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,…
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…
Paulding Exempted Village Schools are requesting the community’s help with their trick or treat food pantry drive that is planned for this year’s Halloween. On Thursday, October 31 during the Oakwood and Paulding communities’ annual trick or treat times, Paulding JH and HS students will be out trick or treating for FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS. These…
The Caring & Sharing Food Pantry’s purpose is to support Paulding County residents who are experiencing food insecurity. They are run entirely on donations of food and financial support from the local communities. Now, the pantry is prepared to also accept grain donations from farm owners. And the pantry will sell that grain to help…
This year’s Woodburn Christian Children’s Home Auction took place on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at the Woodlan High School gym. There were over 400 people in attendance not counting the numerous volunteers who were an integral part of organizing the event and making sure each aspect of the auction took off and went without a…
The current First United Presbyterian Church building in Antwerp Ohio was completed in 1902. It is all original construction including the stained glass. You may have noticed this past summer, a mason who specializes in preserving and restoring historical brick came and did some much needed maintenance on the limestone and brick exterior surface of…
On Sunday, October 27 at 7:00 p.m. Bible Fellowship Church (in Paulding, OH across from the hospital) will be having a family movie night for all in the community. The film, Chariots of Fire, winner of four Academy Awards, is the inspiring true story of two young British sprinters competing for fame in the 1924…
BOWLING GREEN, OH — Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) today presented Paulding County Veteran William Young with a Bronze Star for his meritorious service in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Young served as one of the members of the ‘B’ Company, 720th Military Police Battalion, Military Police Brigade. This Bronze Star awarded to Young…
Our first Paulding County Recycling Extravaganza, held on July 20th, was a huge success. We processed more than 1,500 gallons of paint, 500 pounds of fluorescent bulbs, 2.5 tons of electronics and just under 30,000 pounds of tires. The turnout was excellent as it was a beautiful day and a lot of pent-up demand. Total…
This week we sit down with Eric Davis, Business Development Representative with Wessler Engineering and discuss all things water. Drinking water, surface water, sewer water and all things related to this. We hear how the workforce that helps operate and maintain these services in aging and how we need to develop a new pipeline of…
