Category: Community

Friends of the Paulding Carnegie Library Meeting

The Paulding County Carnegie Library will be hosting the Friends of the Library meeting on January 14 in the Conference Room at 6:30 pm. There will be light refreshments served to everyone. We will be celebrating our first successful year of activities for the organization in Paulding. Also, we will be appreciating older members and…

Antwerp Students EYF Winners

  Students in Antwerp High School’s Engineering Your Future (EYF) class recently finished a project that required them to design a light but functional cardboard chair capable of holding 200 pounds. Kaden Brumett, Jacob O’Donnell, and Steven Bowers designed the winning chair, which weighed only three pounds; the chair was also very comfortable and attractive.…

Paulding County Hospital Collaborates on Electronic Records

Parkview Health adds Paulding County Hospital to electronic health record systemParkview Health and Paulding County Hospital recently announced the two will collaborate in an effort to better patient care and access to medical information through Parkview Community Connect. Parkview’s Community Connect program works to extend electronic health records to independent physicians and hospitals throughout the…

Kraly – McCoy Marriage

Abigail Renee Kraly and Nathan Edward McCoy were married October 26th, 2013 at the Antwerp Community Church with the reverend Ricky Grimes performing the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Daniel and Jeanie Kraly of Antwerp, OH. The groom is the son of Steve and Brenda McCoy of Archbold, OH. The bride is a…

6th Annual March for Life

Defiance County Courthouse January 22, 2014 – 12:00 p.m.Sponsored by Mother Teresa Respect for Life The March for Life is to walk and stand up for those children who are within the womb of their mothers who cannot say how beautiful their lives are. The march will start at the same time as the March…

UPDATE: Dropped to Level 2, Sheriff says

The Paulding County Sheriff’s Office made a statement saying the roads conditions brought the Weather Emergency down to a Level Two. This means you may travel, but you must be very careful and should travel on if necessary. Original Announcement: WEATHER EMERGENCY – ROAD CLOSURE Sheriff Jason K. Landers has issued a Level 3 Weather…

Severe Winter Weather Update – 1-7-14

Northeast Indiana roads still extremely icy, conditions may worsen overnightAs of 4:30 p.m., INDOT has made progress plowing drifted and snow-covered roads in Northeast Indiana, but extremely hazardous icy conditions remain, and conditions may worsen overnight. Throughout the day INDOT crews have been successful clearing snow that forced traffic onto narrow driving lanes, due to…

Road Conditions are Terrible!

The continuation of the Level 3 snow emergency was questioned by some people wondering if it was still necessary to continue this. The answer is wholeheartedly, YES. Do not assume because your road is clear the next road will be fine. Even the ODOT and INDOT plows are having problems due to the high winds…

Storm Related Outages – Be Aware

Down power lines can be still be live and extremely dangerous. Stay away and contact your local Emergency authorities.Paulding Putnam Electric Co-op is experiencing a loss of transmission service to their Herbert Monroe and Monroeville substations which is affecting approximately 1,000 of its members in the New Haven, Indiana area. Crews are working to transfer…

Travel in Many Indiana Counties Restricted to Emergencies Only

Subzero Temperatures, Strong Winds Monday Will Make Driving DifficultFORT WAYNE, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) advises motorists that travel conditions tonight and tomorrow are expected to be difficult and to abide by local travel advisories, avoiding travel if possible. All counties in Northeast Indiana are currently under a “Watch” or “Warning” status,…

Sheriff: Level 2 Snow Emergency

Travel is dangerous right now.Paulding County Sheriff Jason K. Landers has issued a Level 2 Road Advisory for Paulding County. This Level 2 Road Advisory means that roadways are hazardous with blowing and drifting snow and most of the roadways could be icy. Only those individuals who feel it is necessity to travel should be…

Raiders Teardown Napoleon

Wayne Trace is now 4-1!  Ouch! The first quarter was tough on the home team. Napoleon boys basketball team travelled to Wayne Trace on Saturday, January 4th. The boys game was a tight match the first quarter with the Wildcats pushing their weight around, nearly doubling the Raiders score. Opening second quarter the home team…