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STRAHM SPEAKS TO HERITAGE LIONS

Submitted by: Rick Boys and Cindy Wolf Brian Strahm, who established the Heartbeat of Hoagland Foundation and owns Barney’s Heating and Air, Inc., gave a “heartfelt” talk to the Heritage Lions on TuesdayOctober 8.  Brian was persistent in his search for answers to his medical challenges, which included sleeplessness, feeling cold in warm summer temperatures,…

Paulding FFA Holds September Trapshoot

By: Addy Hunt, Reporter-Paulding FFA Over the weekend, on September 28th, 7 members from the Paulding FFA chapter attended the September trap shoot at The Paulding Fish and Game Club. This was the first trap shoot that we have done this year. The members went through the safety precautions with a fish and game member…

The Left Turn

By: Ron Burt Two weeks ago, all the area racetracks fell victim to rain. Last week all the local tri-state tracks were able to run. Next week I will cover Winchester Speedways’ big weekend featuring the annual Winchester 400 on the historic world’s fastest paved half mile. Larry Boos and his staff have worked hard…

Latta Recognizes Ohio Manufacturers on National Manufacturing Day

On National Manufacturing Day, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) released the following statement highlighting the crucial role manufacturing plays in Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District and across the country: “Ohio’s Fifth District is home to more than 1,000 manufacturers that support 86,000 manufacturing jobs — the most in the state of Ohio. In ‘The Heart of It…

Museum to host Festival of Trees tea 

Paulding County History Museum will host a Christmas Tea and Preview night on Thursday, November 7, to open the museum’s annual Festival of Trees. The menu for the tea, which will begin at 6:30 p.m., includes orange scones with clotted cream and Christmas jam, dainty sandwiches, desserts and hot tea. Before and after the tea,…

Years Ago in Paulding County

By: PAULDING COUNTY HISTORY MUSEUM 25 Years Ago From the Paulding County Progress, Oct. 20, 1999: Five outstanding business and professional leaders were honored at the Paulding Chamber of Commerce banquet. Ron Eakins of R&B Fabrications in Charloe was named Small Business Person of the Year; Stan Searing, Leadership Award; Don Foltz Jr., Young Entrepreneur…

PAYNE ELEMENTARY Announces October Students of the Month

Payne Elementary honored the following students for displaying the character word “patience” in the month of October. A drawing was held for eight family Van Wert Cinema passes. Front Row: Demi Boyd, Evalynn Pierce, Addilynn Pierce, Aliyah Gerardot, Beau Strahley, Avery Stalsberg, Emersyn Showalter, Paisley Schabbing, Teresa Monterroso, Maia Lotz, Nimae Danner. Second Row: Aubrey Fairley,…

Paulding FFA Travels to the Ohio State House for Leadership Conference

By: Addy Hunt, Paulding FFA Reporter On Tuesday, September 24th, four Paulding FFA officers traveled down to Columbus for the Ohio Legislative Leadership Conference. The officers included Secretary Brooklyn Schlatter, Reporter Addy Hunt, Student Advisor Blake Rhonehouse, Parliamentarian Johnny Lipps and their FFA advisor, Mrs. Staci Miller.  In the morning, these students mingled with other…

Sinning & Urban speaks to Kiwanis 

The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Cindy Sinning, RN/Business Dev (CHP Home Care & Hospice of Paulding) and Alycen Urban, CHP Event Coordinator, as the guest speakers at the October 10, 2024, club meeting. CHP came at the invitation of Elecia Wobler (Keepsake Beads by EAW and Boutique, Paulding, OH). Cindy…

Museum unveils name change, logo

John Paulding Historical Society in Paulding has announced it is changing its name to Paulding County History Museum. The State of Ohio granted the trademark or “doing business as” name this spring. For legal purposes, the name John Paulding Historical Society Inc. will be retained, as it was the name under which the organization incorporated…