectional Champions from the first week of March. Oddly enough, they were all from the Green Meadows Conference. The first game was between the Hicksville Aces…
Exhausted Archers Pass Victory to Raiders.
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The Antwerp Archers Boys basketball team came off the Stryker sectional victory all fired up and ready to play the Wayne Trace Raiders. The game followed the intense match between Hicksville and Edgerton at the Van Wert High School Facility. The game began with Antwerp’s Matt Jones grabbing the tipoff, dribbling down court and shooting…
Shoe Collection Drive Deemed a Success!
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Family Health Care, a non-profit company located at 1052 S. Washington Street, Van Wert, Ohio recently held a shoe collection drive in collaboration with Funds2Orgs network; funds earned from the fundraiser will help to cover the cost of uninsured clients of Family Health Care that pay a minimum fee for their office visits. The support…
Van Wert Post Investigating Multiple Weather Related Crashes
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Paulding and Van Wert – The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a series of weather related crashes which occurred on February 14, 2015. The weather changed abruptly Saturday morning leading to several hours of hazardous weather. Snow started to fall as well as an increase in wind speed created…
Van Wert Post Investigating a Serious Injury Crash
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Local people in the accident from dangerous travel conditions from the afternoon snow fall.Van Wert County, LIBERTY TWP – The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a serious injury crash in Van Wert County. As a result of the crash, two people were transported to the Van Wert Hospital, and…
Letter to the Editor: Handicap Accessibility – Commissioners Respond
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The Paulding County Commissioners are taking such good care of our beautiful historic county courthouse, but issues still remain. This January a freshly painted handicap parking space was noted at the North entrance of the courthouse. While conducting business, and upon walking the corridors, I came the realization that NO entrance to the courthouse was…
Two New Troopers Assigned to the Van Wert Patrol Post
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Van Wert – The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol has two new troopers serving at the local patrol post. Troopers Kara Kavaliauskas and Daniel Thompson graduated from the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy on October 10, 2014 after 26 weeks of intense paramilitary training. Courses completed by the 156th class included…
