The Van Wert Peony Festival and Queen Jubilee Pageant committees are pleased to announce that applications are currently available for the 2024 Queen Jubilee pageant. Perspective candidates must be young women who are members of the class of 2024 at any of the following schools: Antwerp, Continental, Crestview, Delphos Jefferson, Delphos St Johns, Fort Jennings,…
By: Elizabeth Bok To start the school year off many chapter members competed in various contests. Freshmen and sophomores had the opportunity to be a part of the rural or urban soil judging teams. The rural team consisted of Owen Speiser, Kaitlyn McCord, Brooke Pollard, Althea Spangler, James Smith, Riley Schindler, Kalvin Woodring, and Timothy…
The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County was privileged to have Carol Razo (Fiscal Officer of Crane Township) as the guest speaker at the October 26, 2023, club meeting. Carol came at the invitation of Joe Burkard (Paulding County Prosecutor). Carol spoke to the Kiwanians about the upcoming Bicentennial Celebration for Crane Township which is being…
By: Erica Noggle Paulding, Ohio – On Wednesday, October 26th, 2023, the Paulding Area Chamber of Commerce marked a special moment at the Black Swamp Nature Center by hosting the ribbon cutting of the new Pavilion! “We are thrilled to announce that our new pavilion is now open to visitors,” says Anna Gurney, Educational Specialist,…
“A Story Book Christmas” is the theme for this year’s Festival of Trees at John Paulding Historical Society in Paulding. Books, Christmas tales, beloved characters and picture-perfect holidays have inspired decorators throughout the museum buildings. The dates will be Friday, November 3 through Saturday, November 11. Admission and parking are free. Donations are greatly appreciated.…
Rose Hill Church of God will host its annual turkey supper on Thursday, November 2 from 4:00 – 6:30 p.m. The church is located at St. Rt. 637 & CR 138 (Charloe Trail), five miles east of Paulding, and will be offering a traditional Thanksgiving meal for free will offering and is available as eat…
By: Julie Anna Densmore, Paulding County Economic Development Last weekend, stylist Kara Relyea of Hair Off The Square hosted a Cut-A-Thon event to benefit Children With Hair Loss (CWHL), a non-profit organization that makes natural hair wigs for children and young adults with medically-related hair loss. Held at the Paulding Eagles on Saturday, October 14th,…
BLUFFTON – Paulding made the long trip to Bluffton in Division VI, Region 26, high school football playoff action on Friday where the host Pirates kept the Panther offense in check all night long in rolling to a 63-6 victory. The maroon and white totaled only 195 yards of offense in the contest, with quarterback…
ANTWERP – Ayden Cavinee scored on touchdown runs of 15 and 59 yards to lead the Arlington Red Devils to a 27-20 victory over Antwerp in Division VII, Region 26, football playoff action Friday night at Archer Field. Neither team scored in the opening stanza before the Archers finally broke through with eight seconds remaining…
Zoning Points There is an acknowledgement that the previous Zoning in Auglaize Township had opportunities for improvement. Steps have been made for improvements in enforcement and the zoning regulations, so we can have the protection of a Zoned Community. Local Zoning can be amended by a process outlined in the Zoning Regulations. If something is not…
Paulding Cross Country runner, Abby Elkins, placed 8th at Districts on October 21st and now advances to regionals Saturday, October 28th at Tiffin! Abby ran a time of 20:50 which also broke Paulding’s girls school record time of 21:09 set by Elyse Manz in 2018! The boys finished in 5th place as a team with…
Friday Night Lights: old school rivals – Paulding Panthers and Wayne Trace Raiders came head to head for the traditional high school football game, the Black Swamp Bowl on October 20, 2023. This game started neck and neck with touchdown on both sides in the first quarter. Panthers added 8 more points in the 3rd…
GROVER HILL – October 20, 2023 was a historic day in Paulding County, and specifically the Village of Grover Hill, as a groundbreaking event was hosted for the construction of a new Dollar General store. It was noted that events like this are what bring positive change to communities and what people will look back on in 25…
