Paulding County Opportunity Center would like to express our gratitude to Cooper Farms for the donation of a washer & dryer for our school. (Pictured is Nicole Harris from PCOC and Kacy Wagner from Cooper Farms) The Paulding County Opportunity Center is an alternative learning center that serves students from Wayne Trace Local Schools, Paulding…
This summer the Caring & Sharing Food Pantry received great community support to help stock their shelves and serve more Paulding County residents than ever before. In June, July and August 2024, the Pantry served 711, 753 and 757 Paulding County residents respectively. “This is more than we have ever served month after month,” said…
Last week, Cooper Farms welcomed a group of area legislators on a tour of various Cooper Farms locations, such as a sow farm, a hog grow out farm and a turkey breeder farm. The group was also joined by Dr. Christopher Winslow from The Ohio State University as keynote speaker for the event. Dr. Winslow…
Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) recently announced that Jim Cooper and Gary Cooper of Cooper Farms were named finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Michigan and Northwest Ohio Award. Now in its 38th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is the preeminent competitive business award for audacious leaders who disrupt markets, revolutionize sectors…
Several videos were recorded by various people of the tornado that touched down on the east side of Paulding County on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. One lady was in her house when the tornado struck. It moved it off its foundation. Along CR 151, west of Melrose, was part of the tornado’s path, saw the…
This year, Cooper Farms celebrates its 85th Thanksgiving since the company’s inception in 1938. Now in its fourth generation of family ownership, Cooper Farms is the 7th largest turkey producer in the United States and plays a vital role in responsibly producing turkey products for consumers across North America. “Each Thanksgiving, our Cooper Family takes…
First Financial Bank (Nasdaq: FFBC) provided a $1,290 donation to the Paulding Exempted Character Academy on behalf of Cooper Farms. The donation is part of the First Financial WORKlife program at Cooper Farms. Companies who participate in the WORKlife program receive a special checking cash bonus, product discounts for their employees and a donation to…
By: Anna Gurney, Education Specialist, Paulding SWCD The third annual GREEN Day, or Growing Resources for Environmental Exploration in Nature, was held on Friday, September 29th at the Black Swamp Nature Center, and the Paulding County Fairgrounds. The Paulding Soil and Water Conservation District hosted the annual event for all the 5th graders in Paulding…
Let’s get ready for some mid-summer fun with Paulding CoRP’s Summer Blast! There will be Food, Family Fun & Fireworks for all in downtown Paulding this Friday evening, July 14th. The evening will kick off with a Summer Blast Parade (line up is at 5:00 p.m., entries due by WEDNESDAY July 10th) beginning at 6pm.…
The second annual Paulding County “Teacher Boot Camp” event completed here recently. This year twelve Paulding County educators participated in the program. The week culminated with required presentations by educators, to their peers. Educators were to share a lesson plan of how the information they learned touring and hearing from county businesses, will benefit their…
The new Kiwanis Playground is located at the Lela McGuire Jeffery Park in Paulding It is designed for all ages and abilities. It is currently under construction, but is scheduled to be completed in May 2023, if the weather cooperates. The Kiwanis Club of Paulding County is the main sponsor of the playground. The supporting…
The Office of Gov. Mike DeWine and Jon Husted, as well as the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives, recently recognized Cooper Farms as the company celebrates its 85th anniversary. On April 17, Ohio Dept. of Agriculture Director Brian Baldridge, Senator Rob McColley and Dillon Barto with Representative Roy Klopfenstein’s office presented Jim, Dianne…
Cooper Farms celebrates 85 years as a family owned and operated farm and food company in 2023. It has grown from a small turkey hatchery started in 1938 to a diversified, vertically integrated turkey, hog and egg company that has stood the test of time in an ever-changing industry. Cooper Farms prides itself on forming…
