February Meeting Wrap Up By: Bradyn Miller The Happy Bunch 4-H Club had a meeting on February 11 at 4:30 p.m at the Youth Leadership Building. The meeting was called to order by Zoey Manz. Then Duke Wiesehan led the Pledge of Allegiance, and Trevor Manz led the 4-H Pledge. Then the clover buds were…
By: Addison Hunt, Paulding FFA Reporter On Saturday, March 15th the Paulding FFA Chapter attended the first annual ag volleyball tournament at Miller City. This year’s tournament had 6 different chapters participate. The teams participating were Paulding, Wayne Trace, Leipsic, Ayersville, Old Fort and Miller City. Ag volleyball is for all FFA students who enjoy…
Players in the National Association of Basketball Coaches’ Division III College All-Star Game ‘gave back’ to elementary students at Cedarville and Leo by reading and answering questions from the inquisitive kiddos! Pictured above is one of the players with Leo Elementary students. These players spent over an hour engaging with students and sharing their personal…
By: Addison Hunt, Paulding FFA Reporter In honor of National Ag Day which was March 19th, the Paulding FFA held their annual Tractor Drive-in Day and Parade to celebrate on Friday, March 21st. We had 18 members drive their tractors to school including Johnny Lipps, Anna Clemens, Makenna Dunham, Jalyn Klopfenstein, Nick Hatcher, Grady Barton,…
By: Leetim Crites On March 15, the Countryside kids had there meeting at the fairgrounds. Deklyn Schweinsberg started our meeting off by saying the pledge of allegiance and the 4-H pledge. Then, we started to do our demonstrations, since we have to complete them for fair. Next, we called Lisa Bashford who specializes in teaching…
Ohio Wildlife Officer Nolan Johnson, of Marblehead, has been assigned to Van Wert County, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. A 2024 graduate of the Wildlife Officer Academy, Officer Johnson previously served at-large in northwest Ohio. He replaces Ohio Wildlife Officer Nathan Robinson, who was recently promoted to wildlife…
Paulding High School announced their February Students of the month. They are (l-r) Freshman: Gracie Ametewee; Sophomore: Mackenzie Leatherman; Junior: Xander Schwab; and Senior: Grace Goyings
Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative’s (PPEC) 89th Annual Meeting of Members premiered on Facebook and YouTube at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 22, 2025. More than 1,500 viewers tuned in to watch the meeting over the weekend for co-op updates and a recap of 2024. Board election results were announced by PPEC attorney Brian Gorrell, with…
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ANTWERP – Paulding County is preparing for its own future growth as major project investment takes place in surrounding counties. This week, the Powell, Ohio based development group BMJW Investments LLC, with affiliate entity MWB Investments LLC, closed on three parcels totaling approximately 89 acres of “ready to develop” property in the northeast corner of…
The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Terry Minic, (Journey Lineman, Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative), as the guest speaker at the March 20, 2025, club meeting. Terry came at the invitation of Richard Price, (CEO, Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative). Terry spoke to the Kiwanians about Project Indiana and the amazing things that the organization…
Bakers and candy makers from around Paulding County are making more than 50 types of handmade sweets to sell at a one-day-only pop-up shop on Thursday, April 10 to benefit the Caring & Sharing Food Pantry. The Sweet Shop will feature many varieties of chocolates and other candy, 20 types of cookies, an array of…
God’s Word calls us to “Worship in spirit and truth” John 4:24. Worship can be defined as “extravagant respect, or admiration for, or devotion to an object of esteem”. As Christians we worship our Lord in many ways, but the most common way is through songs of praise and adoration. Did you know there are…
