By: Mark Holtsberry John William Marker was born in Paulding County, Ohio March 15, 1893. The son of George Marker, John’s mother could not be located. In 1900, found where John was living at the Children’s Home in Defiance, not sure on details. On June 3, 1917, John while living in Briceton, Ohio, joined the…
I have recently run across a topic which is quite interesting. If I were younger you would be on my bucket list. Much of Appalachia’s history was passed down from person to person through hundreds of years, in stories. Stories of tragedy, faith, loss, and community. I know this story is true, because Dorothy was…
The Caring & Sharing Food Pantry invites the Paulding County general public to attend the grand opening of its new building on Thursday, May 2 at 318 N. Walnut Street in Paulding. The new building opened to serve clients on April 10. The grand opening on May 2 will include a ribbon cutting, open house…
The message from state officials was clear: Come early, stay late for last week’s solar eclipse. New data shows that most people did just that, avoiding the post-eclipse gridlock other states experienced. “I’m grateful to all our state and local partners who spent more than two years planning for this event. Because of their hard…
By: Ron Burt Attica Raceway Park’s defending 410-Sprint champion got off to a rough start two weeks ago on opening night, with a bad crash. He came back last Saturday with a win in the Core and Main Nationals presented by Erie Blacktop and Smith Paving. Henry also pocketed $6,000.00 for the win. The fans…
The Defiance County Junior Fair Board members have been busy cleaning up the fairgrounds in anticipation of the upcoming Craft and Vendor Show on Saturday, May 4. The show will be held from 9 am – 3 pm at the Defiance County Fairgrounds in Hicksville, Ohio. Please enter at Maple Street livestock gate down from…
Senator Rob McColley (R-Napoleon) announced nearly $4 million in disaster recovery funds will be provided to two counties hit hard by the powerful March tornado. Logan County will receive $3.7 million and Auglaize County will receive $187,500 for debris removal, safety and security operations, damage repair to both municipal electrical systems, and municipal buildings. “These additional resources will make a…
Each month students at Paulding Junior High School (PJHS) earn Paulding Pride cards for going above and beyond what is normally expected of Paulding Junior High students. Shown in the picture are the Paulding Pride card recipients for the month of March.
Anthony (Tony) is the son of Ronald and Diana Smith, Gina (Santos) is the daughter of Amalia and the late Jose Santos. The couple have one son, Anthony, and two daughters, Angelina (Nate) Gill and Kristina (Brendon) Bowlin. They also have nine grandchildren: Ethan, Blair, Liam, Anthony, Jensen, Nolan, Logan, Ezra and Jaxon, all of…
Farewell to the brick-and-mortar church located at 220 North Williams Street formally known as The House of Love Ministries. The bible states in Ecclesiastic 3:3 that there is a time to tear down and a time to build. It is now time to tear down the House of Love Ministries and build a new Veterans…
HARLAN, IN: Jamie Sue Thompson, 61, of Harlan, Indiana, passed away at home on Thursday, April 11, 2024 Jamie was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana on June 12, 1962. She was a graduate of New Haven High School, where she was a member of the track team and the band. Jamie was a valued employee…
The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Kendra Stoller (Member Service Representative, Paulding Putnam Electric) as the guest speaker at the April 18, 2024, club meeting. Kendra came at the invitation of Randy Price (CEO, Paulding Putnam Electric). Kendra spoke to the Kiwanians about Country Maid, Inc. which is the company that…
The Hicksville Knights of Columbus wish to acknowledge Dylan Vowles, a second grader, on the achievements of his winning Keep Christ in Christmas poster. Dylan’s poster won 1st place at the council level and continued on to win 1st place at the Ohio State Knights of Columbus contest for his age group. Dylan’s poster was…
