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BANNERS HONOR VETERANS IN THE WAYNE TRACE COMMUNITIES 

Wayne Trace High School’s Art Technology classes are excited to see the veterans’ banners they created for their local communities going on display this month in Grover Hill, Payne, Latty, Haviland, and Scott.  With generous grants provided by the Ohio Arts Council, the National Education Association, the Ohio Education Association, the National Consortium for Teaching…

Paulding County Senior Citizens Day

Paulding County Senior Citizens’ Day will be Thursday, May 16th, 2024 at Paulding County OSU Extension Office. This year’s event theme is SAFARI. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. Lunch will be served as well as entertainment, raffle and door prizes. Guest entertainer is Mark’s Ark’s Exotic Animal Show. Stop by the Senior Center to…

Big fifth sends Wildcats over Panthers

PAULDING – A five-run fifth inning by visiting Kalida proved to be the difference as the Wildcats doubled up host Paulding 8-4 Monday night in high school baseball play. Leading 1-0 entering the fifth, Kalida plated five runs in the visitors half of the fifth to extend the margin to 6-0. Paulding did answer with…

Class of 2024 Top Scholars

Paulding Exempted Village Schools Malia Brooke Manz has been named Valedictorian for the Class of 2024 at Paulding High School. She earned a 4.45 GPA during her high school career. At age 13, Malia started her own non-profit organization named Prayer Buddies. She is also a part of the AC young group, is a volunteer…

Public Invited To Opening of U.S. 127 Bridge

Bridge over the Maumee River closed just over one year for reconstruction LIMA, Ohio –- (Saturday, May 11, 2024) The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Defiance County Economic Development, and Paulding County Economic Development, Inc. invite the public to attend a ceremony to officially open the reconstructed bridge on U.S. 127 over the Maumee River…

MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY 

By: Mark Holtsberry Verner Enoch Meek was born November 5, 1892 in Haviland, Ohio. The son of Enoch Leander born July 1859 in Ohio and Eatie E. (Everett) Meek born July 1867 in Ohio. She is the daughter of Joseph and Elizabeth Everett. Enoch and Eatie were married in 1884 in Ohio. By 1900, while…

THE LOVE OF FOOD

Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker  Something we all like to do, including every species, is eat. I call myself a foodie cause I love to cook and eat.  Every place  we go and do, such as the fairs, restaurants, churches, schools and almost every event, there is food.  We can eat snacks, cakes, pies, potatoes, vegetables,…

Reunions in Heaven Red Carpet Event

“Reunions in Heaven”, Directed by Williams County’s very own, Samantha Ryan is set to hit the big screen soon. In preparation, there will be a public red carpet event to showcase the short film and Q&A with the Director and cast on May 18, 2024 at 11:00 a.m., at the Bryan Ohio Theatre.  What would…

I AM

It is my custom to rise at dawn praising God through prayer. This one particular morning, I was asking and thanking God for his continued extension of mercy and forgiveness on this imperfect fleshly man that I am.  I don’t know why but sometimes I focus too much on my many imperfections and flaws, and…

Ruby’s Story

I have often been amazed with the Appalachian people, and the stories they tell. I always wanted to visit the people that have very little education, seldom see a doctor, and perhaps never a dentist. I have gone to visit my daughter near Atlanta and have traveled l-65 to Nashville, l-24 to Chattanooga, then l-85…

HALLERCOLVIN PC ANNOUNCES NEW PARTNERS

HallerColvin PC is pleased to announce the law firm’s newest Managing Partners, Scot T. Skekloff and Lindsey C. Swanson. Haller Colvin was founded in Fort Wayne, Indiana by Robert W. Haller, a prominent business and real estate lawyer, and Sherrill Wm. Colvin, a renowned trial attorney. As they’v grown, one thing has stayed the same:…

NSCC RECOGNIZES AWARD OF MERIT & DISTINGUISHED FACULTY MEMBERS AT LUNCHEON CEREMONY

Archbold, Ohio – Northwest State Community College recently recognized seventeen Award of Merit recipients.  For over 25 years, Northwest State has recognized graduates within the degree programs for their academic achievements.  Award of Merit recipients are chosen by faculty from the respective divisions based on leadership involvement, special talents or abilities in their academic field,…