Ann’s Bright Beginnings preschoolers and school agers spent the day together on Martin Luther King Day. We talked about how we can be kind and accepting of others. We then made a craft of a heart with different colors and a poem that read: Friends at school are tall and small. Friends that care, Friends…
NH Bulldogs Finish 2nd in NE8 Tourney
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•New haven Bulldogs competed in the NE8 Wrestling Conference tournament on January 20, 2024 at Huntington North High School. The Bulldog grapplers placed 12 out of their 14 wrestlers and came in 2nd place by 21 points! Listed here are the finishes each of the athletes took on this day: 106 – Juliana O Campo 1st…
Paulding Chamber Leadership in Action Team Speaks at Kiwanis
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•The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have a few members of the Paulding Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership in Action team including Denise Kinder, Amanda Jewell, Owen Manz, Jamie Clemens and Cheryl Andres as the guest speakers at the January 25th, 2024, club meeting. The group came at the invitation of Lora…
RGP Presents JobsOhio Inclusion Grant to Paulding County
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•Jessica Sattler, with the Regional Growth Partnership (RGP), recently came to Paulding County to present to local small business owners and leaders about an available business grant opportunity. The JobsOhio Inclusion Grant (JOIG) is available to businesses located in the zip codes of Broughton, Cecil, Oakwood and Paulding villages. In addition, the grant is available…
Former Payne resident Appointed to Serve on National League of Cities Public Safety & Crime Prevention Federal Advocacy Committee
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•Owen Brigner, Council Aide to Denver City Council member Amanda Sawyer has been appointed to the National League of Cities (NLC) 2024 Public Safety and Crime Prevention (PSCP) Federal Advocacy Committee. Brigner was elected to a one-year term and will provide strategic direction and guidance for NLC’s federal advocacy agenda and policy priorities on public…
Long Wait Comes To An End: Paulding’s Taco Bell Opens!
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•Kerrie Ann Tressler
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•DEFIANCE, OH: Kerrie Ann Tressler, age 50 of Defiance, peacefully passed away surrounded by her family on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at CHP Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born on April 14, 1973 to Kay (Glass) and Donald “Donnie” Dodson Jr. in Paulding, Ohio. On September 28, 2011 she married Brian Tressler, who…
Corbin Kimmel is a 3-Time Van Buren Invitational Champion
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•The Wayne Trace wrestlers traveled to Van Buren on January 19th, 2023, for the 45th Van Buren Invitational. The Raiders took eight wrestlers to the competition. As a team the Raiders finished seventh overall out of twenty schools. Four of the eight wrestlers took a spot on the podium as the top four placers of…
Joanne Ellen (Pohl) Warmuth
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•Joanne Ellen (Pohl) Warmuth born May 22, 1934 went to Heaven January 17, 2024 at age 89. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Victoria Pohl, her brother James Pohl, her granddaughter Ashley Libbey and grandson Joel Eger. She is survived by her loving husband and best friend of 73 years Robert, children…
PCBW Guest: McCord & Bidlack of Custom Assembly
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•This week on Paulding County Business Weekly we hear from Custom Assembly HR Manager, Robin McCord and HR Coordinator, Alyse Bidlack. Listen as they share the history and information about one of Paulding County’s largest employers and best-kept secrets. Learn how this business is the hub and central location for facilities located in 9 states.…
Susan A. (Gillen) Cole
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•HICKSVILLE, OH Susan A. (Gillen) Cole, age 71, passed away on Sunday, January 28, 2024 at her home in Hicksville, OH. Susan was born on November 1, 1952 to the late William and Eileen (Strabele) Gillen in Paulding, OH. On February 11, 1983 she married David J. Cole, who preceded her in death on August…
MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY
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•PASSED ON DOWN
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•Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker Our mothers and grandmothers have given us so much. They’ve passed down their recipes, china patterns, and their parenting tips, for starters, but, we’ve just realized—they’ve passed down their vocabularies too. We have inherited their styles, their heirlooms, and more than a few of their favorite sayings as well. From adages and proverbs to their…