Two county teams get season-opening wins

The high school football season started across the state of Ohio on Friday with a pair of Paulding County teams getting week one victories. Paulding made the long trip to Swanton where Jack Woods recorded 11 tackles in leading the Panthers to a 34-0 victory in Fulton County. Woods also recorded a team high four…

I-469 to have lane closures for bridge work

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…

House Fire in Paulding Claims One

On September 1st, 2024 at about 07:52 hours the Paulding Fire Department along with the Paulding Police Department and Paulding EMS were dispatched to 609 W. Perry Street in the Village of Paulding, Ohio for a 2 story structure fire. All were advised that there was possibly a male barricaded inside of the residence. Upon…

Crane Bicentennial Group Honors Early Pioneer

Crane Township, like many Ohio townships, was established in a place where there was no existing government and there were very few people. As a result, early Ohio townships assumed the responsibility of maintaining order. Horatio Nelson Curtis was elected Crane Township’s first Justice of the Peace in 1825. Justices were responsible for keeping the…

Military History in Paulding County

By: Mark Holtsberry Frank Myers was born February 26, 1894 in Paulding. The son of Frederick born April 23, 1838 in Germany and Caroline Theresa (Hohenberger) born March 30, 1853 in Defiance, Ohio. Frederick was a Civil War Veteran serving with Company L. 4th Ohio Cavalry. This couple was married January 23, 1877 in Defiance,…

Little Portage H2Ohio Wetland Restoration Project Complete

As part of Governor Mike DeWine’s H2Ohio initiative, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) has completed a new wetland restoration project at Little Portage Wildlife Area in Ottawa County. The project will improve water quality while benefitting the surrounding communities and revitalizing the area’s ecosystem. The restoration project replaced subsurface field tile drainage to…