Paulding & Hancock Students Paint the Plows

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1’s annual Paint-the-Plow contest winners are Hancock County’s Riverdale Middle School and the Paulding FFA Chapter. Riverdale, located in Mt. Blanchard, collected the most votes on social media to win the people’s choice award, earning 969 votes on ODOT District 1’s Facebook page contest. The plow with the…

The Left Turn

By: Ron Burt After 2 races on asphalt half mile tracks the USAC Silver Crown cars headed to their first race on dirt this year. Belleville, KS is one of the nation’s top dirt tracks. Most race fans thought national points leader and winner of the first two Silver Crown events Kody Swanson would have…

Mush! Noggin the Sled Dog Headed to Defiance County

Imagine riding the runners behind a team of dogs, steering a loaded sled through mountainous terrain, crossing the vast Alaskan tundra while hugging the shoreline of the great Bering Sea. Learn all about the life of a musher and her sled dogs during special presentations June 4 at all three Defiance Public Library System locations.…

Pamela Friend

ANTWERP, OH: Pamela Friend, 68, of Antwerp, passed away Thursday, May 30, 2024 at Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. Pam was born in Paulding, on June 12, 1955, a daughter of the late Vellina (Page) & William Doster.  Pam started her career at BOS Computer Programming and later became a manager at Schaefer Hardware. Her love…

Library Employees Earn Certificates

Paulding County Carnegie Library employees, Susan Deatrick, Jamie Lammers, Teresa Reel and Jennifer Meyer recently completed their requirements for Certified Public Library Staff through the Ohio Library Council. Renewals for certification is every 5 years and requires 50 hours of continuous training.