Paulding scored 46 straight points and captured a county rivalry win as the Panthers cruised to a 46-6 victory over Antwerp at Archer Field Friday night (October 25th) in Green Meadows Conference football action. The victory, which moves the Panthers to 7-3 overall on the season and 4-3 in the league, clinches a second straight…
Woodlan runners compete at the IHSAA New Haven Cross Country Regionals. Katy Niles ran a season PR of 19:13.4 and qualified for the IHSAA State Cross Country meet November 2nd in Terre Haute. Other Woodlan Warriors that competed at the regional cross-country meet was Layla Hodson (22:31.2), Jeremiah Troyer (17:25.8) and Collin Klepper (18:42.8). Congratulations…
Three wrestlers from the Wayne Trace wrestling program traveled to Des Moines, Iowa to compete at the Brian Keck Preseason National Tournament on October 25th and 26th. The event brings high level competition represented by all states. Corbin Kimmel wrestled in the 120-pound weight class for the tournament. The senior finished in the top sixteen…
The Defiance County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society met recently at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Defiance to hold their annual business meeting and elections. Officers elected for 2025-2026 are: President – Rhonda Casler; Vice-President – Summer Searfoss; Recording Secretary – Mary Williams; Treasurer – Dan Hasch; Corresponding Secretary – Dianne Kline;…
Editors Note: These are unofficial results as posted by the Board of Elections of Paulding County Ohio, Defiance County Ohio, and Allen County Indiana. The 2024 general election in Ohio was marked by an active electorate, with a turnout of approximately 66% based on 8,159,946 registered voters, according to state reports. This significant participation underscores…
Pastor Derrick Pitts was the speaker of the Hands of Hope Pregnancy Services banquet on October 24. He operates a free crisis pregnancy center in Belize where most of the moms are single parents. Hands of Hope has partnered with God Cares Pregnancy Center by sending overflow supplies, resources, and our previous ultrasound machine to the…
The winners of the 7th Annual Woodburn Businesses Pumpkin Contest are: 1. Woodburn Police Dept. 219 votes 2. Maumee Valley Veterinary Clinic 169 votes 3. Greg’s Getaway 105 votes Congratulations to the winning businesses! Shout out to the Chop Shop Meat Market for donating the pumpkins. This contest was sponsored by Woodburn Main Street. WOODBURN…
PAULDING, OH: Rodney Charles Dix, 86, of Paulding, sadly passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance, Ohio. He was surrounded by his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and dear friends who will all miss him immensely. He was born on October 13, 1938 to Virgil and Edna (Feister) Dix in Ohio.…
Northwest State Community College invites area veterans to enjoy a complimentary Veterans Luncheon on Thursday, November 7th, starting at 11:30 a.m. in the Voinovich Auditorium on the College’s Archbold campus. NSCC currently has approximately 120 student-veterans pursuing coursework, credentialing, certificates and/or associate degrees. NSCC President Dr. Todd Hernandez, a US Navy veteran, will open the…
Our PCBW podcast this week hosts Jen Smith. Jen is the new owner of Hometown Speech Connections. Jen is a certified speech pathologist who has had to adjust to the closing of Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville but has recently opened an office in Antwerp. Currently located in the Main Street Business Center, listen to…
By: Mark Holtsberry Dean Parady was born in Payne, Ohio August 20, 1887. The son of John Charles Parady, born in 1854 in Vermont, and Elora A. (Carmack) Parady, born December 4, 1864 in Ohio. This couple was married October 9, 1884 in Paulding. This couple were the parents of James Sill born in 1886,…
Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker The first thing I remember eating anything at school was in Kindergarten. We always had a snack of a round cracker and a carton of chocolate milk, and…it was good. The first time I had a school lunch I must have been in 3-4 grade. We had food like…
The Oakwood Elementary Kindergarteners are preparing for their annual Veteran’s Day Program. The program will take place at the Oakwood Elementary School on Monday, November 11 at 9:00 a.m.
