Northwest Ohio CASA Expands to Include Paulding County

Northwest Ohio CASA is excited to announce an expansion into Paulding County in collaboration with the Paulding County Juvenile Court and Judge Michael A. Wehrkamp. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates. The program trains community volunteers to advocate for children who have experienced abuse or neglect. Northwest Ohio CASA is a nonprofit organization that…

16 Graduate from Vantage Practical Nursing Program

Sixteen graduates of the Vantage Career Center Adult Education Licensed Practical Nursing program were recognized during a Pinning Ceremony held on August 20, 2020.  Adult Education Director Kathleen Tyler welcomed family and friends who attended the ceremony in support of the graduates, while Superintendent Rick Turner commended the students for their hard work and dedication…

MT. CALVARY LUTHERAN CHURCH GATHERS DONATIONS FOR WCCH

A Facebook post made in July brought the urgent need of the Woodburn Christian Children’s Home supplies into the forefront of the minds of the surrounding community. The Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church congregation of Antwerp, heeded the call for supplies and congregates brought donations to their church throughout the month of August. On September 2,…

Ohio COVID Patient Rates Continue to Drop

The numbers of COVID are continuing to be published for various reasons. The stats the state puts out want you to know that the “Total confirmed cases, deaths, and hospitalizations continue to increase.” Of course, this is true because the number can never drop. If 10,000,000 people die from cancer can that number ever decrease…

Delma Ratliff

PAULDING: Delma Ratliff age 54 died Saturday, September 5, 2020. She was born in Paulding on March 30, 1966 daughter of the late George and Patricia (Nance) Morones. She married John M. Ratliff who survives in Paulding. Delma is survived by her children, William Ratliff, Toledo, and Johnny Ratliff, Van Wert siblings: Terry Nance, Denver,…

Paulding County’s Women Sowed The Seeds For The Library More Than A Century Ago

By: Jane Nice Paulding County Bicentennial Committee Part 1 of 2 PAULDING – Today we have easy access to staggering amounts of information from several sources, but imagine what life was like a century ago. Books, newspapers and periodicals—almost the sole sources of knowledge—were scarce, costly and unavailable to most citizens. Free public libraries were…