The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Jeanne Calvert, Local Book Author(Paulding County Murders, Paulding, Ohio)as the guest speaker at the October 24, 2024, club meeting. Jeanne came at the invitation of Joseph Burkard (Paulding County Prosecutor). Jeanne spoke to the Kiwanians about the history of Paulding County Ohio murders. Can you really get away with…
Clothes For Kids – Defiance Area Foundation received a generous $2,000 donation from the Fort Defiance VFW 3360 Auxiliary. Congratulations Clothes for Kids! This money will be used to purchase more clothing and shoes for students in our county who are in need this winter. Pictured with the grant are (L to R) Summer Taylor –…
By: Erica Noggle Paulding, OH – The Paulding County Trails Project recently partnered with Beer Barrel Pizza & Grill in Van Wert, OH, for a successful fundraising event, raising $423.55 to support the development of local trails. As part of the “Dine & Donate” program, 20% of sales from participating diners were donated directly to…
Paulding County Opportunity Center would like to express our gratitude to Cooper Farms for the donation of a washer & dryer for our school. (Pictured is Nicole Harris from PCOC and Kacy Wagner from Cooper Farms) The Paulding County Opportunity Center is an alternative learning center that serves students from Wayne Trace Local Schools, Paulding…
On Saturday, October 19th seventh grade students, staff, and family members from Paulding Junior High School volunteered at the Caring and Sharing Food Pantry in Paulding, Ohio. Shown in the picture from left are: Ryker Johnson, Mrs. Megan Johnson, Kenny Peffley, Miranda Lewis, and Bindy Font.
Premier Bank recently donated a check to the Defiance County Homegrown Council for $14,000. The funds will be used to sponsor the 2024 HOMEGROWN Program. “The HOMEGROWN program nurtures local businesses here in Defiance County and gives them the tools they need to grow. The program is centered around providing market research and high-level tech…
The Four Flags of Freedom initiated by Defiance County Economic Development has successfully achieved its donation target of $200,000, to place four Mega American Flags along U.S. 24. The flags measure 30 x 60. Currently, two out of the four flags are waving proudly. The first flag was raised at Keller Warehouse on Flag Day,…
Correction In last week’s “Military History” column, Orville’s photo was ran with his brother’s article as Oliver. This week’s article sets the record straight. We apologize for this oversight. —WBN editors By: Mark Holtsberry Orville Donovan Overmyer was born November 27, 1893. The son of John Arthur Overmyer, born March 22, 1868 in Brownsville, Licking…
Penny for your thoughts by: Nancy Whitaker Our world has always centered around food. Anyone who ever went hungry knows what I mean. When you feel a growling empty feeling in your tummy, you know you better get some chow. I am a big foodie and always have been. Living with my grandparents until age 15,…
Deuteronomy 9:3 (KJV) Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee. Deuteronomy 7:21…
Paulding Junior High School is utilizing the 7-Mindsets curriculum to address the social and emotional needs of students. Each unit revolves around a specific theme students can apply to their lives. This unit’s theme was Everything Is Possible. Shown in the picture are Paulding Junior High School’s Everything Is Possible Mindset Motivators. The PHS Personal Growth students met with their Paulding…
By: Addy Hunt, Reporter-Paulding FFA On Wednesday, October 9th, the Paulding FFA Chapter had 25 members travel around Paulding County to feed the farmers in the fields. The chapter first started doing this service project four years ago and it’s one of our favorite projects to do each year. The chapter found that it…
By: Ron Burt Congratulations to Rusty Schlenk, UMP Dirt Late Model driver from McClure Ohio. Rusty races most Fridays at Attica Raceway Park and Oakshade Raceway on Saturdays, but he also races the American Ironman Late Model Series. Recently he was crowned the 2024 Series Points Champion in Richmond, KY. After his 4th place feature…
