October 29, a domestic dispute was reported at Leinard MHP. Officer responded and one party had already left. A report was prepared, but nothing physical had occurred. October 29, an officer saw a side by side driving down the road in the village. It was stopped and explained they were not allowed to drive on…
Paulding, OH – Paulding County Sheriff Jason K. Landers was nominated and subsequently voted into the position of President of the Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association (BSSA) for 2025. Sheriff Landers was voted into the position at the Association’s annual conference last week in Sandusky, Ohio. “I am truly honored to have the other 87 Ohio Sheriffs’…
Roy W Klopfenstein has been re-elected to serve a second term as State Representative for the 82nd Ohio House District which consists of Putnam, Van Wert, Paulding, and part of Defiance Counties. During his first term, Klopfenstein served as vice chairman of the Agriculture Committee along with positions on the State and Local Government, Transportation…
On October 19 a resident of E. River St. reported that her mom and step-father had trespassed on her property by leaving a vehicle on her property. On October 21 an unruly juvenile was reported at residence at North Garden Apartments. The officer investigated and deescalated the situation by allowing the juvenile to go with…
Editors Note: These are unofficial results as posted by the Board of Elections of Paulding County Ohio, Defiance County Ohio, and Allen County Indiana. The 2024 general election in Ohio was marked by an active electorate, with a turnout of approximately 66% based on 8,159,946 registered voters, according to state reports. This significant participation underscores…
On October 2 a report of a rape case was given to Antwerp Police Department. The case was investigated and it was determined no rape had occurred. On October 3 the police department received a vandalism report. It appeared mail boxes on Park Ave. and Main St. had been knocked over. The case is being…
Judge Megan Shanahan stopped at the Paulding County Courthouse this past week. Judge Shanahan is running for Ohio Supreme Court Justice position in November’s election. Pictured is Sarah Shuherk Republican running for Paulding County Recorder, Sarah Harpel, Republican, running for Clerk of the Court of Pleas, Claudia Fickel, Republican, Paulding County Auditor, Judge Shanahan, Lou…
A special visit by the Third District Court of Appeals judges made their way to a Paulding County in a Historic visit on October 1st. The three judge panel heard two cases in front of a government class at Wayne Trace along with our local judges, prosecutors and attorneys in Paulding County. The appeals judges…
The Republicans met on Thursday, September 5 at their temporary headquarters next to Past Time Cafe! The event was filled with numerous people from around the county getting ready for the Lincoln-Reagan Banquet. The Thursday evening banquet has tickets available from Laurie Lucas, Republican Chair. The featured speaker is from the Ohio Press Network, the…
With the upcoming election on the horizon and critical energy issues at stake, close to0 300 America’s Electric Cooperative PAC members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative (PPEC) (Paulding, Ohio) and Midwest Electric (St. Marys, Ohio) gathered at Lincoln Ridge Farms in Convoy, Ohio, for a Legislative Dinner. The event featured a lineup of influential speakers,…
INDOT announces alternating lane closures on I-469 for bridge construction. Crews will begin working between Indianapolis Rd and State Road 1/Bluffton Rd on or after Tuesday, September 3. Bridge bearing repairs will be ongoing for approximately four weeks, with the outside lanes closed during phase one and inside lanes closed during phase two. All work…
On Thursday, August 1st the Paulding County Republican Central Committee met at Holly, Wood, and Vine to discuss several items. State Rep Roy Klopfenstein brought up that a Constitutional Amendment is up on the ballot in November that will create and anti-democratic method of redistricting through an unelected committee rather than through the legislature. If…
