By: Kim Sutton; Paulding County Bicentennial Committee Part 1 of 2 PAULDING – “History is just waiting to be discovered” was a saying the late Les Weidenhamer often used during his 22 years of presidency at the John Paulding Historical Society. Recently, the adage proved to be true when a discovery was made at the…
By: Caroline Longardner As we continue on with the COVID-19 VIRUS in this country there seems even to be a rise in cases most recently. The weather is warming up and people are getting out more and perhaps are not as careful as they should be about wearing masks and “distancing”. Many of the our…
The following is an update regarding the progress of the Clinton Street bridge project, downtown Defiance. The $8.3 million project will completely replace the bridge which carries state Routes 15, 18 and 66 over the Maumee River. The bridge closed Feb. 25, 2019 for approximately nine months. The project is scheduled for completion July 2020.…
Antwerp VFW Post 5087 presented 4 scholarship grants to Antwerp High School students at the May 14 awards night. The academic scholarships were selected by the the committee at the Antwerp post and then presented to the 4 qualifying seniors. The selected few included Keaton Altimus, Jake Ryan, Austin Chirgwin, and Brett Fulk. All of…
The National Weather Service out of Northern Indiana, reports 3 to 5 inches of rain fell Thursday, May 16, 2019 and in some places as much as 6+ inches fell, in Paulding County. A number of state routes, county and township roads had high water in places and US !27 was closed, south of St.…
The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office has begun collecting memorabilia in honor of John Keeler and Harry Molitor. Keeler was a 28 year sheriff of Paulding County and Molitor was a 20 year captain of the Sheriff’s Posse and Reserve. In the photo above is Paulding County citizens who are donating the first set of memorabilia…
Paulding County Health Department proclaims the week of April 1-7, 2019, as National Public Health Week. PCHD, along with other local health departments throughout Ohio, are using this week to recognize 100 years of public health. This year marks the 100th anniversary of two legislative acts that helped shape the future of public health in…
PAULDING, OH: Kiwanis member Naomi Nicely introduced guest speaker Mark Holtsberry who talked about his new book titled Paulding County in the Great War. With 10.5 years of research, 768 pages and 1,300 names of men and women who served in the Great War, Holtsberry’s book is a one stop shop for people interested in…
Congratulations to Cody Gaham, a senior in the Criminal Justice program from Parkway. He took first place for the second year in a row in the state-wide 2019 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Art, Writing & Multimedia Contest sponsored by the Ohio Civil Rights Commission. Only one winner out of hundreds of entries is selected to…
By: Patrick Troyer, Paulding SWCD The holidays are fast approaching along with many of the famous holiday traditions with tree decoration, family gatherings, and so much more. Many of us are likely familiar with the famous “12 Days of Christmas” song and can probably recite most of it by heart. However, do you know the…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) released the following statement on the 77th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. “Just before 8:00 a.m. on December 7, 1941, Imperial Japanese forces launched an attack on Pearl Harbor that cost thousands of lives and plunged the United States into World War II. Seventy-seven years to the day,…
The Archer Yearbook staff is proud to announce that they recently applied for a copyright through the US Copyright Office for all of the yearbooks that have been produced by The Archer staff since 2013. The process required an online application and the staff had to send in two copies of each yearbook to the…
Grover Hill Elementary hosted its annual Veterans Day Program on Monday, November 12. Students and staff were honored by an exceptionally large number of veterans in attendance this year. Grover Hill student council members directed the festivities. Music teacher Caitlyn Schmidt led students in grades 1st – 6th in musical tributes as they sang…
