The message from state officials was clear: Come early, stay late for last week’s solar eclipse. New data shows that most people did just that, avoiding the post-eclipse gridlock other states experienced. “I’m grateful to all our state and local partners who spent more than two years planning for this event. Because of their hard…
The Defiance County Junior Fair Board members have been busy cleaning up the fairgrounds in anticipation of the upcoming Craft and Vendor Show on Saturday, May 4. The show will be held from 9 am – 3 pm at the Defiance County Fairgrounds in Hicksville, Ohio. Please enter at Maple Street livestock gate down from…
Senator Rob McColley (R-Napoleon) announced nearly $4 million in disaster recovery funds will be provided to two counties hit hard by the powerful March tornado. Logan County will receive $3.7 million and Auglaize County will receive $187,500 for debris removal, safety and security operations, damage repair to both municipal electrical systems, and municipal buildings. “These additional resources will make a…
Each month students at Paulding Junior High School (PJHS) earn Paulding Pride cards for going above and beyond what is normally expected of Paulding Junior High students. Shown in the picture are the Paulding Pride card recipients for the month of March.
Anthony (Tony) is the son of Ronald and Diana Smith, Gina (Santos) is the daughter of Amalia and the late Jose Santos. The couple have one son, Anthony, and two daughters, Angelina (Nate) Gill and Kristina (Brendon) Bowlin. They also have nine grandchildren: Ethan, Blair, Liam, Anthony, Jensen, Nolan, Logan, Ezra and Jaxon, all of…
Farewell to the brick-and-mortar church located at 220 North Williams Street formally known as The House of Love Ministries. The bible states in Ecclesiastic 3:3 that there is a time to tear down and a time to build. It is now time to tear down the House of Love Ministries and build a new Veterans…
The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Kendra Stoller (Member Service Representative, Paulding Putnam Electric) as the guest speaker at the April 18, 2024, club meeting. Kendra came at the invitation of Randy Price (CEO, Paulding Putnam Electric). Kendra spoke to the Kiwanians about Country Maid, Inc. which is the company that…
The Hicksville Knights of Columbus wish to acknowledge Dylan Vowles, a second grader, on the achievements of his winning Keep Christ in Christmas poster. Dylan’s poster won 1st place at the council level and continued on to win 1st place at the Ohio State Knights of Columbus contest for his age group. Dylan’s poster was…
Tucker Antoine tossed a complete-game on the mound and posted three hits while driving in four runs at the plate to lead the Wayne Trace Raiders to a 12-1 non-league baseball victory Friday night in Putnam County. Antoine finished with two singles and a double on the night at the plate, scoring once and adding…
Premier Bank is pleased to announce that Tammy Chmielewski has been promoted to Vice President, Retail District Manager serving the Bank’s Northwest Ohio retail district. Chmielewski has 28 years of banking experience. She joined the Premier family in 2020 as the Branch Manager of the Montpelier office and most recently served as the Branch Manager…
Wayne Trace 7th and 8th grade students participated in the Van Wert Elks Americanism Essay Contest. 7th Grader Brooke Stoller, daughter of Blane and Mindy Stoller, was selected as a winner and will be recognized at a Youth Day Breakfast where she will receive a monetary prize.
This week on Paulding County Business Weekly we hear how a recent Land Bank property acquisition and demolition is going to grow into a beautiful veterans memorial in Paulding. VFW Post Commander John Daeger and Land Bank Board Member Mike Kauser share all the details on this week’s edition of PCBW. Tune in on Tuesdays…
The Antwerp Village Council met on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. The meeting was able to start on time after abruptly ending the Discovery Channel interview of the Police Department. The meeting began with the regular agenda items and review of the previous meeting. It was noted by Councilman Bill Boylan that the income tax revenue…
