Category: Community

Woodlan Boys Move on in ACAC Tournament

It was well worth the money for the Woodlan fans.This first round of the ACAC tournament started on Tuesday, January 14 at the Warrior home court. This game was nothing like the girls’, being fast paced, with both teams on fire. Woodlan took an early lead, but Leo came back and surpassed the Woodlan score…

Leo Girls win ACAC Round 1 Against Woodlan

The Allen County All-Conference Girls basketball tournament started on Tuesday, January 14 at Elmer Strautman gymnasium located on the Warrior Campus. Leo took on Woodlan in the first game of the night. The game was a very slow paced game with Leo winning the matchup, sending the Lions to round two. See the action here:…

Paulding Falls to Wayne Trace in Close Game

It was a good but difficult game for both teams.The tension was thick as the boys basketball game began at the Paulding stadium in Tuesday, January 14. Earlier in the evening the Raiders picked up a win against Paulding 53-35. The varsity game was quite a bit more intense. The gymnasium was packed, including the…

Off The Wall Graffiti takes on the snow!

Off The Wall Graffiti takes on the snow!In the midst of the snow plows, sunshine, icy roads, a level 3 snow emergency and school closings, an abstract gathering of individuals took place on Tuesday, January 7th. Some Antwerp young people had the opportunity to meet, draw and paint with Off The Wall Graffiti. The original…

Paulding Girls Fall in Close Match

Paulding Girls took on the Bluffton Pirates in the Monday night basketball matchup on January 13. The first quarter stung hard for the Lady Panthers, as the Pirates had the lead by more than three times the Panther score, ending it 17-5. The Paulding coach, Lyndsi Schultz, had a serious talk in the time between…

Divine Mercy Spelling Bee Winners

Divine Mercy Catholic School recently held their annual spelling bee. Kaden Sutton, Grade 5, son of Kylie Folsum and Mitch Sutton won the spelling bee by spelling the word obsidian correctly. Kenadie Daeger, Grade 5, daughter of Jeremy & Michele Daeger came in second place.

Jayde Garcia Wins WT Payne Elem Spelling Bee

The annual Spelling Bee competition was held at Payne Elementary on January 10, 2014.  Sixth grade student Jayde Garcia (left) was the winner correctly spelling “bolide”.  Sydney Coyne (right) finished as runner-up.  Jayde will represent Payne Elementary at the Paulding County Spelling Bee on January 27.

Real Ribbon Cutting for Real Waste

You’ve seen the bright pink trash totes if you have travelled through Paulding County in the last few years. These were put in place by a small startup company known as Real Waste LLC. It was started in September of 2010 in the small town of Broughton. Since then, it has relocated to Oakwood. In…

Grover Hill Announces Spelling Bee Winners!

Wayne Trace Grover Hill Elementary held the annual Spelling Bee on Friday, January 10th, 2014.  After fifteen rounds, first place winner is fourth grader Lauren Walls, daughter of Bill and Kim Walls.  She spelled “hermitage” correctly to win the Bee.  Second place runner up is sixth grader Andrew Sinn, son of Steve and Joy Sinn.  All…

Biologists Propose Removing Bobcats from Ohio’s Threatened Species List

Traditional hunting dates proposed for 2014-2015 seasonThe Ohio Wildlife Council received proposed changes to several species designations, including bobcats, as well as potential dates for the upcoming fall hunting seasons on Wednesday, Jan. 8, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). The ODNR Division of Wildlife biologists submitted a proposal to remove the…