Paulding FFA Agriculture Sales Team is State Bound

By: Grace Goyings, Paulding FFA Reporter The Paulding FFA Agriculture Sales team competed at the district contest on Thursday, February 8th at Carey High School. The team consisted of Sam Reinhard, Jamy Hunt, Xander Bartley, and Addy Hunt. In this contest, team members are asked to sell an agricultural product to a potential buyer. They…

Cedarville Elementary Receives Reading Achievement State Recognition

The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) hosted the reading achievement celebration, celebrating Indiana schools for achieving the state’s literacy goal of 95% of third graders reading proficiently. Cedarville Elementary School was a recipient of the high honor. Mrs. Renita Peters, principal and Mrs. Teresa Knoblauch, assistant superintendent of elementary schools was there to receive the…

Heritage Lions 25B in Hoagland Charis House

Wanda Demeke, Director of Program Services at Charis House, gave an interesting talk last night before the Heritage Lions in Hoagland. Charis House is a faith-based division of The Rescue Mission in Fort Wayne that helps homeless women. From their website: “We offer resources that can provide emergency housing, food, and healthcare services, as well…

PHS Student to Compete at National Quiz Tournament

Xander Schwab has been invited to compete at the National Academic Quiz Tournament (NAQT’s) 2024 Individual Player National Championship Tournament in Chicago on April 7, 2024. This year, PHS qualified for NAQT’s Small School National Championship Tournament in late April and will be competing as a team, thanks in part to Xander’s performance at the…

Thomas Angel Diaz

PAULDING, OH: Thomas Angel Diaz, age 74, passed away on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at Parkview Regional Medical Center, Fort Wayne, IN.  Tom was born on July 17, 1949 in Naranjito, Puerto Rico to the late Demetrio and Felicita (Ortiz) Diaz. On November 25, 1972, he married Rita Bakle who survives. Tom proudly served his…