The Monroeville Lions hosted a joint meeting with the Heritage Lions on Tuesday at the Adams Heritage retirement home. After reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, singing “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee”, and a prayer, District Governor Terry Marker gave an interesting talk, encouraging both Lions Clubs to focus on increasing their members in 2024. District…
The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Chris Johnson (Financial Advisor, Johnson & Association) as the guest speaker at the January 11, 2024, club meeting. Chris spoke to the Kiwanians about his recent trip to the New York Stock Exchange and the closing bell ceremony.
Cheryl Brockmann of Changing Footprints of Northern Indiana has announced that their non-profit organization collected 35,424 pairs of shoes for the poor and homeless in 2023. Working with several social service agencies, they distributed 30,203 pairs. No one was ever charged money to receive these shoes. Each pair of donated shoes helped one person have…
North Western Electric Cooperative, Tricounty Rural Electric Cooperative and Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative are now accepting applications for more than $15,400 in scholarships, as well as a free trip for multiple students to our nation’s capital as part of the annual Rural Electric Youth Tour. Scholarships are open to graduating seniors planning to attend college,…
The Western Buckeye Educational Service Center held their organizational meeting on January 9th. Billy Poe was elected President of the Board and Derek Miller was elected as Vice President. Meetings will continue to be held on the Third Wednesday of the month at 5:30 p.m. in the ESC Conference Room.
On Friday, January 5, 2024 Paulding Junior High School held its local spelling bee. Shown in the photo above (l-r) are PJHS spelling bee champion Brynlee Mangette, and PJHS spelling bee runner-up, Nicholas Schlueter.
Take time to hear from Levi & Luke Kuhn from Sherwood, Ohio, our neighbors to the north. Listen to how local business leaders can grow up here, attend college here, and reinvest in the community. It takes help from local commitment and investment to reenergize a community. Paulding County Business Weekly is hosted by Tim…
Statement from the Paulding County Board of Elections: The Paulding County Board of Elections is currently going through some staff changes. While we make this transition, board members will provide bipartisan oversight and see that election preparation continues in a fair and orderly manner. Our board clerk has been promoted to deputy director and we…
Each month Paulding Junior High School teachers select one Positive Panther per grade level. These students are recognized for the positive character traits they exhibit as students of Paulding Junior High School. Shown in the picture from left are James Gonzales (Grade 7), Kyler Foor (Grade 8), and Avaeah Mezuk (Grade 6).
BOWLING GREEN, OH – This week, Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) joined Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA4) and more than 60 Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives in a visit to Eagle Pass, Texas, located at the southern border. Members spoke with Border Patrol agents and discussed possible solutions to stem the humanitarian and national security crisis at…
Anna Gurney from the Paulding SWCD office visited to teach us all about winter animals and how they survive the cold, winter months. She brought along many animal furs and then we did a bear craft together. Shown here with their awesome bears are in back with Miss Anna, Johanna Federighi, Brynleigh Adams, Savannah Coil,…
Each month Paulding Junior High School teachers select one Student of the Month per grade level. These students are recognized for being some of the top academic performers at Paulding Junior High School. Shown in the picture from left are Chase Manz (Grade 7), Sophia Speelman (Grade 6), and Trevor Durham (Grade 8).
FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The much-anticipated release of a new and improved Free Application for Federal Student Aid form, or FAFSA for short, began with a soft launch on Sunday. The U.S. Department of Education announced in November that the form will help 610,000 new students from low-income backgrounds receive Federal Pell Grants and 1.5 million more students receive…
