Antwerp took on Holgate on January 17 2013 at the home court. The Tigers are unique team in the way they play. Their style is a slow game making sure they hold the ball and make most of the baskets when attempted. The game was close from the beginning. The fourth quarter started with the…
Category: Community
PPEC awards scholarship to Dustin Carnahan
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Dustin Carnahan, a student at the University of Toledo was recently presented with the Cooperative Intern Scholarship awarded by the Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives Inc. Carnahan was an intern with Paulding-Putnam Electric Cooperative this past summer working with the Accounting Department and receives a $1,600 award for winning the scholarship. Among the work he completed…
Woodlan vs Bluffton at Fort Wayne War Memorial Coliseum
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The boys basketball championship game of the ACAC tournament took place Saturday, January 12 between visiting Woodlan and home, Bluffton. The last time the Warriors had been to the Coliseum for the ACAC tournament was 16 years ago in 1997. Woodlan won the tip-off and was the first to score, but that didn’t stop the…
Woodlan Boys Win Big against Adams Central
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In northeast Indiana the 39th annual ACAC conference is always a big deal with the final game ending at the Memorial Coliseum. In the first round game Tuesday, January 8 the Warriors basketball team had a great first half and an even better second half. The boys outscored the Jets 43-27 by the end of…
Woodlan takes on Bluffton at home
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The Woodlan boys basketball team took on Bluffton at home Saturday, January 5. Woodlan struggled from the beginning against the Tigers. The game finished quickly and the Warriors fell 38-51. Shown above is Woodlan’s Caleb Stieglitz in the fourth quarter scoring his second basket. More pictures here:
Wayne Trace Girls Crush Apaches
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Fairview went to Wayne Trace for a girls basketball game January 4, 2013. The Lady Apaches scored the first basket, but that was a short-lived lead once the Lady Raiders started scoring. The aggressive Wayne Trace team had Fairview points doubled by the half (36-18) and finished the game with a 63-39 win. All the…
Shana Manz Wins Paulding Ex. Village Schools Geographic Bee
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Students from Oakwood Elementary, Paulding Elementary, and Paulding Middle School competed in the district level of the National Geographic Bee Finals on January 3, 2012. Shana Manz will advance to the next level of competition, a written examination. Shana will move one step closer to a chance at a $25,000 scholarship. Shana is a 6th…
Woodlan vs Leo: Wrestling
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Woodlan Wrestling takes on Leo at home, Thursday, January 3. There was one JV match that opened the evening with Woodlan’s Gavin Keller and Leo’s Cody VanOoyen winning. Before the varsity match started Woodlan had their senior night honoring the boys and their parents in front of the crowd. Results to be included when received.…
Warriors fall to Raiders in Boys Basketball Action
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Wayne Trace takes on Woodlan at home Friday, December 28. The Raiders JV won against the Warriors with a 60-27 point lead. Highlights below: The Varsity game was close the entire first half with a 14-12 score at the end of the first quarter. The second half the Raiders slowly raised the difference against…
There’s a New Sheriff in Town!
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With family and friends as witnesses including two officers, Chief Deputy Mark Butler & Captain Shane Dyson, Jason Landers was sworn in December 27, 2012 by Judge Tiffany Beckman at the Paulding County Courthouse. He will officially hold the office of Sheriff beginning January 7, 2013 at 12:00 am. Jason started off his public service…
Educator John Basinger takes over as PEVS Superintendent
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The transition began as Pat Ross, the Paulding Exempted Village Superintendent, will officially take her new position at Antwerp Local School District on January 1 and the PEVS School Board named John Basinger as interim Superintendent, starting January 2, until the board is able to find a permanent replacement. John has been married to his…
Marine Private Dunderman Graduates from Marine Corps
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Grant B. Dunderman graduated on November 30, 2012, from the Maine Corps Recruit Depot in Parris Island, SC. After a ten day liberty, he will be working with the Defiance, OH, Marine Corps Recruiting Office for an additional twenty three days before continuing his S.O.I. (School of Infantry) training at Camp Geiger in Jacksonville, NC…
Letter to the Editor: I apologize
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Letter to the Editor On April 24, 2013 I submitted a letter to the editor to the newspapers reporting no dogs were euthanized at the Paulding County Dog Shelter since August 2012. I recently found out the information I was given was not correct, and many dogs were put down. It is with a heavy…
