Woodburn 7th Annual Business Pumpkin Decorating Contest

 The winners of the 7th Annual Woodburn Businesses Pumpkin Contest are: 1. Woodburn Police Dept. 219 votes 2. Maumee Valley Veterinary Clinic 169 votes 3. Greg’s Getaway 105 votes Congratulations to the winning businesses! Shout out to the Chop Shop Meat Market for donating the pumpkins. This contest was sponsored by Woodburn Main Street. WOODBURN…

Rodney Charles Dix

PAULDING, OH: Rodney Charles Dix, 86, of Paulding, sadly passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024 at Brookview Healthcare Center in Defiance, Ohio. He was surrounded by his children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and dear friends who will all miss him immensely. He was born on October 13, 1938 to Virgil and Edna (Feister) Dix in Ohio.…

NSCC HONORS AREA VETERANS WITH FREE VETERANS LUNCHEON

Northwest State Community College invites area veterans to enjoy a complimentary Veterans Luncheon on Thursday, November 7th, starting at 11:30 a.m. in the Voinovich Auditorium on the College’s Archbold campus. NSCC currently has approximately 120 student-veterans pursuing coursework, credentialing, certificates and/or associate degrees. NSCC President Dr. Todd Hernandez, a US Navy veteran, will open the…

This week on PCBW: Jen Smith

Our PCBW podcast this week hosts Jen Smith.  Jen is the new owner of Hometown Speech Connections.  Jen is a certified speech pathologist who has had to adjust to the closing of Community Memorial Hospital in Hicksville but has recently opened an office in Antwerp.  Currently located in the Main Street Business Center, listen to…

MILITARY HISTORY IN PAULDING COUNTY

By: Mark Holtsberry  Dean Parady was born in Payne, Ohio August 20, 1887. The son of John Charles Parady, born in 1854 in Vermont, and Elora A. (Carmack) Parady, born December 4, 1864 in Ohio. This couple was married October 9, 1884 in Paulding. This couple were the parents of James Sill born in 1886,…

THE SCHOOL LUNCH

Penny For Your Thoughts By: Nancy Whitaker The first thing I remember eating anything at school was in Kindergarten. We always had a snack of a round cracker and a carton of chocolate milk, and…it was good. The first time I had a school lunch I must have been in 3-4 grade. We had food like…