Paul and Betty (Zuber) Smalley are celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary on July 12, 2017. They were married at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Paulding, OH on July 12, 1952, supporting each other with much love and faith. They are blessed with five children: Sandra (C.W.) Harper, Joe (Kathy) Smalley, Judy (Doug) Smith, Donna (Barry) DeLong…
The public is invited to attend a free workshop on July 28 focusing on the basics of frog gigging, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Topics to be covered by ODNR Division of Wildlife officials include equipment, techniques, regulations and a cleaning demonstration. At dusk, groups will enter the wetlands at Mallard…
The current attempt by the Senate majority to secure the 51 votes necessary to approve an $800 billion cut to Medicaid, overturning the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and eliminating its Medicaid expansion, on a timetable designed to avoid any committee hearings or debate, will do great harm to thousands of Ohioans in Paulding County. Here…
The “Bat Signal” has been sent and Batman will arrive at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, July 17th at the Paulding County Carnegie Library. The caped-crusader will captivate the audience with his favorite stories as part of the library’s Summer Reading Program. Under the mask and cape is Ohio Senator Cliff Hite. Senator Hite has been…
On July 1st, the ACC held a picnic and 4th of July Celebration. The evening started with a great meal. Club members prepared hamburgers and hot dogs. Those attending were asked to bring a dish to share and their lawn chairs. It didn’t take long for a wall of tables to be filled with a…
The following is work scheduled to occur in the coming week on state highways in Defiance, Paulding, Putnam and Van Wert Counties. Defiance: State Route 18 between township Road 115 and Glenberg Road will close beginning August 8 for culvert replacements at three locations: two located west of Sherwood, one east of Sherwood. Work is…
The Western Buckeye ESC Governing Board held a brief meeting at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 6, 2017, in the Van Wert office. Board members welcomed new Synergy Learning Center director Tony Langhals, who provided the group with an update on the progress of the new alternative school, which opens its doors to students this…
The Payne Branch Library will be closed Monday, July 17, through Friday, July 21, for carpet installation. The Friends of the Payne Branch Library have received grants and donations over the past year to fund this project in celebration of the Payne Library’s 20th anniversary in 2016. Overdue fines will be waived during this renovation…
Eight graduates from the Northwest State Community College Law Enforcement Academy were recently honored during a special ceremony. The class successfully completed both the state certification exam and the physical fitness requirements of the program. Current graduates who have taken the Ohio Peace Officer Training Certification examination achieved a 100% first-time pass rate, which is…
By: Patrick Troyer, Education Specialist Educators from Paulding County recently attended the Black Swamp Education Extravaganza held recently at Sauder Village in Archbold, OH. Among those from Paulding County in attendance were: Wendy Baker (Grover Hill Elementary), Linda Plassman (Antwerp Elementary), and Linda Mabis (Antwerp Elementary). Among other attendees were educators from Defiance, Allen, Fulton, Defiance,…
Krystal Albright of Paulding, traveled to Ohio State University June 23-25 to compete in the 46th annual Special Olympics Summer Games. Special Olympics Ohio currently has more than 26,000 athletes. These athletes competed in their area competitions and a little over 10% of them advanced to Ohio’s State Summer Games. Krystal competed in cycling, a…
The Paulding County eight and under boys baseball league tournament was held in Payne in June with the M.P. Kuhn/Baughman Tile team from Payne winning the league tournament championship. The squad won the title after posting three straight wins on the final night of the tournament, defeating My 102.7 FM of Paulding in the loser’s…
The Antwerp Branch Library Branch of the Paulding County Carnegie Library has a display case where we feature something new every month. For the Month of July, Garey Conley and his Children Lucy, Simon, Nora and Hope have shared their Lego Collection with us. Stop in and take a look at their awesome creations. Call…
